Daily Archives: August 17, 2022

2022-08-17: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-17). Syrian military retaliates against Turkish airstrikes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Turkish positions inside Syria have been targeted by the Syrian military following two bouts of airstrikes by Turkey that targeted separate locations across the Arab country.

ANF English (2022-08-17). Urgent call for no-fly zone as Turkey attacks Rojava. greenleft.org.au As Turkey escalates its military attacks on the Kurds, ahead of a possible full-scale invasion of North and East Syria — the region known as Rojava — the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued an urgent call for a no-fly zone, reports ANF English.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-17). China's US Ambassador Says US Has 'Gone Too Far' Over Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang held a press conference at a private home in Washington on Tuesday to discuss US policy toward Taiwan in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to the island. Qin, who took his post in Washington last summer, said that the US has gone "too far" …

Jason Ditz (2022-08-17). Turkey Trades Heavy Shelling With Syrian Kurds. news.antiwar.com Off and on fighting just west of the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane has escalated into a Mortar attacks by the Kurds killed a Turkish soldier and wounded four others. Meanwhile, the Turkish shelling Turkish officials claimed res…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-17). Military Situation In Syria On August 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 in Aleppo province, 1 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 16, three SAA servicemen were killed by Turkish airstrikes in the Charqili village in west of Ain al-Arab city; | On August 16, Turkish drone reportedly attacked a target in the countryside of Qamishli city; | On August 16, a former Rebel commander was assassinated by un…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-17). Nine Syrian Soldiers Were Killed Or Wounded In Turkish Airstrikes On Northeastern Region (Videos). southfront.org On August 16, three Syrian soldiers were killed and six others were wounded when Turkish warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of Kobane in Syria's northeastern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, is a known stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) maintains a network of positions around the town, some of which were hit by Turkish airstrikes. | In a statement to t…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-17). Israel Violated UN-Brokered Ceasefire In Southern Syria: Russian MoD. southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Israeli battle tank | An Israeli tank had crossed the border line in the Golan Heights and then defiantly aimed its gun at Syrian military positions, deputy head of Russia's Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria said on August 16. | Captain First Degree Yevgeny Gerasimov said that the Israeli move was a violation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 3 , which was approved on 31 May 1974."At 13: 00 on August 15, the Israel Defense Forces tank left the Tell el-Faras Mountain…

Staff (2022-08-17). Massive explosions heard at US military base in NE Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Wednesday that the sound of massive explosions was heard in the Americans' base near the Al Jabseh oil field of Syria.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-17). Prominent Syria Opposition Leader Assassinated In Daraa. southfront.org Syrian sheikh and opposition leader Fadi al-Asimy. Via Twitter. | On August 16, prominent sheikh and opposition leader Fadi al-Asimy was assassinated in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | Al-Asimy was reportedly shot and killed by a squad of assassins who were moving in a car and a motorcycle near a fuel station located in the outskirts of the town of Dael in the northern Daraa countryside. The assassins managed to flee the scene. | Opposition activists in Daraa accused t…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-17). Damascus Denies Holding Missing American Journalist, Sets Conditions For Talks With Washington. southfront.org Austin Tice. Via Twitter. | On August 17, the Syrian government officially denied kidnapping or arresting any US citizen, including missing journalist Austin Tice. | In a statement, Syria's Foreign Ministry addressed President Biden's claim last week that Tice is being held by the Syrian government, calling it "invalid accusations against the Syrian government of kidnapping or arresting US citizens, among them Austin Tice, a service member in the US Army." It added that Tice and others had entered illegally."

Staff (2022-08-17). Kuwait upgrades ties with Iran in broader thaw. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — After six years of continued absence, Kuwaiti has sent an ambassador to Iran in a move that has been widely seen as the beginning of a thaw in broader Iran-Arab relations.

Staff (2022-08-17). Iranian intelligence forces arrest an international terrorist. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The Ministry of Information said Wednesday that one of the most experienced and dangerous terrorists who carried out criminal acts in Syria was arrested and is now in custody.

____ (2022-08-17). Envoy hits back as U.S. 'slings mud' at China after Pelosi's Taiwan trip. ecns.cn The remarks were made by Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang when he met a group of U.S. media representatives in Washington on Tuesday, two weeks after Pelosi's provocative trip to Taiwan despite strong opposition from China.

Staff (2022-08-16). Missile attack reported on US military base in E Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — News sources on Monday night reported a missile attack on the US base in the Al Omar oil field located in eastern Syria's Deir ez-Zur.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-16). Turkey Kills 11 in Strikes Near Syria Border Outpost. news.antiwar.com Turkey has fired a flurry of 12 airstrikes against a Syrian border outpost near the Kurdish town of Kobane, Unclear from reports are whether the victims were Syrian soldiers or Kurdish YPG military.

Staff (2022-08-16). Syria air defense downs 2 missiles fired by Israeli regime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Syrian air defense systems shot down two missiles fired by Israeli fighter jets toward Syria's Tartus and Damascus, said the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-16). Turkey warplanes attack Syrian army positions in Ayn Al-Arab. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Turkey warplanes bombarded the Syrian military's positions in Kobani (Ayn Al-Arab) in the north of Aleppo on Tuesdyay, local media have reported.

William Van Wagenen (2022-08-16). Did the Syrian Revolution Have Popular Support? globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-16). Colombia's President Petro: Guaidó's Presidency is Non-Existent. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, August 14, during a conversation with a journalist from the Colombian news outlet Semana, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said that it is time for the normalization of relations with Venezuela to be reflected in binational trade and production. | "There is already a normal flow, now we have to expand that to the issue of trade, to the issue of production," said the Colombian president in relation to progress in resuming diplomatic relations with Venezuela. | On Thursday, August 11, Caracas and Bogotá appointed ambassadors to consolidate the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, fractured during…

Staff (2022-08-16). Turkish launches artillery attacks on N Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Syrian sources announced that Turkish forces have launched artillery attacks on the city of Al-Dirbasiyah as well as its surrounding villages in the northern suburbs of Al-Hasakah.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-16). Turkish official says ties level with Syria could enhance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — An assistant to the head of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey says that the level of relations with Damascus can increase.

Staff (2022-08-16). Syrian defense min. calls for ending US, Turkey occupation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Syrian Minister of Defence Ali Mahmoud Abbas stressed the need for ending the occupation of US and Turkey forces in Syria.

Staff (2022-08-16). Syria stresses enhancing scientific relations with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Bassam Bashir Ibrahim the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Syria has called for boosting bilateral scientific relations of his country with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-16). Turkish border military post targeted, causalities reported. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — A local Turkish official said Tuesday that two Turkish soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in an attack on their checkpoint on the shared border with Syria.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-08-15). Venezuela and Colombia Appoint Ambassadors in Effort To Reestablish Diplomatic Relations. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government named a new board of directors of Monómeros after Petro made the decision to return the company.

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