(2021-09-22). Iran, Syria challenge U.S. sanctions with solidarity shipments to Lebanon. workers.org 
A delivery of tankers of diesel fuel from Iran and Syria to sanctioned Lebanon is a historic breakthrough with both immediate practical assistance, political solidarity and a direct challenge to the U.S. siege of the entire region. Iranian oil tankers greeted in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Sept. 16. The shipments, which . . . |
(2021-09-22). AUKUS-Poetic Justice For France In Light Of How It Dealt With Libya, Russia And Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Simon Chege Ndiritu. | Introduction: | Over the last week, international news has been dominated by intense diplomatic gymnastics done by France in response to AUKUS. France has withdrawn from significant commemorations with the UK and recalled diplomats from the US and Australia. Simultaneously, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves le Drain delivered scathing statement, decrying US-UK behavior, going as far as likening Biden's behavior to Trumps'. | That was surely scornful for Biden, who was elected for acting more urbane as compared to Trump. Another point that is hard…
(2021-09-22). Taliban Asks To Speak At UN General Assembly Instead Of Former Government's Ambassador. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Taliban is challenging the credentials of their country's former U.N. ambassador and want to speak at the General Assembly's high-level meeting of world leaders. | The question now facing U.N. officials comes just over a month after the Taliban, ejected from Afghanistan by the United States and its allies after 9/11 came back into power as U.S. forces prepared to withdraw from the country at the end of August. | U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary General Antonio Guterr…
(2021-09-22). Jordan and Syria put politics aside and begin rebuilding diplomatic links. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan and Syria put politics aside and begin rebuilding diplomatic links | Economic considerations and Assad's continued hold on power have led Amman to change its tune with its neighbour | Wed, 09/22/2021 – 12: 07 | From left, Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati, Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Molla, Lebanon's Energy Minister Raymond Ghaj…
(2021-09-22). Greater Idlib: New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Killed Or Wounded Several HTS Militants (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On September 22, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least nine airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The Russian airstrikes targeted positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the outskirts of the town of Kansafra in the southern countryside of Idlib. The terrorist group is the de-facto ruler of the region. | According…
(2021-09-22). US-led Coalition Denies Responsibility For Recent Drone Strike On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson. | On September 22, the US-led coalition denied responsibility for the recent The drone strike targeted a car near the town of Binnish in eastern Idlib. At least one man was killed as a result of the strike. | "The Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve did not con…
(2021-09-22). Casualties Reported After Failed Turkish Attack In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On September 22, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that its fighters had repelled an attack by the Turkish military and its proxies in northeastern Syria. | The attack, which took place in the early morning hours, targeted the village of al-Dibs in the northern countryside of Raqqa. | "Armed factions loyal to Turkey and their tanks attacked at exactly 03: 45 am today, Wednesday, the village of al-Dibs and the M4 international highway … SDF forces repelled the attack, killing…
(2021-09-22). Grateful: Blinken says NATO allies U.S., Turkey work together on Afghanistan, Caucasus, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, US to work on Afghanistan, Caucasus Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met for a one-hour meeting in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting late Sept. 21. "We're so grateful to Turkey for its very strong partnership in Afghanistan and the work that we continue …
(2021-09-22). Erdogan, Putin to meet in Russia. Ankara tells Moscow to toe the line on Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Erdogan, Putin expected to meet on Sept 29 in Sochi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in Sochi on Sept. 29 to discuss the recent regional developments and bilateral relations. **** Sources suggest that the main agenda of the two presidents will be Syria, where four Turkish …
(2021-09-22). Israeli Army Says It Lost Drone Over Syria Due To 'Technical Failure'. southfront.org 
St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) — A Skylark drone on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | On September 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had lost a drone over Syria territory as a result of a "technical failure". | According to the IDF, the drone crashed during "routine operational activity". An investigation into the incident has been launched. | Local sources in…
(2021-09-21). Tras Afganistán, la hora de Siria. globalizacion.ca Bashar el Assad y Vladimir Putin hablaron alto y claro, solo dos semanas después de la humillante retirada de las tropas estadounidenses de Afganistán. El mensaje fue preciso: ahora es la hora de marcharse de Siria. El encuentro entre Assad…
(2021-09-21). US Launches Airstrike Near Idlib, Syria. news.antiwar.com The US on Monday carried out an airstrike near Idlib in northwest Syria, While President Biden has bombed Syria, this appears to be the first US airstrike in northwest Syria since he's assumed office. CENTCOM claims the strike targeted a "senior al-Qaeda leader" and that "initial indications" show the US hit the individual it was targeting. | According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rig…
(2021-09-21). Lebanon's new government wins confidence vote in parliament. peoplesdispatch.org The new government headed by prime minister Najib Mikati received the support of 85 out of 100 members of the parliament present during the eight-hour-long session, with 17 members not participating…
(2021-09-21). Erdogan at the UN: Azerbaijan used "right to self-defense" to bring stability to Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As the Three Brothers — Turkey, Azerbaijan and Pakistan — intend to bring stability to the remainder of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Cyprus, Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, Crimea, the Donbass, Chechnya, Daghestan, Ingushetia, Xinjiang, Serbia, the Western Sahara, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Ethiopia, Yemen and elsewhere in the same …
(2021-09-21). Iran's Future Is Looking Dark. strategic-culture.org Washington considers that Iran is and always will be hostile to the U.S. and there is no indication whatever of desire to initiate discussions | The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Najat Rochdi, is concerned about the crisis in the country and
(2021-09-21). SAA Enters Another Town In Western Daraa, Despite Regular Attacks On Its Forces (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 21st, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), accompanied by the Russian Military Police, entered another town in the western Daraa countryside in order to launch the peaceful settlement of the conflict with former militants. | In early hours, SAA units entered the town of of Tal Shihab. The Russian Military Police will oversee the implementation of the reconciliation agreement. | After the local authorities joined the ceasefire agreement, a settlement center was established in a local schools, where dozens of militants have already passed the necessary procedures to settle their…
(2021-09-21). Moscow will pay close attention. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As the Kremlin paid close attention to Turkey shooting down its military aircraft and destroying its anti-aircraft batteries in Syria, murdering its allies and contractors in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, selling combat drones to kill Russian speakers in Donetsk and Lugansk, participating in the Sea Breeze and Rapid Trident U.S.-NATO war games in Ukraine, building …
(2021-09-21). Turkish combat drones to be used in Western Sahara after Karabakh, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Morocco receives 1st Turkish Bayraktar TB2 delivery: Reports Morocco has received the first units of Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)… **** The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) ordered a total of 13 such drones, according to the reports. **** The deal comes during regional tensions and at a time the Maghreb country …
(2021-09-21). ISIS Kills Several Militia Members in Weekend Syria Attacks. news.antiwar.com In addition to an attack on a gas pipeline near Damascus, ISIS is increasingly carrying out attacks further east in the deserts of Deir Ezzor, Exact figures aren't clear, but two members of Liwaa al-Quds were among the slain, when the vehicle they were in was targeted in the desert. Ongoing attacks were reported several places elsewhere, including five militia killed near Palmyra. | Reports from the area are that the ambushes were followed b…
(2021-09-21). Foreign Ministry: Syria condemns Turkish hostile actions, affirms its right to respond. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Foreign Ministry: Syria condemns Turkish hostile actions, affirms its right to respond Syria has condemned Turkish hostile actions and violations of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the country, affirming that it reserves a right which is guaranteed by its constitution, principles of the international law and UN charter to respond to these actions, …