Daily Archives: August 6, 2023

2023-08-06: News Headlines

Chris Hedges (2023-08-06). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Military Situation In Syria On August 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Four Syrian Officers, Soldiers Killed In Attack By Turkistan Militants In Northern Lattakia. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on August 6, four service members of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed in an attack by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the northern Lattakia countryside, according to Sputnik. | The attack targeted a key position of the SAA in Mount Nabi Yunis, a field source told the Russian news agency, adding that militants from the TIP managed to reach the position due to the rough terrain and heavy fog. | Syrian pro-government activities iden…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Wipe Out HTS Headquarters In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org File image. | On August 6, video footage showing recent Russian airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib surfaced online. | The airstrikes, which took place on

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Syrian and Russian aviation destroyed terrorist headquarters in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian and Syrian Air Forces bombed the central command of the Al-Nusra terrorist organization in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, some 300 kilometers northwest of the capital.

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-05). Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Jul 31, 2023 | While the wholesale theft of Syria's natural resources continues under the watch of illegal US troops, the Russian project of resurrecting ISIS-destroyed Palmyra stands as a stark reminder that ruins can rise again — if Syria's friends help pave the way. | he war on Syria has vanished from the collective West ethos. Yet it's far from finished. Multitudes across the Global Majority may feel the deepest empathy towards Syrians while acknowledging not much can be done while the Western Minority refuses to leave the stage. | In parallel, there are slim chances the New Develo…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). Syria and Iran create joint bank. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Syria and Iran announced the creation of a joint bank and the adoption of national currencies in commercial exchanges between the two countries, according to media reports here.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Syria On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 5, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed militants near Idlib; | Five Kurdish militants were killed in northern Syria, according to the Turkish Ministry of Defense; | On August 4, unknown assailants targeted an SAA checkpoint in Abukamal. An SAA serviceman was killed; | ISIS confirmed the death of its le…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). ISIS Carried Out 206 Attacks, Killed 435 People In Syria This Year: Monitoring Group. southfront.org File image | ISIS has carried out 206 attacks and killed 435 People in Syria since the start of the year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a report released on August 5. | The London-based monitoring group said that 104 of the terrorist group's attacks took place in Syria's central region, which is controlled by government forces. The operations claimed the lives of 192 service members and pro-government fighters as well as 157 civilians. In addition, 20 terrorists were killed while taking…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib After Warnings (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 5, a series of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | At least four airstrikes targeted the western outskirts of Idlib city, where several headquarters, training camps and ammunition depots of HTS are known to be…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). Syria demands to monitor Israeli nuclear weapons. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Damascus demanded today to pressure Israel to unconditionally join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, since its nuclear program constitutes a threat to the stability of the region and the world.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). US forces kidnap a civilian in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) US troops illegally present in Syrian territory carried out today a new operation in which they arrested a person in the northeast of this nation.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). U.S.-Led Coalition Violations Of Syria's Airspace Are Increasing. southfront.org A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | United States-led coalition's fighter jets and drones violated Syria's airspace 28 times during the past day, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on August 4. "Aircraft of the so-called U.S.-led international anti-terrorist coalition continue to create dangerous situations in the sky over Syria, infringing upon Syria's airspace and violating deconfliction…

JANET (2023-08-05). 'Cuba will never renounce its socialist system of social justice' — Speech by Cuban Ambassador to U.N. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead August 2, 2023 New York City The following slightly edited talk was given by Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver, the Permanent Representative of Cuba at the United Nations and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a solidarity event held July 29 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks that helped spark the Cuban Revolution, which took power in 1959. Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations, Gerardo Peñalver, July 29, 2023. (WW Photo: Monica Moorehead) The event was held at The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational…

_____ (2023-08-06). No Justice for Lebanon Three Years After Tragic Beirut Port Blast. strategic-culture.org Lebanese authorities have failed time and again to hold anyone responsible for the 2020 explosion that decimated the Lebanese capital | Join us on , , and . | Three years have passed since the city of Beirut was nearly turne…

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