Monthly Archives: January 2023

2023-01-23: News Headlines

_____ (2023-01-23). Syria and US War Crimes: The Reckoning Is Coming. journal-neo.org In an article published here in November 2018, I referred to the statement of the UK representative of a UN organisation named the International, Impartial, Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011. I …

_____ (2023-01-23). Saudi Crown Prince Defies the U.S. Policy Against Syria. strategic-culture.org

Ben Norton (2023-01-23). Peru's Natural Resources: CIA-linked US Ambassador Meets with Mining and Energy Ministers to Talk 'Investments'. globalresearch.ca

Thomas Schwendener (2023-01-23). The Club of Right-Wing Apostles. indybay.org Two chief advisers to Donald Trump have launched a think tank for "global freedom" in Zug. At the founding event, the Swiss U.S. ambassador spoke about the "woke inquisition."

Anonymous103 (2023-01-22). Military Situation In Syria On January 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | 6 SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas in the northern Syria, according to the Turkish MOD; | On January 22, SAA forces attacked a vehicle with an ATGM in the Darat Izza area; | On January 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran; | On J…

Anonymous669 (2023-01-22). Russian Aerospace Forces Conduct First Airstrikes On ISIS Cells In Central Syria This year. southfront.org Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS | On January 22, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS's areas of influence in Syria's central region. | The Russian airstrikes, which were the first to hit ISIS this year, targeted hideouts of the terrorist group's cells near the town of al-Resafa in the southern countryside of Raqqa. Last year, the terrorists established a strong presence around the to…

Anonymous669 (2023-01-22). Syrian Army Established Six New Posts Near Key SDF-Held Town In Aleppo. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On January 22, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) established six new posts to the west of the key town of Manbij in the northern Aleppo countryside, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The positions were reportedly established around the village of Qurt, which is located some 20 kilometers to the west of Manbij right on the front with Turkish-occupied areas in the northern Aleppo countryside. Through the Taiha crossing, which links government and SDF held areas, th…

Anonymous669 (2023-01-22). Syrian Army Reactivated Key Air Base In Aleppo With Help From Russia (Video). southfront.org Screengrab showing a Syrian Pantsir-S system at Jirah Air Base. Via Twitter. | The Russian Arab Army (SAA) has reactivated Jirah Air Base in the northern Syrian governorate of Aleppo with help from the Russian military, Syrian pro-government news sources reported on January 22. | The air base, which is located some 66 kilometers to the east of Aleppo city, was out of service for years. On 12 February 2013, it was captured by militants from the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and several Free Syrian Army factions.

Anonymous669 (2023-01-22). Syrian Opposition Spread Fake News About Mass Turkish Casualties After Syrian Army Attack. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | As a part of what appears to be a coordinated propaganda stunt, several Syrian pro-opposition news sources falsely reported late on January 21 that 20 Turkish service members were killed or wounded in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib as a result of an attack by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | The sources said that the SAA struck a Turkish post near the town of Afes in the southern Idlib co…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-22). Multiple Drone Attack Hits US Base in Southern Syria. news.antiwar.com A US military base in southern Syria was targeted in a drone attack on Friday that wounded two members of a US-backed militia. US Central Command said the base at Al-Tanf was attacked by three "one-way attack drones." CENTCOM said two of the drones were shot down, but one hit the compound, injuring two members …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-22). Syria's Power Dynamic is Shifting. orinocotribune.com By M.K. Bhadrakumar Jan 17, 2023 | The process toward a Turkish-Syrian rapprochement may lose momentum as a top aide to Turkish President Recep Erdoƒüan threatened to derail it. On Saturday, January 14, Ibrahim Kalin, presidential advisor on foreign policy, stated during a media briefing in Ankara that the Russian push for peace did not mean that Ankara was abandoning the option of launching a new campaign in Syria. | To quote Kalin, "A ground operation is possible any time, depending on the level of threats we receive." But he also added, "Turkey never targets the Syrian state or Syrian civilians…

Steven Sahiounie (2023-01-22). Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman (MBS) Defies the US Policy Against Syria. globalresearch.ca

news.un (2023-01-22). Fulfilling the UN dreams of Kale, a teenager battling cancer. news.un.org A lifelong ambition of 16-year-old Kaloenic Ilac, or Kale, has been to travel to New York and visit the UN. In January, the Make-a-Wish Foundation made his dream a reality with a bespoke tour involving an ambassador and a senior UN official.

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2023-01-18: News Headlines

_____ (2023-01-18). Is the Syria-Turkey conflict close to a peaceful resolution? journal-neo.org Over the past decade, Turkish foreign policy has faced serious difficulties, and the crisis unleashed by the US and its allies in Syria has been the main reason for this. The Syrian crisis has had and continues to have several consequences for Turkey at various levels: the intensification of the Kurdish question, the build-up of the …

Anonymous669 (2023-01-18). French Jihadist Killed By Syrian Army In Greater Idlib. southfront.org File image. | On February 15, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed a French jihadist during a rare raid in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which occupied by several terrorist groups. | The French jihadist, identified only as "Abu Hamza," was reportedly a member of Firqat al-Ghuraba. In a statement, the terrorist group said that the jihadist was killed by Syrian troops in the mountainous area of al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Abu Hamza's real name is yet to be revealed. It rema…

ecns.cn (2023-01-18). China urges U.S. to stop plundering Syrian oil resources: FM. ecns.cn China urges the United States to give the Syrian people and the international community a full account of its oil theft, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

infobrics (2023-01-18). Russia and China Ready for Quick Travel Resumption. infobrics.org Russia and China are ready to resume mutual travel as soon as possible and deepen their strategic cooperation, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia told the Russian state TASS news agency…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-18). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-17). Military Situation In Syria On January 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 17, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara; | On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations and other issue…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-17). Syria condemns US attacks on health sector. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, January 16, Syria condemned US attacks on its health sector "by imposing additional restrictions on allowing the sale of [medical] equipment, as well as on the provision of services and spare parts to a large number of Syrian public and private hospitals," Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) Syria's foreign and expatriate ministry said in a statement that the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security had issued fresh restrictions on the sale of medical equipment to the country's public and private sector on Monday, despite rising globa…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-17). Colombia recalls ambassador from Guatemala over corruption probe fallout. colombiareports.com Colombia's foreign ministry recalled its ambassador from Guatemala on Monday over criminal accusations made against Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez. In a statement, the foreign ministry said ambassador Victoria Gonzalez was…

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