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2021-08-24: News Headlines

Eva Barlett (2021-08-24). Israel's Airstrikes in Syria are not Newsworthy for Western Media, as a Result Status quo Continues & Civilians Suffer. orinocotribune.com By Eva Bartlett — Aug 22, 2021 | Israel again illegally bombed Syria last week, violating Lebanese airspace to do so and putting at risk the lives of untold numbers of civilians. And following this, crickets in the media, again. | On Thursday, just after 11pm, Israeli missiles targeted the vicinities of Damascus and Homs, according to a

Anonymous103 (2021-08-24). Large Explosion In HTS Training Camp Killed At Least 14 Militants In Syria's Idlib (Video 18+). southfront.org

South Front (2021-08-24). Video: Syria's Daraa Crisis Deepens While Northern Syria Moves Closer to Chaos. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-24). Progressive movements warn of right-wing coup against Pedro Castillo and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at ALBA Movements' statement on the coup attempts in Peru, fuel and medical shortages in Lebanon as the government cuts subsidies, and more…

Norman Solomon (2021-08-24). Will Senate Democrats Stoop to Confirming Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador? counterpunch.org When President Biden announced late Friday afternoon that he will nominate Rahm Emanuel to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan, the timing just before the weekend was clearly intended to minimize attention to the swift rebukes that were sure to come. The White House described Emanuel as having "a distinguished career in public service," but several progressive

Anonymous007 (2021-08-24). Russia, China And Iran To Hold Joint Military Drills In The Coming Months. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia said it will hold joint maritime exercises with China and Iran in the coming months, in an announcement timed to show support from Moscow and Beijing to Tehran. | Russia's ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan, said the drills would be held in the Persian Gulf in late 2021 or early 2022."The annual joint naval exercises CHIRU will be held in the Persian Gulf region," Dzhagaryan was quoted by Russian Sputnik news agency as saying. "Russian, Iranian and Chinese warships are taking part…

Staff (2021-08-23). Headlines for August 23, 2021. democracynow.org Chaos and Desperation Reign at Kabul Airport as Afghans Try to Evacuate Taliban Takeover, Taliban Leader Arrives for Talks in Kabul as Afghans Demand Security and Jobs, U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since March, Sri Lanka Locks Down for 10 Days Amid Worst COVID-19 Surge of Pandemic, India and Taiwan Roll Out Domestically Produced COVID Vaccines Despite Lack of Trial Data, Death Toll from Tennessee Flash Floods Rises to 22; Hurricane Grace Kills at Least 8 in Mexico, More Than 50 Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Refugees Capsizes En Route to Canary Islands, UNICEF Says Fighting in Syria Is In…

Eva Bartlett (2021-08-23). Israel's Airstrikes in Syria are Not Newsworthy for Western Media. dissidentvoice.org FILE PHOTO: Damaged buildings are shown after what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike in the western suburbs of Damascus © SANA/Handout via REUTERS Israel again illegally bombed Syria last week, violating Lebanese airspace to do so and putting at risk the lives of untold numbers of civilians. And following this, crickets in the …

Anonymous103 (2021-08-23). Car Bomb Explosion Rocked Town Of Azaz In Syria's Aleppo (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 23rd, an explosion took place in the town of Aazaz, in the Syrian province of Aleppo. According to preliminary data, a car bomb explosion injured at least seven civilians. | The town of Azaz is under control of Turkish-backed militant groups, which operate in the northern part of Aleppo province. It regularly suffers from terrorist attacks carried out within "democratic competition" for power between Turkish proxies. |

Anonymous103 (2021-08-23). Russian Warplanes Tirelessly Hit Militants In Syria's Idlib (Video, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | For the fifth day in a row, militants in Greater Idlib were waken up by airstrikes of Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). | On August 23, warplanes of the Russian VKS carried out a series of airstrikes targeting militant positions in the outskirts of the town of al-Bara in the al-Zawiya Mount region in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation maintain a large presence…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-23). Turkish airstrike kills U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish airstrike kills members of US-backed Kurdish force in SyriaA Turkish airstrike has killed four members of a US-backed Syrian Kurdish force. Top SDF [Syrian Democratic Forces] commander Mazlum Kobane has repeatedly said he wants peaceful relations with Turkey. However Turkey calls Kobane a "terrorist" and has placed a bounty on his head. **** Just …

Simon Garcia (2021-08-23). Foreign Minister Plasencia receives Copies of Credentials from the designated Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga. mppre.gob.ve The People's Power Minister for Foreign Relations, Félix Plasencia, received this Monday the Copies of Credentials from the designated ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga, Viliami Va'inga Tone, concurrent to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from New York City, United States, where since 2018 he has been the permanent representative of his country before the […] | La entrada

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