Daily Archives: January 28, 2022

2022-01-28: News Headlines

Kim Petersen (2022-01-28). The Imperialists' and Proxies' War against Syria. dissidentvoice.org On 30 August 2021, the United States' 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan came to an end when the removal of American forces was completed. Although the withdrawal was botched, it was the correct move. The withdrawal is ignominious because it turns out that the much ballyhooed US fighting forces were, in the end, defeated by …

Dave DeCamp (2022-01-28). US Says It Will 'Never' Normalize Relations With Syria's Assad. news.antiwar.com President Biden's Middle East coordinator on the National Security Council "We do not support normalization with the Assad regime. We are never going to normalize with the Assad regime. We've been very clear with that," Brett McGurk said at a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | McGurk's comments come as some of the US's Middle East allies are a…

Jason Ditz (2022-01-28). Death Toll Rises as SDF Hunts ISIS Remnants Around NE Syria Prison. news.antiwar.com A week after the Kurdish SDF declared an ISIS attack on the Hasakeh prison foiled, and a day after they reported the final ISIS fighters surrendered, the Broadly the fighting is over, but some smaller

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-28). Uganda, Algeria commit to enhance cooperation. plusnews.ug Uganda and Algeria have committed to further enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest. This was reached on Thursday during a meeting between Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba and Algeria's new Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Oualid Cherif. Oualid was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria …

WSWS (2022-01-27). US charged with war crimes in Syria prison siege. wsws.org The Pentagon's proxy ground force, the SDF militia, claims to have retaken the jail, but offered no information on the fate of 850 children held there.

Anonymous103 (2022-01-27). Military Situation In Syria On January 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 27, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no cases of hostilities and opening fire in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On January 26, clashes between the SDF and Turkish-backed militants were reported west of Tal Tamar; | On January 26, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ankawi area; | On January 26, the SDF imposed full control over the Sina'a prison. The total number of individuals detained for involvement in the ISIS att…

Staff (2022-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2022. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Handing Biden Chance to Nominate Replacement, U.S. and NATO Offer No Concessions to Russia in Standoff over Ukraine, U.S. Approves $2.5 Billion Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses, House Democrats Demand End to U.S. Servicing of Saudi Warplanes Used in War Crimes, 180 Killed as U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Syrian Prison Where Children Are Imprisoned, U.N. Renews Calls to Free Up Aid for Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation, Extreme Poverty, Global COVID Cases Break New Record as COVAX Falls Short on Vaccine Delivery Goal, Spotify Sides with Joe Rogan in Vac…

Mike Walter (2022-01-27). The Heat: Syria joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. america.cgtn.com Syria becomes the latest country to join China's Belt and Road Initiative. What does it mean for the country's reconstruction efforts after more than a decade of war?>

Anonymous669 (2022-01-27). Clashes Continue At Syria's Al-Hasakah Prison As Death Toll From ISIS Attack Tops 200. southfront.org Click to see full-size image, source: sdf-press.com | Clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS continue around Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah. | On January 27, SDF fighters killed at least 12 terrorists of ISIS and found the dead bodies of five others while combing several parts of the prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | In the morning, the terrorists carried out two attacks on SDF fighters killing or woundi…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-27). Report: U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign driving inflation in Iran and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at a report on the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran; the week-long fighting between SDF and IS in Al-Hasakah, Syria; and more…

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