(2021-09-02). Iranian fuel tanker for Lebanon enters Syrian waters: report. en.mehrnews.com A Lebanese newspaper reports that the first Iranian oil tanker that carries fuel for Lebanon has arrived in Syrian waters.
(2021-09-02). Turkey: one of world's three top producers of combat drones. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com World starts acknowledging success of Turkish drones: Erdogan With its unmanned combat aerial vehicle Akƒ±ncƒ±, Turkey has become one of the world's three most advanced countries in combat drone technology, Erdogan said, adding the world speaks about "the success of the armed drones used…in many conflict areas from Syria to Karabakh." **** Noting that Turkey …
(2021-09-02). IRGC Officer Died After Sustaining 'Chemical Wounds' In Central Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On September 1, Iranian sources announced that an officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in central Syria. | According to the sources, the officer, Mohammad Norouzi, sustained fetal "chemical wounds" while repelling an attack by ISIS cells in the outskirts of the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. | Norouzi served as a military advisor in Syria for more than four years. He took part in several large-scale operations against ISIS and other terrori…
(2021-09-02). Senior Syrian Officers Visit Daraa Al-Bald As More Gunmen Join Reconciliation Process (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On September 2, a delegation of senior Syrian officers visited the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, to inspect the situation and monitor the implementation of the new The delegation, which was accompanied by officers from the Russian Military Police and local leaders from Daraa al-Balad, was led by Major General Hossa…
(2021-09-02). Iranian Tanker With Fuel For Lebanon In Syrian Territorial Waters. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | An Iranian tanker carrying fuel for Lebanon entered Syria's territorial waters, Lebanon's al-Akhbar outlet reported. | The outlet reported that the ship would unload the fuel cargo at a Syrian port, from where it would be transferred to Lebanon via tankers. | Informed sources said two other Iranian ships will deliver their fuel to Lebanon through the same mechanism, adding that the fourth vessel will probably depart Iran soon. | Additionally, Iran's Arabic-languag…
(2021-09-02). Iranian Oil Diplomacy Projects Tehran's Influence On The Levant Amid Fuel War. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUnder severe US sanctions, Iran will need to cooperate with Beijing and Moscow to promote peace and prosperity in the Levant region. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | In Tehran, Hadi Bayginejad, a member of the Iranian parliament's energy committee, stated on Sunday that Iran must supply fuel to its allies, such as Syria, Lebanon, and Venezuela, which Iranian authorities describe as me…
(2021-09-01). Russian Warplanes Conducted Over 500 Airstrikes On Central Syria In August: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On September 1, seven warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 25 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's vast central region. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the airstrikes hit fortified hideouts of the terrorist group in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. In the last few months, the group's cells carried out several attacks in the area. | The VKS h…
(2021-09-01). France Deployed MAMBA Air-Defense System In Jordanian Air Base (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On September 1, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that it had deployed an air-defense detachment armed with a SAMP/T MAMBA medium-range system in a "temporary air base" in Jordan in the framework of Opération Chammal. | Launched on 19 September 2014, Opération Chammal represents France's contribution to the US-led Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. | In a statement, the French ministry said that this is the first time the MAMBA air-defense system was deployed outside F…
(2021-09-01). Chinese ambassador refutes 'three wrong beliefs' on China-U.S. relations. ecns.cn Some people in the United States are trying to deny the achievements of China-U.S. ties in the past 50 years and redefine bilateral relations by strategic competition.
(2021-09-01). Applying 'Cold War playbook' to today's China-U.S. relations absurd, dangerous: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn It would be absurd and dangerous to apply the "Cold War playbook" to today's China-U.S. relations, and to take China as its rival and imaginary enemy, just like when Don Quixote tilted at windmills.
(2021-09-01). Roe v. Wade in Grave Danger as Supreme Court Lets Texas Abortion Ban Take Effect. commondreams.org "That the Biden administration seeks to reward Emanuel with an ambassadorship is an embarrassment and betrayal of the values we seek to uphold both within our nation and around the world."
(2021-09-01). AOC Condemns Biden for Nominating Rahm Emanuel for Ambassador to Japan. truthout.org 
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez early Wednesday publicly condemned President Joe Biden for his nomination of Rahm Emanuel to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, calling the selection "deeply shameful" given the former Chicago mayor's record. | "As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel helped cover up the murder of Laquan McDonald — a mere teenager when he was shot 16 times in the back by a Chicago Police Officer. This alone should be flatly disqualifying for any position of public trust, le…
(2021-09-01). Ocasio-Cortez: Nominaton of Rahm Emanuel for Ambassador to Japan 'Deeply Shameful'. commondreams.org "What have we truly accomplished in 20 years of post 9/11 wars, and at what price?" asks co-director of the Cost of War Project.
(2021-09-01). Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad. commondreams.org "That the Biden administration seeks to reward Emanuel with an ambassadorship is an embarrassment and betrayal of the values we seek to uphold both within our nation and around the world."
(2021-09-01). AOC Condemns Biden for Nominating Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan. truthout.org Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez early Wednesday publicly condemned President Joe Biden for his nomination of Rahm Emanuel to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, calling the selection "deeply shameful" given the former Chicago mayor's record. | "As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel helped cover up the murder of Laquan McDonald — a mere teenager when he was shot 16 times in the back by a Chicago Police Officer. This alone should be flatly disqualifying for any position of public trust, le…