Dave DeCamp (2022-08-15). US Restores Backchannels With Syria Over Missing American Journalist. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has According to a report from

Anonymous103 (2022-08-15). Military Situation In Syria On August 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 4 in Aleppo province, 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Idlib Latakia; | On August 15, the US base at Tanf area was targeted with several drones; | On August 14, the Israeli warplanes attacked SAA position in the Tartus and Damascus countrysides. Three SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in…

William Briggs (2022-08-15). Australia and the sport of China baiting. greenleft.org.au The aggressive questioning of China's ambassador Xiao Qian's presentation to the National Press Club showed how the bourgeois media stirs animosity towards China. William Briggs reports.

____ (2022-08-15). Chinese ambassador to India talks about China's position on China-India relations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to India H.E. Sun Weidong held a roundtable briefing on Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region on Saturday. At the briefing, Sun also introduced China's position on China-India relations.

Staff (2022-08-15). US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.

Staff (2022-08-15). 3 servicemen killed in Israel attack on W Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — The Syrian military says three servicemen have been killed as its air defenses confronted hostile Israeli targets over the city of Tartus and the nearby mountain range of Qalamoun.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-14). Military Situation In Syria On August 14, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 2 in Aleppo province, 1 in Idlib province; | Five SDF servicemen were killed in the Peace Spring area in northern Syria, according the Turkish MOD; | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On August 13, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…

Steven Sahiounie (2022-08-14). Putin's Syrian Peace Plan with Erdogan. globalresearch.ca

Scorinoco (2022-08-14). US Steals More Than 80% of Syria's Daily Oil Production. orinocotribune.com The Syrian Oil Ministry has accused the US forces occupying north-eastern Syria of being responsible for the theft of most of the country's oil. | "The amount of oil production during the first half of 2022 amounted to some 14.5 million barrels, with an average daily production of 80,300 barrels, of which 14,200 are delivered daily to refineries," said the Oil Ministry in a statement released on August 9, The statement went on to say that "the US occupation forces and their mercenaries"—referring to the US-backed Syr…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-14). Turkish Military Deployed Heavy Weapons In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org Turkish army vehicles and military personnel are seen near the Turkish-Syrian border on October 12, 2019. IMAGE: Reuters / Murad Sezer | Late on August 13, the Turkish military deployed additional reinforcements in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are known to be present and active. | The reinforcements, which entered Greater Idlib from the al-Bab al-Hawa border crossing, included more than 25 self-propelled howitzers, battle tanks and armored personnel carriers. The vehi…

Staff (2022-08-14). Hezbollah says not informed about attacker of Salman Rushdie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Lebanese Hezbollah said Saturday that it has no information about the alleged attacker of Salman Rushdie, the author of a blasphemous anti-Islam book.

____ (2022-08-14). Spokesperson: Nigeria firmly supports one-China principle. ecns.cn Femi Adesina, the spokesperson for Nigeria's president, on Friday told Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun that his country firmly supports the one-China principle.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-14). SDF Says It Killed Turkish Intelligence Spy, Captured Two Others In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org Click to see full-size image, source: sdf-press.com | On August 14, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that a Syrian spy of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Mƒ∞T, was killed and two others were captured during a recent raid by its fighters in the northeastern Syrian governorate of al-Hasakah. | The raid took place in the village of Tell Brak in the northeastern al-Hasakah countryside on August 11. In a statement, the SDF said that the three spies wer…

____ (2022-08-14). Spokesperson: Nigeria firmly supports one-China principle. ecns.cn Femi Adesina, the spokesperson for Nigeria's president, on Friday told Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun that his country firmly supports the one-China principle.

Staff (2022-08-14). Hezbollah says not informed about attacker of Salman Rushdie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Lebanese Hezbollah said Saturday that it has no information about the alleged attacker of Salman Rushdie, the author of a blasphemous anti-Islam book.

Eferrari10 (2022-08-13). Venezuela and Colombia Appoint Ambassadors (Bilateral Relations). orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 11, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Félix Plasencia as Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, praising his "great diplomatic and political experience and capacity for relations." Within minutes, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced the appointment of Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti as the ambassador of his country to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | President Maduro, during a ceremony held at the Simón Bolívar Park in La Carlota, announced that the Foreign Ministry of Venezuela "has requested the approval [of Félix Plasencia] from the Colombian Fore…

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-13). Is an 'Israel'-Lebanon War in the Next Month Inevitable? orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh Aug 3, 2022 | Just over a month is left until "Israel" will begin extracting gas from the resource-rich Karish field in disputed waters, and yet no deal concerning the demarcation of maritime borders between Lebanon and "Israel" has been reached. If no deal is brokered by September, will we see a new "Israel"-Lebanon war? And why is there little to no media attention to this situation? | Last Monday [August 1], the Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, seemed to have suggested that a response to Israeli provocations, over Lebanese resources, could come at any t…

____ (2022-08-13). Nasrallah hails martyr Soleimani's leading role in 33-day war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — For the first time, Secretary-General of Lebanon Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah put forward leading role of former Iran IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani during 33-day war in Lebanon.

Staff (2022-08-13). Russian MoD reports 3 terrorist attacks in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — In a statement, the Russian defense ministry announced that Al-Nusra Front terrorists have carried out 3 terrorist attacks in Syria's Idlib and Aleppo provinces in the last 24 hours.

Staff (2022-08-13). Video: Culture of Resistance: Music behind colonial bars with Dr. Louis Brehony. samidoun.net On August 12, 2022, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network hosted a webinar with Dr. Louis Brehony, the author of "Genius in the People: On Collective Resistance and Musical Instrument Making in the Jails of the Colonizer" on Fida' al-Shaer, Syrian musician from the occupied Golan, who built an oud while locked behind colonial bars in …

Staff (2022-08-13). Israeli regime takes security measures after Qunaitra attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Following the recent attack of Israeli military on the Quneitra in Syria, local sources are reporting that Tel Aviv regime has taken security measures for fear of Hezbollah's retaliation.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-13). Japan shouldn't dance to the US tune on Taiwan: China envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou said Japan has no right to interfere in China's internal affairs, and should not dance to the tune of the US on the Taiwan question.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-13). New Agreement Ends Clashes Between Syrian Army And Militants In Daraa's Tafas. southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On August 13, clashes between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and militants in the town of Tafas in the western Daraa countryside came to an end as a result of a new agreement between Syrian authorities and the local negotiation committee. | The clashes first broke out more than a week ago, when wanted militants in Tafas refused to honor a previous agreement with the government that call on them to leave the town. The militants fled the town a few days into the clashes. However, the situation in the…

Staff (2022-08-13). US troops smuggle another oil shipment out of Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Hours after transferring 60 tankers carrying stolen Syrian oil to Iraq, the United States has transferred a new large shipment to Iraq through the illegal "Al-Walid" border crossing.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-13). Israel Threatens Senior Syrian Army Officers Over Alleged Hezbollah Activities In Al-Quneitra. southfront.org Israeli military. Photo: IDF | Israel has threatened two senior officers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) over alleged activities by Lebanon's Hezbollah in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) dropped leaflets over al-Quneitra late on August 12, a few hours only after a

Anonymous669 (2022-08-13). Two New Attacks Target Turkish Military Bases In Northern Syria. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Two small bases of the Turkish military in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo came under attack on August 13. | In the morning, an anti-tank guided missile struck a guard post inside a Turkish base located in the northern outskirts of the town of Hazwan. The missile destroyed…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-13). Lebanese Soldier Killed, Another Wounded In Clashes On Syria's Border. southfront.org The official insignia of the Lebanese Armed Forces. | On August 13, a soldier of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) was killed and another was wounded during clashes with traffickers on Lebanon's northern border with Syria. | The Lebanese media said that the clashes took place in the area of Wadi Khaled, right on the border with Syria's Homs. Wadi Khaled is one of the most impoverished and politically marginalized areas of Lebanon. In recent years, the area also became home to thousands of refug…

____ (2022-08-13). Kuwaiti ambassador submits credentials to Iran FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — The new ambassador of Kuwait to Iran submitted a copy of his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday evening.

____ (2022-08-13). Syria handed over 50 ISIL terrorists to Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — A media group affiliated with Iraqi army on Saturday announced that Syria who had been arrested on Syria's territory handed over more than 50 ISIL terrorists to Iraq..

Staff (2022-08-13). 3 killed, injured in mine blast in S Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — News sources reported that 3 people were killed and injured after a mine left from terrorists exploded in southern Syria.

Staff (2022-08-13). Martyrs Hamedani, Soleimani demolished ISIL structure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Anti-terrorist commanders like Major General Hossein Hamedani and Major General Qassem Soleimani managed to destroy the organizational structure of ISIL terrorism in Iraq and Syria, Major-General Mohammad Bagheri said.