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2022-08-27: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-27). Biden Receives Bipartisan Criticism for Bombing Syria. news.antiwar.com After three days of airstrikes against Shia groups allied with the Syrian government, some members of Congress are taking aim at the White House. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy called for rethinking American troop presence in the Middle East. Republicans capitalized on the fighting to call for an end of nuclear talks with Iran. On Tuesday, …

____ (2022-08-27). Comicomment: When will U.S. bullying hegemony end. ecns.cn The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria. The United States is not only stealing oil from Syria, but further destroying the oil-rich region.

Staff (2022-08-27). Turkey renews attacks on Raqqa countryside in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Syrian sources reported Friday that Turkish forces launched airstrikes on northern areas of Raqqa city in Syria.

Staff (2022-08-27). Russian-made air defenses in Syria shot down Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — When four fighter jets of the Israeli regime struck Syria's Masyaf, the Russian-made air defense systems of Syria destroyed some of the munitions, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Friday.

____ (2022-08-27). Iran says U.S. presence in Syria 'illegal, condemned'. ecns.cn The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned on Friday the U.S. military presence in Syria as an "occupation" and the fresh U.S. airstrikes there as an "illegal aggression against defenders of Syria's independence and territorial integrity."

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-08-26). Erdogan Repairs Syria Ties with Eye on Eurasianism. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-08-26). US Carries Out Airstrikes In Syria's Deir ez Zor Province. popularresistance.org The US armed forces carried out air raids in Syria's Deir ez Zor province on Tuesday, August 23, allegedly targeting forces allied with Iran and the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, as per a statement issued by the US Central Command. The exact location of the airstrikes and number of casualties, if any, are yet not confirmed. | The statement claimed that "precision strikes" inside Syria were carried to "defend and protect U.S. forces from attacks like the ones on August 15." It said that the strike targeted "Iran backed groups" and were carried out under the direction of US President Joe Biden. | On August…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-26). SDF Keeps Pressure On Ankara, Shells Turkish Base In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. © Umit Bektas / Reuters | On August 26, an indirect fire attack targeted a base of the Turkish military located near the town of Kurmaza in the northern countryside of Syria's Raqqa. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the attack was carried out by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The London-based monitoring group didn't re…

Staff (2022-08-26). Rocket attack reported on Hajin area in E Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Unconfirmed reports said on early Friday that several rockets were fired at an area in eastern Syria that was formerly the headquarters of Americans' forces.

Staff (2022-08-26). Pradip Kumar Yadav appointed as next ambassador of India to Liberia. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Pradip Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.

Staff (2022-08-26). Tehran reacts to Biden claims over agression on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to Joe Biden's claims about the US' continuous attacks and aggression against the anti-terrorist forces of Syria.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-26). Israel's Last Attack On Syria Caused Heavy Civilian, Military Losses (Videos). southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN) | The August 25 large-scale Israeli aerial attack on western Syria have reportedly resulted in some heavy civilian and military losses. | The main targets of the attack were a key complex of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) located to the northeast of Masyaf in…

Global Research News (2022-08-26). Selected Articles: The Energy Crisis: A Cold Winter Ahead for Europe and Syria. globalresearch.ca By While the world has sympathy for the plight of Europeans facing a cold winter because of their energy crisis, Syrians have been …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-26). Venezuela's Road to Economic Recovery. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of a guest lecture delivered by Venezuela's Ambassador in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, at the UMSA university in La Paz. | For 100 years, our natural market for oil exports had been the United States. In 2019, the US decided to stop buying oil from Venezuela for political reasons and that forced us to adopt a series of internal transformations in order to guarantee the subsistence of the Venezuelan population. | In 2019, the flow of oil from Venezuela to the east coast of the United States was permanently interrupted for the first time since 1917. More than 30% of the fuel for vehicles o…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

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