(2021-07-04). Expert says U.S. actions violate human rights in Syria, exacerbating crisis. ecns.cn The U.S. policies in Syria during the more than 10-year-long civil war have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and violated human rights of the Syrian people, Osama Danura, a Syrian political expert, has said.
(2021-07-04). Minnesota protesters condemn U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, Syria. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Around 30 people lined the busy Lake Street-Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, June 30, to protest the latest U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. The action was called by Women Against Military Madness and supported by the Anti-War Committee, the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition and other local groups. Peace vigils have been held at the bridge every Wednesday for over 20 years, regardless of weather. | This latest vigil followed the Biden administration's June 27 announcement that U.S. warplanes had dropped bombs on both sides of the Iraq-Syria bor…
(2021-07-04). Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military bases. Turkey guilty of war crimes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military base. Turkey accused of war crimes. In the latest of what have become regular reports on the subject, the Syrian Arab News Agency provides a detailed account of the American military forces illegally occupying part of the country continuing to loot grain and oil from the …
(2021-07-04). Six Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants Killed Or Injured In New SDF Attack On Manbij Front. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, By: sdf-press.com | On July 3, a militant of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) was killed and five others were wounded as a result of an attack in the northern Aleppo countryside by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The attack, which was carried out by fighters from the SDF's Manbij Military Council, targeted a post of the SNA located near the village of Bsaljah to the northeast of the town of Manbij. Sources close to the SNA claimed that the attack was foiled. | According to the London…
(2021-07-04). Syrian Drag Racing: U.S. Team Lost A Wheel Trying To Chase Russians (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab, source: instagram.com/bullbsn | On July 3, the In the video, several US M-ATV and MaxxPro MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected) vehicles can be seen chasing after the Russian Tiger and trying to overrun it, but to no avail. One of the American vehicles allegedly lost a wheel during the ra…
(2021-07-04). Six Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants Killed Or Injured In New SDF Attack On Manbij Front. southfront.org Illustrative image, By: sdf-press.com | On July 3, a militant of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) was killed and five others were wounded as a result of an attack in the northern Aleppo countryside by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The attack, which was carried out by fighters from the SDF's Manbij Military Council, targeted a post of the SNA located near the village of Bsaljah to the northeast of the town of Manbij. Sources close to the SNA claimed that the attack was "foiled". | According to the Lond…
(2021-07-04). In Video: SDF Fighters Hit Turkish Forces Fortifications, Vehicles In Northern Raqqa With Guided Missiles. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: sdf-press.com | On July 4, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that its fighters had carried out a series of operations against Turkish forces in northeastern Syria. | A video of the operations shows seven strikes with anti-tank guided missiles on fortifications and vehicles of Turkish forces near town of Tell Abyad in the northern countryside of Raqqa. | According to the SDF, eight mil…
(2021-07-03). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib Following Reports Of Near Chemical Weapons Provocation (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On July 3, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are active. | Four airstrikes targeted the village of Sheikh Yousef in the western countryside of Idlib. Several positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, a…
(2021-07-03). Central Syria Insurgency: Army Uncovered ISIS Caves Cells In Eastern Homs (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies have been operating nonstop to contain the threat posed by ISIS cells in the central region. | On July 3, pro-government sources shared photos of several caves which were uncovered by the army's 25th Special Forces Division during a recent combing operation in the Amour Mountains in the eastern Homs countryside. ISIS terrorists used the caves as hideouts. | The 25th Special Force Division, common…
(2021-07-03). Military Situation In Syria On July 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 49 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 13 — in Latakia province, 7 — in Hama province, 6 — in Aleppo province | On July 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ariha town | On July 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin village | On July 2, US forces carried out a military patrol near Malekiyah town | MORE ON…
(2021-07-03). First Person: 'Syrians still have ambition and hope'. news.un.org As a witness to the impacts of Syria's internal conflict over the last decade, Bassel Al-Madani, a young engineer and former volunteer with the UN, was inspired to set up Entrepioneers 2030, a group that rallies youth to get involved in shaping the future of their country.
(2021-07-03). US continues to stoke conflict in West Asia; UK tests waters in Black Sea. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent US strikes on Syria and Iraq, and the recent maneuvers by the UK navy in the Black Sea region…
(2021-07-03). Nusrat Al-Islam Claimed Responsibility For Attacks In Mali, As France Resumes Its Operation With Local Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The al-Qaeda-linked group Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for a series of terrorist attacks against foreign military personnel in Mali. | On June 21, several French soldiers and civilians were injured when a suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint of the French Armed Forces near the village of Gossi. The wounded were evacuated by helicopters to a hospital in Gao. The military base located near Gossi is used by the security forces as a foothold for op…
(2021-07-03). [Correspondence] The Beirut Port explosion: injury trends from a mass survey of emergency admissions. thelancet.com On Aug 4, 2020, 1807 h, one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, with a population of 2 million. The Beirut Port ammonium nitrate explosion (BPANE) happened when a fire set off 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate, which had been stored inside the port for 6 years. Soon after the explosion, we surveyed all patient admissions to emergency departments to analyse the pattern of injuries caused by the explosion.
(2021-07-03). Diplomatic cables show Australian Labor leader Bob Hawke was US informant. wsws.org As a Labor Party and trade union figurehead, Hawke worked intimately with US officials, notably Ambassador Marshall Green, on every key aspect of industrial relations and foreign policy.
