(2021-08-02). Lebanon's "National Financial Suicide" thenation.com Lebanon's "National Financial Suicide"
(2021-08-02). Day 8 and 9, Samidoun Ghassan Kanafani Brigade in Lebanon: Conclusion and moving forward. samidoun.net 
On the morning of Friday 30 August, the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, visited the recording studio of the "Palestine Today" TV-channel. We were given a tour of the whole studio, showing us the production and recording rooms, and the studio. The delegation also had the opportunity to meet with Saif Mau'ed, director of Palestine Today, and Mohamad Uthman, who before being the coordinator of correspondents was himself a correspondent in the Great Return March in Gaza, where he was shot by the Zionist military forces. In the meeting Mau'ed and Uthman explained the goals of the channel,…
(2021-08-02). Syrian Insurgents Guilty of 'Red Line' 2013 Sarin Chemical Attack, Study Finds. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-02). Military Situation In Syria On August 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 19 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Ankawi and Qalidin | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Fatira and Barah | On August 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled…
(2021-08-02). Overview Of Latest Developments In Syria's Daraa. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | The news from Daraa governorate have dominated the Syrian scene, after the armed groups deliberately thwarted the settlement agreement that should be implemented in Daraa Al-Balad. Attacking residential neighborhoods and targeting Syrian army posts in the countryside and in the city, they urged the army's response to those attacks, SAA took a military action against the militants who insist to obstruct all efforts to set the settlement on the right track. | During the…
(2021-08-02). Cooperating to trace COVID-19 origins shared responsibilities for countries: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn "Cooperating on tracing the origins of the virus is everyone's responsibility," and such research should be conducted worldwide, China's Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua has written.
(2021-08-01). Using the OAS to Promote Discord over Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Sir Ronald Sanders — Jul 29, 2021 | Much has been written about a meeting, convoked by the present Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), to discuss "the situation in Cuba" which he was obliged to defer after objections by several member states. | The present chair is the ambassador of Uruguay, Abdala Washington. He convoked the meeting on Monday, July 26 to be held at 10 am on Wednesday 28 July. While the chair has the authority to convene a meeting of the Permanent Council, it is unusual that he did so without consulting member states. After all, he expected member…
(2021-08-01). Syrian Army Issued 'Final Warning' To Daraa's Former Rebels — Reports. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Late on July 31, Syrian authorities issued a final warning to former rebels in the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, according to a number of sources. | The authorities gave local leaders in Daraa al-Balad time until August 1 to accept a new reconciliation agreement. Under the agreement, 132 local gunmen will be expelled to opposition-held areas in northern Syria. Tight security measures will be also implemented in Daraa al-Balad. | Local leaders are yet to accept the agree…
(2021-08-01). Greater Idlib Militants Continue To Shell Government-held Areas To 'Support' Daraa (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Greater Idlib militants, led by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), continue to shell government-held areas in support of Daraa's former rebels who are being pressured by Syrian authorities. | On July 31 and August 1, HTS and its allies, who operate under the banner of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room, shelled government-held areas in southern Idlib, northern Lattakia, northwestern Hama and western Aleppo. | HTS' Turkish-backed allies shared footage of some of their…
(2021-08-01). Military Situation In Syria On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 35 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 31, a truce has been reached between the SAA and the former rebels meditated by Russia in the south of Daraa province | On July 31, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Tal Tamar | On July 31, SAA artillery she…
(2021-08-01). Iranian Forces Deployed Radar In Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: defapress.ir | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed a radar system in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on August 1. | The radar was reportedly deployed in al-Mazar'a area in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin, where Iranian-backed forces maintain a large presence. The London-based monitoring group didn't provide any information on the type of the radar. | Al-Mazar'a overlooks much of the souther…
(2021-08-01). Three US Supply Convoys, One Of Them Carrying Sensitive Weapons, Attacked In Iraq. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 1, a supply convoy of the US-led coalition came under attack as it was passing in the southern Iraqi province of al-Diwaniyah. | The Sabereen News revealed that the convoy was targeted with a number of explosively formed penetrator (EFP) improvised explosive devices. | According to the Telegram channel, the convoy, which was heading to Ain al-Assad Air Base in the western province of al-Anbar, was carrying Humvee armored vehicles as well as "sensitive weapons". | Less than two hours after th…
(2021-08-01). Craig Murray's Jailing Is the Latest Move in a Battle to Snuff Out Independent Journalism. strategic-culture.org 
Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. He becomes the first person ever to be imprisoned on the obscure and vaguely defined charge of "jigsaw identification".