(2021-08-26). Four US Marines Killed, Three Wounded In Kabul Airport Attack (18+ Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The US ambassador in Kabul Ross Wilson had told staff there that four US Marines were killed in the According to the New York-based newsp…
(2021-08-26). Central Syria Insurgency: Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes, Syrian Artillery Strikes Hit ISIS Cells. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 25, dozens of Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes targeted ISIS' remaining cells in Syria's central region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 30 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of the terrorist group in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern Homs countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sholah in the western Deir Ezzor countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Resafa…
(2021-08-26). Syrian Army Pounds Western Daraa Town Following Deadly IED Attack (Video). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On August 26, a soldier of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was killed and eight others were wounded when their vehicle came under attack in the northern countryside of Daraa. | The vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing on a road between the towns of Nawa and al-Sheikh Maskin. The soldiers were not on a combat mission. They were reportedly on their way to distribute food rations to SAA posts in the area. | The attack was most likely carried out by former r…
(2021-08-26). De-Escalation: Dozens Of Gunmen Depart Daraa Al-Balad After Pressure From Syrian Army (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | Gunmen in the southern part of the Syrian city of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, have finally succumbed to the demands of Syrian authorities and begun to leave the area. | On August 26 afternoon, 50 wanted gunmen departed Daraa al-Balad along with their families in several buses provided by Syrian authorities. The gunmen will most likely settle in Turkish-occupied areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Russian forces are reportedly facilitating…
(2021-08-26). Kurdish Forces Share Footage Of Guided Missile Strikes On Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, fighters of the Afrin Liberation Forces. Via the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On August 26, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) announced that its fighters carried out a series of attacks on the Turkish military and its proxies in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo between August 17 and 23. | The Kurdish guerilla group has been active in the northern Aleppo countryside since March of 2018, when Afrin area was occupied by Turkish forces. | In a statement, the ALF listed its recent attacks as follows:…
(2021-08-26). More Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib, Monitoring Group Says 60 Targeted The Region In August (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 26, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out five airstrikes on the hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia and three airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. | Bo…
(2021-08-26). Alex Saab Breaks Silence on his Kidnapping — Venezuela Will Win. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, August 25, defense lawyers of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab shared a series of notes sent by the ambassador who was abducted in Cape Verde more than a year ago, and who continues to wait, alongside international observers, for the decision of the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court to confirm his immediate release, expected any moment. | The Venezuelan diplomat noted the pressure exerted by the United States government on Cape Verde and the violations of his human rights, diplomatic immunity, and of international law. In addition, Saab mentions the series of constitutional irregularities require…
(2021-08-26). Iran Two Months Away From Nuclear Bomb: Israel Defense Minister. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Tehran is two months away from nuclear weapons capacity, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz."Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told a gathering of 60 ambassadors in Tel Aviv. | Gantz said that the world needed an alternative to the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, in case it fails entirely."We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table [md…
(2021-08-25). Russian Warplanes Continue To Hammer Militant Positions In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
An Su-24 taking off from Hmeimim air base in 2015. IMAGE: Russian Ministry of Defense | On August 25, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. The town and its surroundings are known to be a stronghold for many terrorist groups, first and foremost al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). | No losses were repo…
(2021-08-25). Military Situation In Syria On August 25, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 24, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 23 times: 13 — in Idlib province, 4 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On August 25, the first batch of militants who refused to settle with the SAA left Daraa al-Balad, according to implementation of the Russian road map | On August 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran | On Augu…
(2021-08-25). Drone Strike Hit SDF Position Amid Rumors Of New Turkish Operation In Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On August 25, a Turkish combat drone attacked a target in the vicinity of the Kurdish-held town of al-Bayluniyah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the target was a position of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). No human losses were reported as a result of the drone strike. | This was the fifth Turkish drone strike to target areas held by the SDF in northern and northeastern Syria within five days. | On August 20…
(2021-08-25). Britain's Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Aug 20, 2021 | Leaks show UK Foreign Office directed influence operations targeting Lebanese youth and civil society to shape the direction of mass protests in service of British interests. | Editor's note: The leaked British Foreign Office documents described in this investigation first surfaced in December 2020 and were covered in local Arabic-language media, but largely ignored by their English-language peers. As Lebanon's economic and political condition worsens, with Western states taking the lead in exacerbating the crisis, The Cradle has decided to revive these leaks to shine a lig…
(2021-08-25). Bolivia Denounces Interference Attempt at OAS. telesurenglish.net Bolivia denounced on Wednesday a new interference attempt at the Organization of the American States (OAS) by its Secretary-General Luis Almagro. | RELATED: | The latest OAS statement on the 2019 elections won by Evo Morales and sabotaged by another OAS report was branded " an offensive interference attempt" by the Bolivian Ambassador to the OAS Héctor Arce Zaconeta. | La evaluación es positiva del Consejo extraordinario de…
(2021-08-25). Will Senate Democrats Stoop to Confirming Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador? indybay.org Senators of good conscience must not vote to confirm him…
(2021-08-25). Caspian to Black Sea: Azerbaijan, Ukraine united in GUAM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Elmira In response to the question What experience of your country could be useful to Ukraine in the process of strengthening the state and increasing its resilience to existing challenges? It's an experience of building a new independent state in difficult conditions of political instability, economic recession, military-political confrontation …
(2021-08-25). President Maduro receives credentials of Kingdom of Tonga's Ambassador to Venezuela. mppre.gob.ve President Nicolas Maduro received on Tuesday the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga to Venezuela, Viliami Va'inga Tone, during a ceremony at the Miraflores Presidential Palace. At the event, the Venezuelan president was accompanied by Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia and Foreign Vice-minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania Capaya Rodríguez. […] | La entrada
(2021-08-25). Iran Blames United States For Chaos In The Middle East, Emergence Of Terrorist Groups. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Iran said that it blamed US adventurism and that of its allies for the emergence of terrorist groups, including ISIS, and the subsequent rise of unprecedented violence in the Middle East region."Today, civil society groups in the West have realized that military adventurism of the US and some of its Western allies in our region have paved the way for the emergence and rise of terrorist groups like Daesh and al-Nusra Front, as well as totally unprecedented, brutal…