(2021-08-20). Israel Bombs Syrian Cities in the Middle of the Night. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, Israel launched missile strikes at some sites in the Syrian capital of Damascus and the central province of Homs. | RELATED: | At 11: 00 pm local time, "the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with missile bursts" directed against the outskirts of Damascus and Homs City, the Syrian news agency SANA reported. | The Syrian air defenses responded to the attacks, intercepting most of the Israeli mi…
(2021-08-20). Lebanon complains on Zionist regime over airspace violation. en.mehrnews.com The Lebanese government has sued Zionist regime at the United Nations for repeatedly violating its airspace to attack Syria.
(2021-08-20). Syria Intercepts Several Israeli Strikes On Its Soil. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Israel has conducted several airstrikes through Lebanon's airspace on targets in Syria, according to local media in Lebanon. | Civilian aircraft heading towards Beirut airport were affected during the Israeli Air Strike on Syria. — INTELSky (@Intel_Sky) Syrian State Media said that Syrian air de…
(2021-08-20). Wishful Thinking: Lebanon Files Complaint Over Israeli Violations Of Its Airspace At The U.N. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 20th, Lebanon lodged a complaint at the United Nations due to Israel continually carrying out airstrikes from its airspace. | Caretaker Lebanese Defense Minister Zeina Akar, in a statement, condemned the Israeli violation of Lebanese airspace during its bombing of Syrian areas on August 19th. | Akar noted that the Israeli violation posed a direct and serious threat to the Lebanese navigation and safety of civil aviation, and were in flagrant violation of…
(2021-08-20). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Destroyed Compounds Near Lebanon's Border, Killed Four Civilians. southfront.org 
Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The On August 20, the Aurora Intel account on Twitter shared new satellite images of the targeted compounds which were located to the east of Qarah. All three compound…
(2021-08-20). Israeli F-35 Stealthy Fighter Jets Spotted Over Lebanon Only Day After Strikes On Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces) | On August 20, several F-35 stealthy fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) were spotted flying over South Lebanon, the heartland of Hezbollah. | Lebanese activists shared photos of the fighter jets, which were apparently conducting a training or a reconnaissance mission in Lebanon's airspace in a blatant violation of the country's sovereignty and international laws. | At lea…
(2021-08-20). In Video: Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Uncover, Destroy ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On August 20, the al-Quds Brigade, a Palestinian faction that has been supporting the Damascus government since its formation in 2013, shared a video documenting one of its recent combing operations in central Syria. | The video shows al-Quds Brigade fighters uncovering and destroying several hideouts of ISIS cells in an unspecified part of the central region. Several vehicles of the terrorist group were also destroyed. | The al-Quds Brigade, which is reportedly backed by Russia, has been operating ag…
(2021-08-20). Daraa Crisis: Syrian Army Deploys Heavy Rocket Launchers Near Gunmen Enclave (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: Sputnik. | On August 20, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) elite 4th Division deployed heavy rocket launchers near the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, where more than a hundred wanted gunmen have been holding up for nearly two months now. | The locally-made launchers are armed with heavy improvised rocket-assisted munitions (IRAMs), which are usually referred to by Syrian sources as "Golan," "Volcano" or "Elephant" rockets. These IRAMs were designed to destroy heavily fortifi…
(2021-08-20). SDF Commander, Three Fighters Killed In Recent Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | The Tell Tamer Military Council (TMC), a unit of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has acknowledged that four of its personnel were killed and several others were wounded in the
(2021-08-20). Intense Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Syrian Army Places Troops On High Alert (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On August 19, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out intense airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are active. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Ein Shib in the western Idlib countryside as well as the outskirts of town of Qurqnia in the northern countrysi…
(2021-08-20). Chinese ambassador calls for cooperation among scientists, gov'ts in COVID-19 origins-tracing. ecns.cn COVID-19 origins tracing is a scientific question that requires the collaboration of scientists around the world and joint efforts and cooperation of governments and people of all countries.
(2021-08-20). Arreaza No Longer Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs: President Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 19, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a reshuffling of his cabinet today. The appointment of Ambassador Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs, replacing Jorge Arreaza—who held the position for over four years—was the most significant change. | "I have appointed Mr. Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs of the Republic," President Maduro wrote on his Twitter account. "He has the immense responsibility of continuing the excellent diplomatic work carried out by Jorge Arreaza. Let's make our Peace Diplo…
(2021-08-20). Erdogan and NATO continue Saddam's Kurdish genocide. greenleft.org.au Marcel Cartier remembers the 1988 Halabja massacre, and the ongoing genocidal war against the Kurds.
(2021-08-20). Video: HTS Congratulates Taliban While Ankara and the Kurds Continue Their Fight. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2021. democracynow.org Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration, Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen", Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31, U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO, Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans, Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village, Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200, Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California, Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested, Appeals Court Upho…
(2021-08-19). From Afghanistan to Syria: Women's Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA. globalresearch.ca Western heads of state, UN officials, military spokespersons will invariably praise the humanitarian dimension of the October 2001 US-NATO led invasion of Afghanistan, which allegedly was to fight religious fundamentalists, help little girls go to school, liberate women subjected to the yoke of the Taliban.
(2021-08-19). US Attempts to Conquer Eurasia, Control Over Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Shane Quinn — Aug 17, 2021 | The ex-Soviet states of the Caucasus and Central Asia have, following the early 1990s, been "all about America's energy security" according to Bill Richardson, the Clinton era diplomat and former American ambassador to the United Nations. | For seven decades, the Soviet Union's existence blocked the way to the vast fossil fuel sources of the Caucasus, Central Asia and also the Caspian Sea. This reality had been of ongoing frustration to Western strategic planners, but the Soviet collapse 30 years ago provoked jubilant scenes in Washington and London. | An oil rush ensued for m…
(2021-08-19). Biden Falsely Claims the US Doesn't Have a Military Presence in Syria. news.antiwar.com President Biden "There's a significantly greater threat to the United States from Syria. There's a significantly greater threat from East Africa. There's significant greater threat to other places in the world than it is from the mountains of Afghanistan." he said. "We don't have military in Syri…
(2021-08-19). Leading Russian official compares Ukraine to Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from an interview with Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, who has traditionally been one of the more perceptive Russian officials. [In December 2013 he said that Ukraine was Washington's payback for Syria; that the U.S. was punishing Moscow for intervening to prevent a U.S.-NATO war against Syria in the preceding months by …
(2021-08-19). Turkey ready to repeat Syria, Libya, Karabakh model in Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stability, peace appear out of reach in Afghanistan without Turkey [T]he only country that has proven strong and effective in establishing peace and stability in Libya and Syria…is Turkey. Turkey played a significant role in ending the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh, ensured continuing cease-fires in Syria and Libya, and Afghanistan is an issue of interest …
(2021-08-19). Lebanon Is Under Maximum Pressure, And The Target Is Hezbollah. popularresistance.org Lebanon is under unprecedented economic and social pressure, paying the price for Hezbollah's military capability that causes a threat to Israel. The options offered by those (US, EU and Israel) effectively participating in cornering Lebanon -notwithstanding decades of domestic corruption and mismanagement — are limited to two: either disarm Hezbollah or push Lebanon toward a failed state and civil war. However, the "Axis of the Resistance" has other options: Iran has responded to the request of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah by regularly sending to Lebanon food supplies and medicine. I…
(2021-08-19). Hezbollah Leader Warns Israel, US Against Attacking Iranian Fuel Tanker En-Route To Lebanon. southfront.org 
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah as seen during his recent speech via al-Manar TV. | On August 19, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah announced that the first of several fuel tankers will sail from Iran to Lebanon within hours, warning the US and Israel against targeting it. | The leader made the announcement during a speech marking the tenth day of the holy Islamic month of Muharram in Beirut's southern suburb. | "Our first ship has completed all arrangements and will sail within hours from Iran to Leb…
(2021-08-19). Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos: America Will Continue with its Economic War Against Iran (Interview). orinocotribune.com During the past ten years, Iran and Saudi Arabia have struggled for dominance in the Middle East, which has raised fears of a US military intervention. The proxy wars in Syria and Yemen are prime examples of the two powers jockeying for position. The Biden administration is negotiating with Iran, but has not radically changed US foreign policy in the region. Some analysts say that both Iran and Saudi Arabia are looking to lower tensions in the region. | Steven Sahiounie of MidEast Discourse interviewed Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos to gain insight into the various issues more deeply. | Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos is a hist…
(2021-08-19). Greater Idlib: Russian Airstrikes Wipe Out Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Headquarters (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 19, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out several airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is held by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other terrorist groups. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Russian airstrikes targeted a headquarters of HTS located near the town of Ein Shib i…
(2021-08-19). Turkey hunts down, kills eight Kurds in drone attack. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish drones used to murder people in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh are now also being used by the Ukrainian government in its war against the people of the Donbass. Turkey eliminates 8 PKK terrorists in Hakkari province Turkish gendarmerie forces killed a group of eight PKK [supporters] in southeastern Hakkari province, Interior Minister …
(2021-08-19). Turkish Drone Strike Hit SDF Military Coordination Center In Northeastern Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Bayrakdar TB2 UCAV, source: ssb.gov.tr | On August 19 afternoon, a Turkish drone strike targeted a building near the town of Tell Tamer in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | The Hawar News Agency revealed that the Military Coordination Center of Tell Tamer Military Council, a faction of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was located in the targeted building. The center's task was to coordinate with Russian and Syrian government forces which are situated in the area. | The Tur…
(2021-08-19). Two Explosions Rocked Areas Under Turkish Control In Syria's Aleppo And al-Hasakah. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | Two explosions blasted areas under Turkish control and the armed groups affiliated with it on August 19th. The first explosion targeted the town of Azaz in northern Aleppo countryside, while the other blew up south of Ras al-Ayn in al-Hasakah countryside. | Local sources have reported that the first explosion had hit al-Qubli district in Azaz with an explosive device planted in a civil car, which resulted in two injuries, a man and his wife were reportedly killed. | The second…
(2021-08-19). Military Situation In Syria On August 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 18, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 25 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 6 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On August 18, YPG artillery shelled Afrin city. Three people reportedly were killed | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Barah | On August 18, clashes between SAA and former rebels were reported in Daraa c…
(2021-08-19). New Daraa Attack Claims Lives Of Five Syrian Army Service Members. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 19, an officer and four soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) 112th Brigade were killed when their vehicle came under attack in the western countryside of Daraa. | Unidentified gunmen, likely former rebels, targeted the military vehicle with an improvised explosive device as it was passing on a road linking the towns of al-Shabraq and Ain Thakar. The attack was most likely carried out in support of former rebels in the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, who have been besieg…
(2021-08-19). Venezuela: Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet, Arreaza Replaced as Foreign Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Former ambassador to China Felix Plasencia will take over the foreign affairs portfolio.
(2021-08-19). Over 45 Years, Measures of Justice. ips-dc.org On September 10, 1976, Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet revoked the citizenship of Orlando Letelier, who had served as Chile's ambassador to the United States and as a cabinet minister in the government of Dr. Salvador Allende before the 1973 coup. That night, Letelier filled the seats at Madison Square Garden for an anti-Pinochet rally, telling the crowd: "I was born a Chilean, I am a Chilean, and I will die a Chilean. They were born traitors, they live as traitors, and they will be known forever as fascist traitors." | Eleven days later, on September 21, 1976, agents of Pinochet assassinated Letelier as he dro…
(2021-08-19). Venezuela denounces transnational crime network with mercenaries from Colombia and the United States. mppre.gob.ve The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, referred this Wednesday to the complaint that he recently submitted to the Security Council of the multilateral organization about the existence of a network of transnational organized crime with mercenaries of Colombia and the United States, which perpetrated acts of terrorism […] | La entrada
(2021-08-19). Foreign Minister Arreaza meets with Russian Ambassador Sergey Mélik-Bagdasarov. mppre.gob.ve In the spaces of the Casa Amarilla, in Caracas, the Peoplep's Power Minister for Foreign Relations, Jorge Arreaza, met this Wednesday with the ambassador of the Russian Federation accredited in Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov, with whom he talked about bilateral cooperation and solidarity relations that consolidate the strategic alliance between both countries. In this context, they […] | La entrada
(2021-08-19). Election of Schmidt to High Representative of BiH Violates UN Security Council Protocols. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageBeijing and Moscow react strongly against Schmidt's appointment. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The Chinese Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officially confirmed that Beijing does not accept the legitimacy of Christian Schmidt as the new High Representative in BiH. The move by China is not a surprise, especially if we consider that the Russian Ambassador to BiH, Igor Kalbukhov, recently stated that Moscow does not recognize the legality of Schmidt's a…