Monthly Archives: March 2023

2023-03-31: News Headlines

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-03-31). US Occupation Forces in Syria are not "Fighting Terrorism" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-03-31). Israel Attacks Syria's Damascus For Second Time In Less Than 24 Hours (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit the outskirts of Damascus, early on March 31, marking the second such attack on the Syrian capital in less than 24 hours. | Citing a military source, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes launched "salvos of missiles" at a position near Damascus from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights just after midnight."Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles and shot down a numb…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-31). U.S. Acknowledges Six Service Members Were Wounded In Recent Northeastern Syria Attacks. southfront.org A HH-60 helicopter prepares to land during a medical evacuation exercise within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | Six United States service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries as a result of recent Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that…

Ruwaida Amer (2023-03-30). Palestine refugees from Syria lose hope in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Conditions have worsened significantly since Israel's 2014 attack.




Anonymous103 (2023-03-30). Military Situation In Syria On March 30, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-03-30). HTS Militants Attack Syrian Army Positions In Western Aleppo. southfront.org File image. | On March 30, al-Qeada-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, announced that its militants had carried out yet another attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | The attack targeted military positions located in the outskirts of the town of Basratun in the western countryside of Aleppo. | Syrian pro-government news sources said that the SAA repelled the attack on the town and targeted HTS's miliants with artillery. | Meanwh…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-30). New Israeli Attack On Damascus Leaves Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded (Videos). southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | Early on March 30, a series of Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. | A military source told the state-run agency that Israeli warplanes launched several missiles at the capital from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. Syrian air defenses confronted the missiles and shot down some of them,…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-30). Russia Deployed Air Defense, Radars & Ballistic Missiles At Key Northeastern Syria Base — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Syrian Ministry of Defense. | The Russian military has deployed air defense, radars and ballistic missile systems at a key base in Syria's northeastern region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on March 27. | The base in question is an airfield located near the town of Sarrin in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Russian military took over the base in 2019…




Anonymous765 (2023-03-30). Israel Escalates Against Syria, Lebanon. southfront.org |

Caitlin Johnstone. (2023-03-30). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This. popularresistance.org A fascinating exchange took place at a UN press briefing the other day between China Global Television Network's Xu Dezhi and the UN's Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq about the US military occupation of Syria. The exchange is interesting both for the wild pro-US bias shown by a UN official, and for the way it illustrates how much truth can be exposed when journalists do what they're supposed to do in the press gallery. | Xu, who has done on-the-ground reporting in Syria in the past, asked Haq some challenging questions about an attack on a US military base in eastern Syria last week which…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus early Thursday morning and wounded two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. The report said explosions were heard in Damascus at 1: 30 am, and a Syrian military source said Syrian air defenses were "confronting hostile targets." Besides the two wounded soldiers, material damage was reported as well. The Israeli …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus for Second Night in a Row. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Friday morning for the second day in a row, marking the fifth time in March that Israel bombed Syria. Syria's state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defenses "intercepted hostile targets" in the airspace of Damascus. There was no mention of any casualties or damage …




Dave DeCamp (2023-03-30). Milley Says the US Should Attack Iran's IRGC Quds Force. news.antiwar.com Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress on Wednesday that the US should be targeting Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following a drone attack in Syria that killed a US contractor. "We do know that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard [Corps], and specifically their …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…

Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-03-30). Chechen Torturers From Syria Sign Deal With Ukraine To Fight Russians. popularresistance.org In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr Zelensky had signed a deal with newly arrived Chechen fighters from Syria to establish an all-Chechen brigade reporting directly to the Ministry of Defense. | Many of the Chechens in Syria had been part of ISIS and other al-Qaeda offshoots like Jabhat al-Nusra, with Chechen commander Abu Omar al-Shishani serving as ISIS Minister of War. | The Chechens wanted to directly fight the Russians with whom they have been at war for more than 300 years—and to fight against Chechen forces on the Russian side led by Ramzan Kadyrov, who s…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-30). Israel bombs Syria yet again, injuring two soldiers. peoplesdispatch.org This is the second such strike on Syria in the past week. Israeli airstrikes on the Aleppo airport in recent weeks have caused delays in relief delivery to earthquake-affected regions in Syria…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-30). Milley Says the US Should Attack Iran's IRGC Quds Force. news.antiwar.com Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress on Wednesday that the US should be targeting Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following a drone attack in Syria that killed a US contractor. "We do know that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard [Corps], and specifically their …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…

Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-03-30). Chechen Torturers From Syria Sign Deal With Ukraine To Fight Russians. popularresistance.org In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr Zelensky had signed a deal with newly arrived Chechen fighters from Syria to establish an all-Chechen brigade reporting directly to the Ministry of Defense. | Many of the Chechens in Syria had been part of ISIS and other al-Qaeda offshoots like Jabhat al-Nusra, with Chechen commander Abu Omar al-Shishani serving as ISIS Minister of War. | The Chechens wanted to directly fight the Russians with whom they have been at war for more than 300 years—and to fight against Chechen forces on the Russian side led by Ramzan Kadyrov, who s…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-30). Israel bombs Syria yet again, injuring two soldiers. peoplesdispatch.org This is the second such strike on Syria in the past week. Israeli airstrikes on the Aleppo airport in recent weeks have caused delays in relief delivery to earthquake-affected regions in Syria…

Prof. Glenn Diesen (2023-03-30). It's Official, According to U.N. Spokesperson: "There's No US Armed Forces inside of Syria" globalresearch.ca

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-31). 'Israel Is (Not) Back to Africa': How African Countries Are Challenging Israeli Plot on the Continent. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Mar 22, 2023 | The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being Unable to fahom the breakdown of its diplomatic and political efforts, Tel Aviv respon…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-30). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday March 29, Peru's de-facto government, led by Dina Boluarte, announced the "definitive withdrawal" of its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. | The Peruvian Foreign Ministry, in a

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2023-03-30: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone. (2023-03-30). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This. popularresistance.org A fascinating exchange took place at a UN press briefing the other day between China Global Television Network's Xu Dezhi and the UN's Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq about the US military occupation of Syria. The exchange is interesting both for the wild pro-US bias shown by a UN official, and for the way it illustrates how much truth can be exposed when journalists do what they're supposed to do in the press gallery. | Xu, who has done on-the-ground reporting in Syria in the past, asked Haq some challenging questions about an attack on a US military base in eastern Syria last week which…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus early Thursday morning and wounded two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. The report said explosions were heard in Damascus at 1: 30 am, and a Syrian military source said Syrian air defenses were "confronting hostile targets." Besides the two wounded soldiers, material damage was reported as well. The Israeli …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…




Anonymous103 (2023-03-29). Military Situation In Syria On March 29, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-03-29). Hezbollah Mourns Fighter Who Was Reportedly Killed In Syria. southfront.org Hezbollah fighter Zaid Jaber Shabib, aka "Abu Ali Haidar". Via Twitter. | On March 28, Lebanon's Hezbollah mourned one of its fighters which led to speculations on where and how he lost his life. | In a statement, the group said that Zaid Jaber Shabib from the southern Lebanese town of Jibchit, who was known by his nom de guerre "Abu Ali Haidar," had "martyred" while carrying out "his jihadi duty." No further details were provided by the Iran-allied group. | Several Syrian activist…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-29). Russia To Host Talks With Turkey, Iran and Syria Next April. southfront.org Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Sputnik / Alexey Filippov | The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria may meet in Moscow in early April, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted as saying on March 27 by the RIA Novosti news agency. | The senior diplomat said that the situation in Syria and the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus are to be the key focus of the talks. | The normalization process achieved a major breakthrough last December when the d…




Anonymous765 (2023-03-29). Iran, U.S. Clash In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org |

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-03-29). US is stirring up Syrian cauldron. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-29). In a Major Shift, Brazil Challenges OPCW's Syria Cover-Up. libya360.wordpress.com In a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW's "poor" handling of the issue and rebuked the UK and other states for blocking the testimony of veteran Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani,…

Anonymous765 (2023-03-29). Iran, U.S. Clash In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org |

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-03-29). US is stirring up Syrian cauldron. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-29). In a Major Shift, Brazil Challenges OPCW's Syria Cover-Up. libya360.wordpress.com In a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW's "poor" handling of the issue and rebuked the UK and other states for blocking the testimony of veteran Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani,…

teleSUR (2023-03-29). Swiss Govt. Introduces Exemptions To Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net The Federal Council announced Wednesday that Switzerland has joined the EU's tenth package of sanctions against Russia, with a series of exemptions. | RELATED: | "After deciding on March 3 to facilitate humanitarian activities in Syria, the Federal Council has now issued a humanitarian exemption for the provision of certain services to Russian organizations," reads a statement on the Swiss government portal. | Th…

infobrics (2023-03-29). Western powers pressured UNSC's members to boycott Russia-proposed resolution on Nord Stream. infobrics.org According to Russia's UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy, big pressure was the reason why countries abstained from supporting Russia's investigation project.

Staff (2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border. democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…

Stephen Sefton, The Grayzone. (2023-03-29). Bad Faith UN Report On Nicaragua Whitewashes Violent US-Backed Coup. popularresistance.org Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations during the time of the Korean War. In recent years, that situation has deteriorated to the point where demonization campaigns promoted by the US and its allies have made the UN system complicit in atrocities. Various UN institutions have been abused in this way. | As The Grayzone has methodically detailed, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has prod…

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