Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-12: News Headlines

TASS (2021-11-12). Belavia stops accepting Iraqis, Syrians and Yemenis on flights from Turkey to Belarus. tass.com Earlier, given the migration crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, Turkish Airlines will not sell tickets for flights to Belarus to the residents of Iraq, Syria and Yemen…

Yusuf Selman Inanc (2021-11-12). Turkey issues Belarus flight ban to avert migrant crisis with Europe. middleeasteye.net Turkey issues Belarus flight ban to avert migrant crisis with Europe | Ankara bans passengers from Iraq, Yemen and Syria from boarding flights to Minsk following a migrant crisis with Poland | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 11: 15 | Migrants in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on 20 November 2021 (AFP) | The Turkish Civil Aviation Authority announced on Friday that citi…

Anonymous765 (2021-11-12). White Helmets Join In On Justifying Turkey's Upcoming Northern Syria Operations. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | MONERO (XMR): 49HqitRzdnhYjgTEAhgGpCfsjdTeMbUTU6cyR4JV1R7k2Eej9rGT8JpFiYDa4tZM6RZiFrH…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Central Syria: Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Cells In Response To Attack On Eastern Homs, Hama. southfront.org Early on November 12, ISIS cells in central Syria launched a large-scale attack on pro-government forces in eastern Homs and…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Advanced British Spy Aircraft Spotted Flying Near Russian Bases On Syria's Coast. southfront.org Image shows an RAF Rivet Joint RC-135W signals intelligence aircraft taking off from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. This file is licensed under the Open Government Licence version 1.0 (OGL v1.0). By Sgt Si Pugsley RAF/MOD | On November 12, an advanced RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) was spotted by aviation observers while conducting an unusual mission over the Eastern Mediterranean. | The large reconnaissance aircraft flew off the coast of Syria a…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Turkish-Backed Militant Killed, Others Injured In New Round Of Infighting In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On November 12, heavy clashes broke out between two groups of the Hamzah Division in the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah. | The Hamzah Division is a key faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, which rules over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. | According to Syrian activists, the clashes broke out when militants of a Hamzah Division group led by a local warlord known as…

_____ (2021-11-12). Turkey in the Light of a "Conspiracy" Stagged by Western Ambassadors. journal-neo.org The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abandoned his threat to dismiss 10 western Ambassadors due to their joint statement in supporting the imprisoned civil society leader and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The decision came after the United States and several other interested countries issued identical declarations about their compliance with the UN convention, which requires …

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). NATO's two main military powers on its eastern flank: Poland, Turkey discuss Belarus-Poland conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Having murdered Russian allies with its combat drones in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Donetsk, directly and one degree removed, and being the main foreign agitator for the "liberation" of Crimea, it's to be expected that Turkey will back its fellow NATO powerhouse on the military bloc's proclaimed eastern flank, as it will support collective …

Jason Ditz (2021-11-11). Turkey Kills Three in Drone Attack on NE Syria. news.antiwar.com With a Turkish incursion expected soon, another Turkish drone attack has taken place in Kurdish NE Syria. Kurdish media identified the victims as 82-year old Yusuf Kello and his grandsons. The attack was in the border town of Qimshili. Turkey did not comment on why they were targeted. | Generally speaking though, Turkey is targeting Kurds anywhere and everywhere that they can, and will issue statements declaring them to be "terrorists" shortly therea…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-11). UAE To Build Large Photovoltaic Power Station In Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | A consortium of Emirati companies will build a large photovoltaic power station in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus as a part of a cooperation agreement that was signed by the Syrian Ministry of Electricity on November 11. | The station, which will be able to produce 300 mw from solar power, will be built in the area of Wdian al-Rabi'a near the Tishreen thermal power plant. | According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the United Arab Emiratis (UAE) will finance 100% of the turnkey…

Harun al-Aswad (2021-11-11). Syria: Five members of same family killed in Idlib air strikes. middleeasteye.net Syria: Five members of same family killed in Idlib air strikes | Deaths from three Russian air raids on home for displaced people include three children | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 16: 10 | Volunteers from the White Helmets search through rubble after Russian strikes, on 11 November 2021 (MEE/Ali Haj Suleiman) | Five civilians from the same family, including three children and one woman, were killed and…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-11). Russia Deployed S-300 Air-Defense System In Northeastern Syria Air Base. southfront.org S-300 missile system © Pavel Lisitsyn / Sputnik | Russian has reportedly deployed a long-range air-defense system in al-Tabqah Air Base in Syria's northeastern region. | On November 11, a photo showing two transporter erector launchers (TEL) of the system, identified by some as an S-300, in the air base surfaced online. | Al-Tabqah Air Base, which is located in the southern countryside of Raqqa, is held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Russian and Syrian government forces were deployed in the…

teleSUR (2021-11-11). Venezuela and Bolivian Entrepreneurs Evaluate Trade Options. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's Vice-Minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, announced that Bolivian businessmen met with President Nicolas Maduro's administration to boost bilateral trade. | RELATED: | "We received Bolivian Ambassador Sebastian Michel and representatives of the Bolivian-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, from whom we received bold proposals to promote binational trade. All our support to build win-win deal…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). After Blinken, Kuleba sign pact, Russia issues rebuke to U.S. over Ukrainian military buildup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia issues warning to US over Ukraine A newly announced deal that could see Washington supply Ukraine with deadly weapons could further inflame the country's bloody civil conflict and make a lasting peace agreement harder, Russia's ambassador to the US has cautioned. In a statement issued on Thursday, Anatoly Antonov said that the 'Strategic Partnership …

Devri≈ü àáimen (2021-11-11). Turkey: HDP, Kurds persecuted by the Erdogan regime. greenleft.org.au November 4 was the fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Figen Yàºksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas by the Turkish state, writes Devri≈ü àáimen.

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2021-11-11: News Headlines

Devri≈ü àáimen (2021-11-11). Turkey: HDP, Kurds persecuted by the Erdogan regime. greenleft.org.au November 4 was the fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Figen Yàºksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas by the Turkish state, writes Devri≈ü àáimen.

Ragip Soylu (2021-11-10). Poland accuses Turkey of 'synchronising' refugee crisis with Belarus and Russia. middleeasteye.net Poland accuses Turkey of 'synchronising' refugee crisis with Belarus and Russia | Frustrated Polish prime minister says Warsaw's recent help to Ankara 'turned out to be a one-way favour' | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 11 | A Syrian walks through the forest near Hajnowka, Poland, during a joint rescue operation by the Grupa Granica (Border Group) and Medycy na Granicy (Medics on the Border), on 23 October 2021 (…

Barnaby Papadopulos (2021-11-10). Lebanon: Drugs cheaper than food for Palestinian refugees. middleeasteye.net Lebanon: Drugs cheaper than food for Palestinian refugees | Amphetamine abuse is rife at the Beddawi camp near Tripoli, where Lebanon's economic crisis means no rehab facilities | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 23 | A peddler pushes a cart along the Abu al-Foz street mainly inhabited by Syrian and Palestinian refugees, in the Baddawi Palestinian Camp on the outskirts of Lebanon's Tripoli o…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). Drone Strikes Hit Iranian-Backed Forces In Eastern Syria — Reports. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on November 10, several explosions were reportedly heard in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that unidentified combat drones targeted weapons and ammunition depots of Iranian-backed forces near the town of al-Bukamal on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Seven people were allegedly killed. | A few hours after the alleged strikes, a convoy of trucks arrived from Iraq and entered an area held by Iranian-backed forces near al-Buka…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). Syrian Troops Opened Fire At Turkish Military Vehicle In Southern Idlib: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Syrian army soldiers gesture in southern Idlib province, Syria in this handout released by SANA on March 5, 2020. (photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS). | On November 9, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) targeted an engineering vehicle of the Turkish military that attempted to build fortifications right on the main frontline in the southern part of the Greater Idlib region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the incident took place near the village of Afes in the northern outskirts of the government-held…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). UAE Foreign Minister Met With Assad During Breakthrough Visit To Syria. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with UAE FM Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On November 9, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on the first such visit in ten years. | The minister was accompanied by Khalifa Shahin, Minister of State at the UAE Foreign Ministry and Ali Mohammad Hammad al-Shamsi, Chairman of Federal Authority for Identit…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). US-led Coalition Held Joint Live-Fire Drills With Its Proxies In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The US-led coalition and its proxies have held joint live-fire drills in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, which came under attack less than a month ago. | On November 10, the coalition's main proxy group in al-Tanf garrison, the Revolutiona…

Anonymous765 (2021-11-10). Northeastern Syria's Incoming Chaos Spills Into Iraqi Kurdistan. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | MONERO (XMR): 49HqitRzdnhYjgTEAhgGpCfsjdTeMbUTU6cyR4JV1R7k2Eej9rGT8JpFiYDa4tZM6RZiFrHmM…

Asa Winstanley (2021-11-10). UK government attacks Palestine student protesters. electronicintifada.net Police investigation threatened after peaceful protest against Israeli ambassador at London School of Economics.

Staff (2021-11-10). Padrino Accuses Colombia of Inventing Enemies to 'Sponge off Dollars'. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President for Political Sovereignty and Peace, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, dismissed accusations made by the Colombian defense minister, Diego Molano, who claimed that there are Hezbollah cells operating on the Colombian border, with Venezuelan support. | "Now they have invented a so-called common enemy to sponge off a few extra dollars," declared Padrino in a message published on his Twitter account, where he mocked the new accusations by Colombia. | Padrino wrote: "they have not found out that in Israel there are Jews and not fools that would buy this lie of a 11,580-kilometer-aw…

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