(2021-08-08). Syria-Jordan Border: Daraa Suffers Terrorist Occupation Again. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-08). Arab Parliamentary Union condemns Turkey's aggressive actions against Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Arab Parliamentary Union condemns aggressive practices of Turkish regime against Syria The Arab Parliamentary Union condemned the continued aggressive practices of Turkey's regime against Syria, particularly cutting off water in Hasaka province. "The Arab Parliamentary Union expresses its deep concern over the repeated aggressive Turkish practices against the brotherly Syrian people in the neighboring areas …
(2021-08-08). US "Regime Change" Plans directed against Syria. 40 Relevant Links. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-08). Military Situation In Syria On August 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 24 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On August 7, unknown gunmen killed a person in al-Hawl camp | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ariha | On August 7, clashes between SAA and former rebeles were reported in Daraa | On August 7, artillery of Turki…
(2021-08-08). Syrian Army Deploys Additional Reinforcements In Daraa As Clashes With Former Rebels Renew (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On August 8, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) deployed additional reinforcements in the southern governorate of Daraa, where tensions continue to raise. | The reinforcements were deployed near the southern part of Daraa city, also known as Daraa al-Balad, where former rebels have been taking a stand against the authorities as well as in the town of Busra al-Harir in the eastern countryside of the governorate. | Videos shared by Syrian opposition activists revealed that the reinforcements included hundreds of troops a…
(2021-08-08). Mass Defections Push Syria's Ahrar Al-Sham Closer To Its End. southfront.org 
The official logo of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement. | The Ahrar al-Sham Movement, which stood once as one of the largest rebel factions in Syria, appears to be nearing its end. | On August 7, four of the movement's largest units, the Badr Brigade, al-Abbas Brigade, al-Sharqi Groups and Aleppo Gathering, announced their defection. In a joint statement, the four units revealed that they left Ahrar al-Sham on July 17. | The units joined the al-Shamiya Front, one of the largest Turkish-backed groups and a member of the Syrian Natio…
(2021-08-08). In Video: Russian Advisors Train Syrian Soldiers On Close Combat. southfront.org 
Screen grab from Russia's TV5 report. | Russian military advisors have been training Syrian Arab Army (SAA) service members near the frontlines around the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are active. | On August 6, Russia's TV 5 aired a report documenting a training course that was held recently in the countryside of Hama, a few kilometers away from terrorists' positions. | During the course, Russian advisors trained SAA service members on close combat and the use of RPO-A Shmel rock…
(2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com 
Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |
(2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".
(2021-08-07). Media Paints Israel As 'Victim' As Hezbollah Responds To Airstrikes. popularresistance.org Lebanese Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the firing of the 19 rockets into northern Israel in response to a series of Israeli air and artillery strikes carried out earlier this week on southern Lebanon. The rocket fire reportedly shocked the Israeli military establishment and sparked further aggression against targets in Lebanon's south; and, in defiance of all evidence, Western mainstream media quickly took to painting Israel as the victim.
(2021-08-07). Media Paints Israel As "Victim" As Hezbollah Responds To Fresh Israeli Airstrikes. popularresistance.org Lebanese Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the firing of the 19 rockets into northern Israel in response to a series of Israeli air and artillery strikes carried out earlier this week on southern Lebanon. The rocket fire reportedly shocked the Israeli military establishment and sparked further aggression against targets in Lebanon's south; and, in defiance of all evidence, Western mainstream media quickly took to painting Israel as the victim.
(2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…
(2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.
(2021-08-07). Tunisia: the complex issues behind the presidential power-grab. juancole.com 
By Mariam Salehi | — Ten years on from the Arab uprisings, Tunisia has often been presented as a rare success story. Elsewhere Egypt sank into an army dictatorship, Syria, Libya and Yemen into bloody civil war. In other countries, meanwhile, such as Bahrain, the protests were put down with ferocity and the old regimes …
(2021-08-07). ISIS will Operate 'Indefinitely,' Warns US Military Report. orinocotribune.com The US justifies its presence in Iraq and Syria by inflating the threat of ISIS, but the group holds no significant territory. | On Tuesday, August 3, the US military submitted to the Congress The US presence in Iraq and Syria is under the umbrella of the US-led anti-ISIS coalitions. Washington does not want to give up its occupation of either country, so even though ISIS no longer holds significant territory, the…
(2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.
(2021-08-07). Syrian Army Shelled Idlib City With Laser-Guided Artillery Rounds (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 7 morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled Idlib city, the largest urban center in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The army targeted the western outskirts of the city, where many positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) are located. The terrorist group is the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib. No civilian losses were reported. | Opposition sources revealed that the SAA fired at least four Russian-made Krasnopol 155 mm artillery rounds at the area. | Most 152…
(2021-08-07). How a Network of UK Intel-Linked Operatives Helped Sell Every Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack. strategic-culture.org 
While Western media covers up their credibility issues, these pseudo-experts and spooks have helped drive the dirty war on Syria. | By Kit KLARENBERG | A tight-knit cast of characters has sought to destabilize the Syrian government by convincing Syrians, Western citizens, foreign states, and international bodies that the CIA-backed Free Syrian Army is a legitimate, "moderate" alternative, while flooding news across the globe with opposition propaganda. | Its key actors have also played a central part in high-profile chemical weapon deceptions, participating in the attacks' staging, generating media coverage, orc…
(2021-08-07). US Military Says It Lost Global Hawk Drone In 'Accident' After Reports Of Similar Drone Shot Down In Syria. southfront.org 
On August 6, a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long endurance surveillance drone of the US Air Force crashed…
(2021-08-07). Iranian Forces Deployed Air-Defense System, Anti-Aircraft Guns In Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
File image. | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had deployed a mobile air-defense system in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on August 7. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the air-defense system was deployed in the in the al-Mazar'a area in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin. The group said that the system was armed with "several missiles," without providing any further details. | A few days after the deploye…
(2021-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 24 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin village | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran village | On August 6, YPG artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed force…
(2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.
(2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.
(2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.
(2021-08-07). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.
(2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.
(2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.
(2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.