(2022-09-01). U.S. Ambassador again praises China's high-speed rail. ecns.cn U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns again praised China's high-speed rail on his Twitter account during a trip on Thursday.
(2022-08-31). Doing business with the Taliban govt. peoplesdispatch.org The best part of the UN Security Council discussion last Thursday regarding the situation in Afghanistan was the candid remarks by the Russian and Chinese ambassadors on the accountability of the Taliban government in Kabul for the crisis gripping that country today, just a year after the vacation of the NATO occupation. (here and here) There is …
(2022-08-31). Military Situation In Syria On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Ariha town; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Idlib city; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Majdaliya area; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turk…
(2022-08-31). Israeli Strikes Hit Aleppo Airport In Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Israeli F-15 warplane. Source: AP/TASS | Late on August 31, a series of Israeli strikes which were reportedly launched from the Eastern Mediterranean targeted Aleppo International Airport in Syria's northern region. | A military official told the state-run Syrian Arab New Agency that a number of missiles struck the airport, which is located in the eastern outskirts of Aleppo city. According to the unnamed official, the strikes caused material losses only. | Local activists in Aleppo city shared footage on social med…
(2022-08-31). Casualties Reported After New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 31, fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Sarjah in the southern countryside of Idlib, where HTS maintain a number of posit…
(2022-08-31). Another Turkish Military Base In Northern Syria Came Under Attack. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On August 31, an indirect fire attack targeted a base of the Turkish military located in the northern outskirts of Hazwan town in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights, the attack was launched from an area in the northern Aleppo countryside jointly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian military. The attack infli…
(2022-08-31). Syrian Army pounds terrorists positions in Hama, Idlib. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the positions of the Al-Nusra Front terrorist group and its other allied terrorists in the Hama province and the Idlib province.
(2022-08-31). Israel Strikes Syria's Damascus Hour After Attack On Aleppo (Video). 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) | A series of Israeli strikes hit the southeastern outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, late on August 31, just a hour after a similar
(2022-08-31). Syrian Army Deploys Around Daraa's Jasim To Hunt Down Wanted Terrorists. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On August 31, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) deployed troops around the town of Jasim in the western countryside of Daraa. | According to local news sources, the army established a position in the northern outskirts of Jasim and restricted the movements of people entering or leaving the town. A reconnaissance drone was also spotted flying over the town and its outskirts. | The surprise deployment is reportedly meant to counter ISIS. A number of wanted people, who are thought to be members or leaders…
(2022-08-31). Iran, Lebanon review bilateral ties, ongoing JCPOA talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iranian envoy to Lebanon and Lebanese Minister of Education reviewed the latest status of bilateral relations, ongoing JCPOA talks as well as Tehran-Riyadh talks.
(2022-08-31). Minister Says That Venezuela Ready To Sell Oil Worldwide. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Minister of Petroleum and Vice-President of the Economic Area, Tareck El Aissami, affirmed that the country is ready to market oil to any region or company in the world that is interested in Venezuelan crude. | Minister of Petroleum, Tareck el Aissami (l), while he greets the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti,…
(2022-08-30). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Ukraine is finished as a nation — neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale. One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul — and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass — there is reason to believe…
(2022-08-30). US in Latin America: Interference, Extortion and Blackmail in Times of Global Reconfiguration. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Elbaum The disordered and brutal intentionality of the United States to control the political, economic, communicational, military and cultural orientations of Latin America is linked to the loss of its relevance in the region. Last Thursday, the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, arrogated to himself the right to give his opinion on the…