Monthly Archives: June 2023

2023-06-12: News Headlines

_____ (2023-06-12). Pressure Mounts against US Occupation of Northeast Syria. transcend.org 3 Jun 2023 – Russian and Syrian Reinforcements on Their Way to East of the Euphrates – Any Syrian moves to expel the US military from Syrian territory are justified under international law and the US should be aware that its reign of terror is coming to an end.

Vanessa Beeley (2023-06-12). New US Military Base in Syria — What Is the US Trying to Do Now? globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-12). At least one civilian killed and scores injured in firing by US and allies in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The firing took place while the US forces were conducting an airdrop operation near the Iraq border. The Syrian government has termed the presence of US forces in the country as illegal, calling it an occupation and demanded their immediate withdrawal…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-11). Military Situation In Syria On June 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 11, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Aleppo province; | On June 11, HTS arrested four members of Ajnad al-Kavkaz group in Idlib; | On June 10, three SNA members were killed in clashes between the SNA's Military Police and suspected drug dealers in Jarablus city; | On June 10, three YPG members were killed by Turkish drone strike in Ahda…


Anonymous669 (2023-06-11). U.S. Air Force Claims Russia Stropped Adhering To Safe Air Protocols In Syria. southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-06-11). U.S. Forces Killed Civilian, Wounded Another During Raid In Al-Hasakah: Syrian State Media. southfront.org AIR FORCE HELICOPTER CREW RESCUES FEMALE HIKER — The 943rd Rescue Group had to use night vision goggles to rescue a severely injured hiker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald/Released) | United States forces killed a civilian and wounded another during a helicopter raid in the northeastern Syria governorate of al-Hasakah on June 11, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. | The state-run news agency said that the raid took place in the town of Salham, which is located…

ecns.cn (2023-06-12). ROK envoy summoned in tit-for-tat move. ecns.cn Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong summoned the Republic of Korea's Ambassador Chung Jae-ho on Saturday, in a tit-for-tat move after Beijing's envoy to the ROK was summoned last week over comments relating to Seoul's relationship with Washington.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-11). US Ambassador Says Ukraine Unlikely to Get Invite to Join NATO. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith has said that Ukraine is unlikely to receive an invitation to join NATO at the alliance's July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. "I think the allies now are in agreement that a proper invitation is unlikely while they're engaged in a full-scale war," Smith told POLITICO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has …


Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-11). June 18 Webinar: ALBA-TCP, First Fair Trade Agreement In The World. popularresistance.org The Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee is inviting everyone to a webinar organized by the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, with the participation of high-level officials from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, to expose the attacks that successive US administrations have unsuccessfully launched over the years to destroy the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas — Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The speakers will be: from Cuba, Héctor Igarza Cabrera, ambassador to Canada; from Venezuela, Carlos Ron, Venezuela's deputy foreign affairs minister for North America; and from Nicaragua, Minister of Commerce Jesús B…

ecns.cn (2023-06-11). China's ambassador Zheng Zeguang: 'De-risking' will create real risks. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang responded to the so-called "de-risking" against China propagated recently by the United States and the G7 when attending a symposium of business leaders and academics from China and the UK on Thursday.

Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-11). June 18 Webinar: ALBA-TCP, First Fair Trade Agreement In The World. popularresistance.org The Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee is inviting everyone to a webinar organized by the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, with the participation of high-level officials from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, to expose the attacks that successive US administrations have unsuccessfully launched over the years to destroy the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas — Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The speakers will be: from Cuba, Héctor Igarza Cabrera, ambassador to Canada; from Venezuela, Carlos Ron, Venezuela's deputy foreign affairs minister for North America; and from Nicaragua, Minister of Commerce Jesús B…

ecns.cn (2023-06-11). China's ambassador Zheng Zeguang: 'De-risking' will create real risks. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang responded to the so-called "de-risking" against China propagated recently by the United States and the G7 when attending a symposium of business leaders and academics from China and the UK on Thursday.

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2023-06-10: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2023-06-10). Military Situation In Syria On June 10, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Vanessa Beeley (2023-06-10). New US military base in Syria — what is the US trying to do now? thealtworld.com Is the US really preparing to take on Russia, Syria and allies in military escalation? | There have recently been reports of the US establishing a "new military base" in Syria. This is correct but people should be aware there are already an estimated 24-28 existing bases in Syria clustered around the north-east and extending into central and eastern Syria. The following is a brief report by Syrian journalist and analyst Kevork Almassian of Syriana Analysis: |

_____ (2023-06-09). Syria's Inclusion in the Arab League Marks Another Defeat for the US. journal-neo.org

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-09). Syria estimates wheat production to exceed one million tons. plenglish.com During his visit to several state-owned grain purchasing facilities and centers in the central province of Hama, the chief executive said that grain trading operations are being facilitated by government institutions. | All capacities should be employed to achieve an excellent grain production season, which would support the national economy, he said. The Syrian government approved a package of measures aimed at boosting wheat planting and production and supporting wheat farmers, considered the main food for the population. | Before the war in 2011, Syria produced sufficient quantities for self-consumption and e…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-09). Hezbollah Deployed 'Medium-Range Rockets' Near U.S. Base In Syria's Al-Tanf — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Lebanese Hezbollah has deployed "medium-range rockets" near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 9. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at al-Tanf. The coalition maintains a 55-kilometer no-fly zone around the garrison. | The London-based monitoring group said that the rockets and their launchers were transported by two trucks from position…


Anonymous669 (2023-06-09). In Video: Syrian Artillery Strikes Hit Base Of Turkey's Proxies In Greater Idlib. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has shelled a base of Turkish-backed militants in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib in response to recent ceasefire violations. | Video footage showing several artillery strikes hitting the base, which is located near the town of al-Bara in the southern Idlib countryside, surfaced on The b…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-06-10). 'No Safety Nets' — China, Israel and Palestine in the New Global Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jun 5, 2023 | Remarks by China's UN Ambassador Geng Shuang on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. | Compared to the US position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political discourse reflects a legal stance based on a deep understanding of the realities on the ground. | Articulating the Chinese thinking during a UNSC "Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question," Geng did not mince his word…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-06-09). China emerges as Palestine's biggest friend on the global stage. peoplesworld.org Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States' position, which perceives the U.N., and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political discourse reflects a …

teleSUR (2023-06-09). Myanmar & China: 73 Years of Diplomatic Ties, Agreements Signed. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Myanmar, a series of cooperation documents were signed. | Related: | The signing ceremony was held in the capital city of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, and was attended by high-ranking personnel of Myanmar as well as the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, Chen Hai. | During the ceremony, Than Swe, the Union Min…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-10). Israeli Troops Fire Tear Gas At Protestors On Front With Lebanon (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. By Ali Shoeib. | On June 10, Israeli troops fired tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who hurled stones at a force attempting to violate the separation line on the edge of the Lebanese border village of Kfar Chouba. | Tensions began to mount on the front on June 7 when a Lebanese farmer, Ismail Nasser, attempted to stop an Israeli military bulldozer from digging a trench along the separation line. Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force…


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