(2022-12-02). Canada and the Kidnapping of Ambassador Saab. orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor Nov 28, 2022 | Throughout the years I have known some people who were very vocal and eloquent supporters of humanity and its various causes. Yet, personally, they were quite disagreeable people, very unforgiving of the actual humanity that surrounded them, their families, acquaintances and, neighbors. It always made me wonder about their public sincerity when their private actions were so at odds with it. | Something like that happens to me at the broader scale when I think of Canada's foreign policy: big words but mean actions. What great eloquence we get from the prime minister Justin…
(2022-12-02). Gallic Rebuke: France and the US Rules-based Order. dissidentvoice.org Gérard Araud was not mincing his words. As France's former ambassador to Washington, he had seen enough. At a November 14 panel hosted by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft titled "Is America Ready for a Multipolar Word?", Araud decried the "economic warfare" being waged by the United States against China, expressing the view that …
(2022-12-01). Ukraine Demands Yet More NATO Weapons and Generators. strategic-culture.org Although Ukraine's power grid has been heavily hit, it is as nothing compared to what Syria is suffering this very day. | NATO's BBC outlet reports that their NATO masters have promised to supply the rump Ukrainian Reich with
(2022-12-01). Military Situation In Syria On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 hostility and ceasefire violation in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Issa area; | On December 1, Turkish aircraft struck SAA positions in the east of Ain al-Arab city. Three SAA servicemen were reportedly wounded; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the west of Tal Abyadh city; | On December 1, Turkish Defence Mini…
(2022-12-01). ISIS Leader Was Killed In Russian-Backed Syrian Security Operation. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE:/ Iliya Pitalev. | ISIS former leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was reportedly killed in a Russian-backed Syrian security operation that took place in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | The terrorist group announced the death of its leader in an audio message that was released on In a statement released a f…
(2022-12-01). Turkish Loitering Munition Hit Syrian Army Position Near SDF-Held Kobane (Videos). southfront.org 
On December 1, a Turkish loitering munition struck a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the village of Koran to the east of the town of Kobane in the northeastern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | Kobane is a stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Several units of the SAA were deployed near the key town in 2019 to maintain peace under a Russian-brokered agreement. | According to the Hawar News Agency, which is linked to the SDF, the Turkish strike left an officer…
(2022-12-01). U.S. Defense Minister Warned Turkey Against New Ground Operation In Northern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: sdf-press.com | The United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, of his "strong opposition" to a new Turkish ground operation in northern Syria during a telephone call on November 30. | In a statement, the Pentagon said that the secretary voiced concern over the escalating situation in Syria and expressed condolences over the November 13 Istanbul bombing."He also expressed concern over escalating action in northern S…
(2022-12-01). Pentagon, ISIS Confirm Leader Qurayshi Killed in Syria's Daraa Province. news.antiwar.com
(2022-12-01). Turkey's Repression of the Kurds, Kurdistan as an Independent State, "The Kosovo Syndrome" globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-30). Military Situation In Syria On November 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On November 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 30, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Daqna area; | On November 30, one SAA serviceman was killed by IED explosion in the Sabikhan area; | On November 29, an IED explosion was reported in the city of Daraa; | On November 29, Russian military police carried out a patrol in the Tal Tamar area. | MOR…
(2022-11-30). In Video: Russia Deploys Heavy Howitzers On Frontline With Turkish Forces In Northern Syria. southfront.org Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | The Russian military grouping in Syria has deployed heavy howitzer near an important frontline with Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | A video that surfaced online on November 30 shows a Russian battery of Msta-B towed 152 mm howitzers moving in the direction of the town of Tell Rifaat. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the battery was deployed at a newly-established position in the nearby village of Tell Ji…
(2022-11-30). Senior Syrian Air Force Officer Survives Assassination Attempt Near Damascus. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | On November 28, a senior officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) survived an assassination attempt near the capital, Damascus. | The officer, identified as Colonel Basil Ibrahim Wassouf, was reportedly lightly wounded when an explosive device ripped through his car in the district of Kiswah to the south of the capital. | Col. Wassouf is hardened fighter jet pilot of the SyAAF. The nature of his current work wi…
(2022-11-30). Turkey Completed Preparations For Ground Operation In Northern Syria — Report. southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | Turkey has completed all military and logistic preparations needed to launch a ground operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria,
(2022-11-30). Turkey Continues Strikes On Syria, Suffers Losses In Iraq. southfront.org 
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(2022-11-30). Chinese envoy calls for preservation of Syria's sovereignty, territorial integrity. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for efforts to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.
(2022-11-30). Iranian envoy holds talks with Syrian deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Iranian envoy to Syria met and held talks with the Syrian deputy foreign minister Iman Susan.
(2022-11-30). Kurdish SDF Asks Russia to Mediate Security Deal With Syria. news.antiwar.com With Turkish officials talking up another imminent invasion of northern Syria, the Kurdish SDF are keen to negotiate a more formal alliance with the Assad government. They are Turkey's invasions are aimed in part at curbing Kurdish autonomy, and propping up rebels they believe would be better for Turkish interests. The SDF has allied with the US in the past. | Kurdish hopes the US would put a stop to Turkish attacks haven't amounted to anything, however. That and US hostility toward Assad seems to have convinced many that Russ…
(2022-11-30). International condemnation mounts against Turkey's war on the Kurds. greenleft.org.au Turkey has struck more than 90 villages and towns in North East Syria since November 19, reports Susan Price. Meanwhile, international voices of condemnation are growing.
(2022-11-30). S. African envoy urges boosting trade ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — South African Ambassador in Tehran has called for further boosting bilateral relations in the trade sphere with Iran.
(2022-11-30). Iran summons French envoy over foreign minister remarks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — The French ambassador to Tehran was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry on Wednesday to lodge a protest over the anti-Iran remarks by the French foreign minister.
(2022-11-30). Israel-Lebanon agreement and restructuring in the Eastern Mediterranean. uwidata.com 
By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun * As if the rapid change of balances in the world will lead to the reconciliation of resentments and the re-determination of ranks… For example, after Israel completed the exploration and extraction of gas in the Karish field, political relations between Lebanon and Israel were positively affected by the certainty …