Daily Archives: July 15, 2022

2022-07-15: News Headlines

Editor (2022-07-14). Patrick Lawrence: This Week in Fake News / Artless Dodgers. scheerpost.com Mark 6: 4 There is the case of Seymour Hersh, the great investigative reporter whose work vaults across the years from the My Lai massacre to the dirty war in Syria. Sy published at The New York Times until he reported and wrote too honestly, too pithily, tooin shortclose to the truth. That is Sy's calling …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-14). Daily Round-up | Unions extend national strike against rising inflation in Panama & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we bring you the latest from the strike in Panama, the extension of aid to reben-held areas in Syria, the impact of emissions from the US, and a WHO warning on COVID-19…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-14). Iranian Flag Raised Over Key Kurdish-Held Town In Syria's Aleppo In Message To Turkey (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 13, an Iranian flag was raised over a communication tower in the key town of Tell Rifaat in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | Tell Rifaat is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, the Syrian Arab Army is known to be deployed inside and around the town. Iranian-backed Syrian forces are also present near Tell Rifaat, mainly in the Shiite towns Nubl and al-Zahraa. | It remains unclear who exactly raised the Iranian flag…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-14). Nasrallah: Hezbollah Will Prevent Israel From Extracting Gas If Lebanon Was Not Allowed To Do So. southfront.org Hezbollah will not allow Israel to extract and sell gas and oil from any naval field if Lebanon was not…

WSWS (2022-07-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Widespread strikes in aviation industry in Italy, France and Spain; UK rail strikes continue; 38,000 BT telecommunication workers in UK poised for first national strike in 35 years; UK bus drivers' pay strikes continue; public sector strikes spread in Lebanon; thousands of South African tax workers continue pay strike…

Staff (2022-07-14). Min. asks for more Iran-Syria coop. in urban planning field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi called for the development of urban diplomacy and cooperation in the field of smart and waste-free cities with Syria.

Staff (2022-07-14). Over 15 powerful explosions reported on Syria-Iraq border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — News sources early on Thursday reported that several powerful blasts hit near the border between Syria and Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-14). Mysterious Explosions Rocked Syrian-Iraqi Border Line, US & Israel Said To Be Responsible (Video). southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN REUTERS) | Late on July 13, a series of explosions rocked the border line between Syria and Iraq, according to several news sources from the two countries. | The explosions reportedly emanated from positions of Iranian-backed forces near the town of al-Bukamal that is located in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, right on the border with Iraq. At around the same time, an explosion was rep…

_____ (2022-07-14). Draft Agreement Reveals US Plan To Turn Sri Lanka Into Military Colony. popularresistance.org The full text of the five page SOFA draft — which the Americans now also call the Visiting Forces Agreement to mislead locals — has been obtained by the Sunday Times and published in full. | The text reveals incriminating details of demands made by the U.S. to accommodate their military forces and the free movement and passage for military personnel, vessels and aircraft in Sri Lankan territory. | It also raises many questions regarding the U.S. agenda for Sri Lanka and raises serious doubts on the assurances given by U.S. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz that a U.S. military base would not be established…

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