(2021-08-06). UN Peacekeepers Call for Immediate Ceasefire Between Israel, Lebanon. sputniknews.com GENEVA, (Sputnik) – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon amid growing tensions.
(2021-08-06). Beirut Explosion: 368 Days Later. counterpunch.org It has been a year and three days since the Beirut, Lebanon port explosion rocked the city and the country, leaving over 100 dead and some 6,000+ injured. The blast that followed the explosion shook Beirut with a force akin to that of a 3.3 magnitude earthquake. Witnesses in the Eastern Mediterranean Island of Cyprus,
(2021-08-06). Israel carries out airstrikes at 3 different locations in south Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org While these were the first officially acknowledged Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since 2014, Israel regularly violates Lebanese airspace to carry out illegal strikes inside Syria…
(2021-08-06). Retaliation Strikes Hit Israel, Escalation Growing (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | In early hours of August 6th, rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are now responding with artillery rounds, targeting the launch sites in Southern Lebanon. | According to Israeli media, 20 rockets were launched, 10 of them were reportedly intercepted. Some rockets passed the Iron Dome, targeting inhabited areas.Hezbollah statement: | At 11: 15 a.m. this Friday, and in response to the Israeli air raids on open lands in the Al-Jarmaq and Al-Shawakir areas la…
(2021-08-06). US Corporate Media Watch: An Interview with Richard Medhurst. orinocotribune.com Glen Ford was a fierce champion of the anti-imperialist cause. | Richard and Roberto would like to dedicate this feature to Glen Ford, one of the fiercest critics of U.S. corporate media the country has ever known. May we all find creative and courageous ways to honor his memory by speaking out against Wall Street, white supremacy, and the U.S. war machine. | *** | In this feature, we interview Syrian-born journalist Richard Medhurst about state propaganda, the mainstream media, and U.S. imperialism. | Roberto Sirvent: Earlier this summer, the U.S. government seized several news outlets' websites, including one f…
(2021-08-06). Six Syrian Officers, Soldiers Killed In 'Suicidal Raid' By HTS' Uzbek Terrorists In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 6 morning, two officers and four soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed and six other service members were wounded when their post in Hantutin the southern Idlib countryside came under attack. | A source in the SAA told SouthFront that five terrorists targeted…
(2021-08-06). More Than 20 Wounded In Large-Scale Rocket Attack On Turkish-Occupied Al-Bab In Northern Syria (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: t.me/Jarablous_news | More than 20 people were reportedly wounded as a result of a large-scale rocket attack on the Turkish-occupied Syrian town of al-Bab in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | Dozens of rockets landed in different parts of the town's center between the night of August 5 and the morning of August 6. Heavy material losses were reported. Several houses, shops and vehicles were damaged or completely destroyed. | According to the Western-backed White Helme…
(2021-08-06). Video: "Moderate Opposition" Carries Out Terror Attacks Outside Greater Idlib. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). Greater Idlib: Turkish-Backed Militants Pound Government-Held Area In Support Of Daraa Rebels (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from one of the videos released by the NFL. | Greater Idlib militants continue to On August 5 and 6, the National Front for Liberation (NFL), Turkey's main proxy group in Greater Idlib, pounded government-held areas in the southe…
(2021-08-06). Iran's New Hardline President Sworn In, Vows 'Resistance' To "Arrogant" West. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Originally published by ZeroHedge. | Hardline cleric and former head of the judiciary Ebrahim Raisi was officially sworn in as the new President of Iran in the country's parliament in Tehran on Thursday. The heads of all major branches of government were in attendance, as well as top military officials during the televised ceremony, including representatives from over 80 countries, according to regional media. Hezbollah and Hamas representatives were also seen in attendance, ironicall…
(2021-08-06). U.S. envoy to Russia: occupier country must leave the territories of Georgia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The first thing Russia should do is withdraw troops from Georgian territory — US Ambassador responds to Russia's statement The US ambassador responds to Russia's statement . According to Kelly Degnan, if Moscow wants to restore relations with Georgia, the occupier country must leave the territories of Georgia. She offered to use the Geneva format …
(2021-08-05). Ep342: Israel Bombs Lebanon, Biden's EO= Mineral Wars, Apple to Install ScanWare on US Phones. slownewsdayshow.com 
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(2021-08-05). Thousands of Lebanese stage protests on first anniversary of Beirut blast. peoplesdispatch.org The blast at a warehouse in the Beirut port last year killed more than 218 people, injured over 7,500 others, and rendered thousands homeless at a time when Lebanon was going through a severe economic and political crisis and a COVID-19 outbreak…
(2021-08-05). Thousands demand justice as Lebanon marks 1 year since Beirut Blast & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org We look at protests organized one year since the blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, teachers on a hunger strike in Ecuador & actions in the US…
(2021-08-05). Headlines for August 5, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Calls for Moratorium on Third Doses Amid Stark Global Vaccine Inequity, Amid Soaring Profits, Moderna and Pfizer to Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Prices , Over Half of China's Provinces Log New COVID Cases; Tokyo Olympics Registers Worst Daily Toll, Illinois Issues Mask Mandate for Schools; Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Anti-Mask Bill, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Bans Mask Mandates, Blames Immigrants & Biden for Record COVID Surge, Landlords Ask Federal Judge to Block Biden CDC's New Eviction Moratorium, Protesters in Lebanon Demand Justice on First Anniversary of Beirut Port Explosion, Unfolding Climate Crisis Fu…
(2021-08-05). "They Killed Us from the Inside": U.N. Inquiry Demanded into Officials' Culpability in Beirut Blast. democracynow.org 
One year after the Beirut port explosion, a new Human Rights Watch report implicates senior Lebanese officials in the disaster that killed 218 people, wounded 7,000 others and destroyed vast swaths of the city. The blast on August 4, 2020, was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. It resulted from the detonation of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate, which had been sitting in a hangar at the port for years while multiple government officials who knew about the highly explosive chemicals did nothing. "We didn't find any Lebanese official who took any responsibility for securing the port and remov…
(2021-08-05). Alarming Escalation: Israeli Warplanes Attack Targets In Lebanon (Videos). southfront.org 
Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D 'Barak Cobra'prepares for take off. June 28 2010. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90 | Early on August 5, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on Lebanon's South Governorate, the heartland of Hezbollah. | The Israeli airstrikes targeted empty farmlands and a road in the area of al-Dimashqiyah as well as the area of al-Shawaker near the coastal city of Tyre. No casualties or material losses were reported as a result of the airstrikes, which were apparently carryi…
(2021-08-05). One Year On From The Port Of Beirut Blast And France Has Failed In Its Goals. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageLebanon is not any closer to political and economic stability a year after the tragedy. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Since the port of Beirut was destroyed on August 4, 2020, French authorities have increased the number of trips, initiatives, pressures and appeals to the international community to assist reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Lebanon. A year after the explosion, French President Emmanuel Macron and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Gute…
(2021-08-05). 38 British Watchtowers Span Lebanon's Borders: Who are they Really Watching? orinocotribune.com By Elijah J. Magnier — Aug 2, 2021 | Ostensibly built to monitor ISIS, the UK erected dozens of watchtowers along the Lebanese-Syrian border. But ISIS is long gone, so who are they really watching? | The UK has constructed dozens of sophisticated watchtowers on the Lebanese—Syrian border in recent years. Ostensibly, the initial pretext was that the reason for the construction of these satellite-linked, fortified towers is to monitor the crossing or movement of individuals and vehicles, and therefore deter terrorist Takfiri groups from entering Lebanon from Syria. | Despite these Takfiri groups now disl…
(2021-08-05). Thousands demand justice as Lebanon marks 1 year since Beirut Blast and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org We look at protests organized one year since the blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, teachers on a hunger strike in Ecuador & actions in the US…
(2021-08-05). Washington's Terrorist Friends: Prominent Americans Continue to Support a Murderous Cult. strategic-culture.org MEK is a curious hybrid creature that pretends to be an alternative government option for Iran even though it is despised by nearly all Iranians. | One might ask if Washington's obsession with terrorism includes supporting radical armed groups as long as they are politically useful in attacking countries that the US regards as enemies? It is widely known that the American CIA worked with Saudi Arabia to create al-Qaeda to attack the Russians in Afghanistan and the same my-enemy's-enemy thinking appears to drive the current relationships with radical groups in Syria. | Given the fact that Iran continues to be the…
(2021-08-05). Civilians in southern Syria 'under siege' — UN human rights chief. news.un.org The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight of civilians in Syria, as intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling by Government forces and armed opposition groups paralyze neighbourhoods in and around the southern city of Daraa.
(2021-08-05). Syrian Service Members Ambushed In Eastern Daraa As Talks Between Authorities & Rebels Face Setback. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Early on August 5, unidentified gunmen ambushed a car carrying service members of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern countryside of Daraa, where former rebels have been taking a stand against Syrian authorities. | The gunmen targeted the car with machine guns as it was passing on a road between the town of Izraa and the governorate of al-Suwayda. The area is controlled by the Russian-backed 8th Brigade, a unit of the SAA's 5th Corps that was especially formed in 2018 for former…
(2021-08-05). Greater Idlib: Syrian Army Snipers Hunt Down Militants As Russian Warplanes Resume Strikes (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 5, the Russian Aerospace Forces resumed its combat operations against militants in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | A series of Russian airstrikes targeted militants' positions around the town of al-Bara in the southern Idlib countryside as well as in the surroundings of the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia. | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at T…
(2021-08-05). Does Renewed fighting in Syria's Deraa, Birthplace of the Revolution, Show Russia's Weakness? juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — Russia is making an effort to prevent wide-scale hostilities in Syria's southern province of Deraa. The Kremlin reportedly aims to increase its influence in the war-torn country, but recent clashes in Deraa al-Balad — a southern district of Deraa city — between the Moscow-backed Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and …
(2021-08-05). What Message do Repeatedly Downed Israeli Missiles in Syria Send to Tel-Aviv and Washington? sputniknews.com Three consequent announcements made on 20, 22, and 25 July by the Russian Ministry of Defence about the successful interception of Israeli missiles in Syrian air space have prompted a heated debate among Mideast and Western observers. Why have the briefings of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation produced so much fuss?
(2021-08-05). Craig Murray's Jailing is the Latest Move in a Battle to Snuff out Independent Journalism. orinocotribune.com 
By Jonathan Cook — Jul 30, 2021 | 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". | Murray is also the first person to be jailed in Britain for contempt of court for their journalism in half a century — a period when such different legal and moral values prevailed that the British establishment had only just ended the…
(2021-08-05). Iran lodges protest to IMO over rising rhetoric. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ambassador to the UK Mohsen Baharvand has penned a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protest the rhetoric recently raised against Tehran after suspicious incidents with tankers in Persian Gulf.
(2021-08-05). Defending Latin America's Resistance Axis. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Sefton — Aug 2, 2021 | Early in July this year Hezbollah's Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
(2021-08-05). Moscow, are you listening? Biden names Brzezinski spawn ambassador to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Brother of Ian Brzezinski, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy in the George W. Bush administration, former member of the Pentagon's Policy Planning Staff, former advisor to the government of Ukraine and current member of the Strategic Advisors Group at the Atlantic Council, and of Mika Brzezinski, loudmouthed harridan at MSNBC. …
(2021-08-05). Canada has trained over 26,000 Ukrainian troops for war in Donbass, Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Britain has also trained over 20,000 Ukrainian troops under Operation ORBITAL. Ambassador: Ukraine hopes that Canada will continue training our military "We look forward to extending this mission…," Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Andriy Shevchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform. He added that "more than 26,000 Ukrainian soldiers have already undergone UNIFIER training, gaining …