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 …

Anonymous007 (2021-08-23). Military Situation In Syria On August 23, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 24 times: 9 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On August 23, a car bomb explosion was reported in the city of Azaz. seven people were wounded | On August 23, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Barah | On August 22, US F-15E warplane reportedly shot down a drone flyin…

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. |

_____ (2021-08-23). Will Senate Democrats Stoop to Confirming Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador? commondreams.org While the pricing data is unlikely to lower costs, said one critic, it may help "produce the political will for real reform."

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). US Fighter Jet Shot Down Iranian Drone Over Al-Omar Oil Fields In Eastern Syria. southfront.org An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, launches heat decoys Dec. 15 during a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon) | An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet of the US Air Force had shot down an Iranian drone over eastern Syria, Fox News journalist Accordi…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-22). Afghanistan Debacle Potentially Puts UAE On The Spot. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. James M. Dorsey. | Afghanistan is showing the United Arab Emirates the downside of being a haven for deposed leaders and exiled politicians whose wealth is reportedly parked without question in Emirati financial institutions. | The latest arrival in the UAE, former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, denied this week allegations by Afghanistan's ambassador to T…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-22). Nasrallah: Afghanistan is worst debacle in US history, Biden hopes for civil war. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, on August 17, 2021, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 9th night of Ashura, two days before the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. | Source: Translation: Transcript: | […] My last point is Afghanistan, which I quickly mentioned before. What is happening in…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib For Fourth Day In Row (Video, Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft before departing for its permanent base in Russia from Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. © Vadim Grishankin / Sputnik | For the fourth day in a row, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes, which took place on August 22 morning, targeted positions in the outskirts of the towns of Kansafra, Mareian and Almaouzrah in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Al-Qaeda-affilia…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). Russia Unveils New Non-Line-Of-Sight Precision-Guided Missile Tested In Syria (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Analytical Network News Agency (ANNA). | On August 22, Russia The new non-line-of-sight (NLOS) precision-guided missile was showcased to the public at the High Precision Weapons stand in the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2021. | The Izdeliye 305E was developed by the Kolom…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). Two New Turkish Drone Strikes Hit Northeastern Syria, SDF Blames Russia (Videos). southfront.org Bayrakdar TB2 UCAV, source: ssb.gov.tr | Turkish combat drone continue to target areas held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern region. | Late on August 21, a drone strike targeted a mini truck as it was passing on a road to the east of the town of Kobane in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. The mini truck received a direct hit. However, the munition didn't explode, most likely as a result of a technical failure. | The Hawar News Agency claimed that the mini truck is owned…

Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza (2021-08-22). Israel, a Settler-Colonialist and Apartheid State, is Joining the AU as an "Observer Member" orinocotribune.com By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza — Jul 31, 2021 | In 2016, Netanyahu was the first Israeli PM in decades to step on the African continent. | After a strenuous stretch of diplomatic offensives that has lasted about 20 years, Israel will finally join the African Union (AU) as an observer state. Israel secured observer status at the AU when its Ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi, and Chad Aleli Admasu last week presented the country's credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat (chairman of the African Union Commission) at the AU's headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. | The presentation of Israel's charter as…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib For Fourth Day In Row (Video, Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft before departing for its permanent base in Russia from Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. © Vadim Grishankin / Sputnik | For the fourth day in a row, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes, which took place on August 22 morning, targeted positions in the outskirts of the towns of Kansafra, Mareian and Almaouzrah in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Al-Qaeda-affilia…

Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza (2021-08-22). Israel, a Settler-Colonialist and Apartheid State, is Joining the AU as an "Observer Member" orinocotribune.com By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza — Jul 31, 2021 | In 2016, Netanyahu was the first Israeli PM in decades to step on the African continent. | After a strenuous stretch of diplomatic offensives that has lasted about 20 years, Israel will finally join the African Union (AU) as an observer state. Israel secured observer status at the AU when its Ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi, and Chad Aleli Admasu last week presented the country's credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat (chairman of the African Union Commission) at the AU's headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. | The presentation of Israel's charter as…

Steven Sahiounie (2021-08-21). The Road from Kabul to Idlib. Afghanistan and the Role of Al Qaeda. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-21). We thank Iran for sending fuel to Lebanon: Sunni cleric. en.mehrnews.com "We thank the Islamic Republic of Iran for sending fuel to Lebanon," said the head of Lebanon's "Qulna wa Al-Amal" association, while strongly condemning the US policies toward Lebanon.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-21). Lebanon approaches UN after Israeli jets violate its airspace to fire on Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli air force launching several missiles targeting locations in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs on Thursday night. Syrian air defense claimed that they were able to intercept most of the missiles…

Editor2 (2021-08-21). Syrian Diplomat Aliaa Mahfouz Ali on 10 Years of War. orinocotribune.com At first, I would like to say that for us, Syrians, the passage of 10 years to the Syrian crisis does not call for celebrating the revolution as some are trying to portray the situation. | It is with a heavy heart we remember this day as it marks 10 years of suffering for Syrian citizens after the United States, some Western and regional countries, spent tens of billions of dollars in order to break up Syria and terminate its role in the region especially in facing the policies of occupation and hegemony. | So back to your question, the Security Council has primary responsibility under the United Nations Chart…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-21). Afrin Liberation Forces Announces New Attack On Turkish Forces, Shares Footage Of Missile Strikes. southfront.org Illustrative image, fighters of the Afrin Liberation Forces. Via the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On August 21, the Afrin Liberations Forces (ALF) announced that its fighters carried out a series of attacks against the Turkish military and its proxies in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo between August 14 and 19. | In a statement, the ALF listed the attacks as follows: | On August 14, a Turkish-backed militant was killed by an ALF sniper near the town of Marea. Three other militants were wounded when the ALF targeted…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-21). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib (Photos, Video). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On August 21, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where many terrorist groups are present. | The airstrikes destroyed a compound located near the town of Hmeimat in al-Ghab Plains in the northwestern countryside of Hama. The region is an infamous stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater…

Jason Ditz (2021-08-21). Israeli Planes Attack Syria Through Lebanese Airspace; Forced Civilian Planes to Reroute. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday Israeli warplanes carried out attacks against the Syrian capital of Damascus and nearby Homs. As is so often the case, the This is a problem most of the time, and was even more perilous this time, as a pair of civilian airliners had to be rerouted. Violating Lebanese airspace is one thing, endangering aircraft is quite another. | Lebanese PM Hassan Diab has instructed the ambassador to the UN to raise a complaint about the attack…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-21). Syria's Air Defenses Intercepted 22 Missiles During Recent Israeli Attack: Russian MoD. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) shot down 22 missiles fired by Israel during the recent "The Syrian air defense on duty destroyed 22 missiles from the Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S systems," Kulit said. | The Israeli strikes, which were launched from Lebano…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-21). Former Rebel Commander Killed In Syrian Army Mortar Attack On Daraa Al-Balad. southfront.org Syrian Army soldier launches a mortar round toward insurgents in western Aleppo, Syria. Source: SANA | Late on August 20, Mohamed Hilal Zatima, a former rebel commander, was killed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Zatima was one of more than a hundred gunmen who have been holding up in Daraa al-Balad, the southern part of Daraa city, for nearly two months now. | The former commander was reportedly killed when the army shelled a post he was manning in Tariq al-Sad district with mortars. Several other people, most likely gunmen,…

Editor2 (2021-08-21). Ambassador Alex Saab Letter to the Venezuelan People: "No Retreat, No Surrender" orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers, one day before the case is to be heard again in the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde on August 13. | NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER! | My fellow Venezuelans; | Today, one day before the hearing before the Constitutional Court which I was not allowed to attend, it is 427 days since I was kidnapped in the Republic of Cape Verde under direct instructions from the United States. | At that time I was as a Special Envoy at the service of the State, ever since April 2018, always on special peacefu…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-21). Georgia, Ukraine: NATO's two-front proxy conflict with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian PM in Ukraine: defence, security, economic issues on top of agenda Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has already arrived in Ukraine, where he was welcomed by his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, ambassadors of both countries and Ukrainian officials in Lviv. [Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze] said that the leaders of 44 foreign countries, …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-21). Biden to nominate ex-NATO envoy ambassador to China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com I was to have debated Burns ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012 before his announced appearance was cancelled. "Rozoff and a representative of Iraq Veterans Against the War will take the anti-NATO position in a debate with former Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns and NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary James Appathurai at …