(2021-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2021. democracynow.org Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated, Eric Adams Set to Become New York City's Next Mayor After Clinching Primary, Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects Tenure at UNC, Heads to Howard University with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract with Microsoft, White House Quietly Hosts Brother of Mohammed bin Salman, Lebanon on Brink of Economic Collapse as People Face Hunger, Poverty and Political Uncertainty, Far-Right Israeli Gov't Fails to Renew Apartheid "Citizenship Law", Iran Hosts Intra-Afghan Talks Amid Taliban A…
(2021-07-07). Group in Defense of UN Charter Officially Formed by 18 Countries (Anti-Sanctions Club). orinocotribune.com Through a joint statement read out by the Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, the Group of Friends in the Defense of the Charter of the United Nations was officially created on Tuesday, July 6. Eighteen member countries of the United Nations subscribed to the group and ratified the statement. The event took place via a Consequently, a proposal that was previously presented by Venezuela has been consolidated…
(2021-07-07). Pressed for Answers on Syria Chemical Weapons Cover-up, OPCW Chief Offers New Lies and Excuses. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-07). The Dirty War on Syria: Washington Supports the Islamic State (ISIS). globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-07). Military Situation In Syria On July 7, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 30 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On July 6, the Russian military police and Turkish Army conducted a joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ayn al-Arab | On July 6, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ain Laruz and Maouzrah | On July 6, eight people report…
(2021-07-07). Syrian Army Shelled Turkish Post, Destroyed Militants Missile Launcher In Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On July 7, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled the vicinity of a Turkish military post near the town of Qoqfin in the southern part of Syria's Greater Idlib. | The shelling, which didn't result in any losses, was likely a response to recent ceasefire violations by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies. These factions continue to receive military support from Turkey. | A day earlier, the SAA responded to attacks by HTS and its allies by destro…
(2021-07-07). Russian Warplanes Punished ISIS Terrorists For Deadly Attacks On Army Troops In Central Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continues to sustain losses as a result of attacks carried out by ISIS cells in the country's central region. | On July 6, two Syrian service members were killed and eight others were wounded when a bus carrying them came under attack near the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern Homs countryside. ISIS terrorists targeted the bus with an improvised explosive devic…
(2021-07-07). Turkey To Send Syrian Mercenaries To Afghanistan: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Illustrative imageUntidwswtled.jpg | Turkey is making preparations to deploy some of its Syrian proxies in Afghanistan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, Turkey has already agreed with the leaders of its proxy factions in Syria on the deployment process. | The Turkish intelligence will oversee the deployment and cherry-pick the militants who will be sent to Afghanistan. The militants, who are being promised a monthly salary of $2,000-3,000, will be de…
(2021-07-07). Unidentified Drones Attacked US-Occupied Al-Omar Oil Fields In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On July 7, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had thwarted an "attack with drones" on the al-Omar oil fields in southeastern Deir Ezzor in cooperation with the US-led coalition. | Farhad Shami, head of the SDF's Office of Media and Information, claimed that the drone attack did not result in any losses. | "Initial reports confirm that the attack was thwarted and no damage was recorded," Shami said on Twitter. "Further detailed information will be published once it's received." | Local…
(2021-07-07). The Heat: U.S. politics. america.cgtn.com 
The United States launches airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. While back at home, President Joe Biden faces opposition from both fellow Democrats and Republicans as the administration pushes for infrastructure legislation.
(2021-07-07). Casualties Reported After Rocket Barrage Hit US Ain Al-Asad Air Base In Iraq (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1) | On July 7, another rocket attack targeted Ain al-Assad Air Base, where US troops are known to be deployed, in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar. | On Twitter, Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, said that the base was attacked with 17 rockets. According to the spokesman, the rockets landed inside the base and in its perimeter causing two injures. | "Two personnel sustained minor injuries. Damage still be assessed," Col. Marotto…
(2021-07-07). Israel tries to whitewash its bloody legacy in Lebanon. electronicintifada.net Offer of "humanitarian aid" comes after new threats of death and destruction.
(2021-07-06). United States Bribes Cape Verde $440 Million in Exchange for Alex Saab's Extradition. orinocotribune.com On the eve of Cape Verde's independence day, coincidentally the same day as Venezuela's—July 5—the United States government announced an investment of $439 million to build a new US embassy facility on a 4.5-hectare area of land adjacent to the Government Palace in Praia, capital of the West African country. Of that money $100 million will go directly into the Cape Verdean economy. | The project would "pay tribute to the long-standing relations" between Praia and Washington, US Ambassador to Cape Verde Jeff Daigle said when he made the announcement on Sunday,…
(2021-07-06). In Video: Large Reinforcement Of Iranian-Backed Fatemiyoun Brigade Spotted In Syrian Desert. southfront.org 
Members of the Fatemiyoun Brigade during the Palmyra offensive in December 2016 | A video showing a large reinforcement of the Afghan Fatemiyoun Brigade arriving in the Syrian desert was spread in social media. The Iranian-backed formation was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Jabal al-Bishri region on the border between Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Homs governorates. | Liwa Fatemiyoun is an Iranian-backed Afghan group that has operated in Syria since 2014. | It reportedly has up to 20,000 fighters in Syria and wa…
(2021-07-06). In Video: Motorcycle Exploded In Syria's Hasakah, Wounding Civilians. southfront.org 
Source: North Press | On July 5, a motorcycle exploded in Shaddadi city, in northeastern Hasakah province, wounding two civilians. | The attack targeted the office of the Democratic Union Party in Syria (PYD), one of Kurdish opposition parties."An explosion took place at 11 a.m., injuring two civilians and leaving material damage," North Press correspondent said. | Asayish, the Internal Security Forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were deployed on the spot. The reason for the explosio…
(2021-07-06). Cuba's Vaccine Triumph (Interview). orinocotribune.com 
Kawsachun News spoke exclusively to the Ambassador of Cuba in Bolivia, Danilo Sánchez Vázquez, about the COVID-19 vaccines his country is developing and the context for Cuba's success in the field of biotech and public health. We also discussed Cuba's economic model and the enormous difficulties foisted upon the country due to the decades-long economic United States economic blockade. | How many vaccines is Cuba developing and how effective are they? | We are working on five vaccine candidates, but I'd like to start by saying that Cuba has been developing vaccines from long before the start of the Covid pandemic,…
(2021-07-06). Medical unit of Chinese peacekeeping forces administer vaccines to UNIFIL members. ecns.cn The medical unit of the 19th batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon administer the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 1,918 members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut, Lebanon on July 5, 2021.
