Daily Archives: February 3, 2022

2022-02-03: News Headlines

Staff (2022-02-03). US operation in Syria leaves at least 10 killed, incl. kids. en.mehrnews.com Local media in Syria reported that at least 10 people were killed during a heliborne operation carried out by the US troops in the northern suburbs of Idlib, Syria.

sputniknews (2022-02-03). Multiple Casualties Reported as US Conducts 'Counterterrorism' Raid in Syria – Video. sputniknews.com Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday that US Special Operations units have successfully completed a counterterrorism mission in northwestern Syria.

Anonymous669 (2022-02-03). Breaking: Special Forces Land In Syria's Greater Idlib, Engage Militants In Kill Or Capture Operation. southfront.org File image. | Early on February 3, a suspected US special force landed from several helicopters near the northern Syrian town of Atimah right on the border line with Turkey. | The force came from the direction of Syria's northeastern region, where the US-led coalition maintains a number of bases. | After landing, the force, which was backed by several attack helicopters, combat drones and fighter jet, engaged in fierce clashes with unidentified militants while apparently carrying out a kill or capture operation.

Staff (2022-02-02). Headlines for February 2, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Accuses U.S. of Using Ukraine as "Tool" to Contain Russia, Pacific Nations, Incl. Tonga, Report First COVID Cases; South Africa, EU Nations Ease Restrictions, Guinea-Bissau's President Says He Survived Coup Attempt, Security Forces Killed in Attack, Two Babies Die in Freezing Syrian Camps for Displaced People, Major Coalition of States, Cities and Advocacy Groups Backs Mexican Effort to Sue U.S. Gunmakers, Native American Tribes Reach Tentative Settlement with J&J, Drug Distributors over Opioid Epidemic, ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg from "The View" After Saying Holocaust Was "Not About Race", Ex-NFL Coach F…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-02). War in Yemen: Pentagon chief consults with NATO partners UAE, Qatar. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have been members of the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partnership since its inception in 2004. As is demonstrated below, NATO nations are involved in the war in Yemen as they are in the war in Syria. === Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Crown …

Editor2 (2022-02-02). Sabbagh: Western Coercive Measures Escalate Suffering of Millions of Syrians. orinocotribune.com Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations stressed that the US and EU illegitimate unilateral coercive measures escalated the suffering of millions of Syrians. | Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh made his remarks in a session of the Security Council on Friday on the humanitarian situation in Syria. | "The economic terrorism and the collective punishment policies represented by the illegitimate unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and the EU have escalated the suffering of millions of Syrians who bear big burden to obtain their basic needs, in flagrant violation of all international legal standards…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-02). SDF Continue To Search For Hundreds Of ISIS Terrorists Who Fled Al-Hasakah Prison (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to search for hundreds of ISIS terrorists who fled Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah nearly two weeks ago. | ISIS prison break attack, which started on

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-02). Air support for ISIS: Turkey bombs Syria and Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Agence France-Presse and Syrian Arab News Agency, respectively. Don't expect to hear a word about it from Western capitals. Turkey strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria Turkey said Wednesday it launched deadly strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, where Kurd forces have been left reeling from the largest Islamic State group attack …

Peter Boyle (2022-02-02). West could have prevented deadly ISIS prison breakout in northeast Syria. greenleft.org.au The recent Islamic State (ISIS) attack on the al-Sina'a prison in Hesekê, northeast Syria, made headlines around the world, reports Peter Boyle. Aimed at freeing the almost 4000 ISIS members, the breakout began with an attack by suicide bombers on January 20.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-02). Turkey Bombs Six PKK Targets in Northern Iraq. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Turkey Attacks in Iraq are not uncommon for Turkey, and the Turkish parliament has endorsed military operations against the Kurds in Iraq and Syria. The Iraqi government has long opposed Turkish attacks, though recently some officials have soured on the presence of the PKK and have been less vocal over such st…

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