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Blowback: US-armed 'moderate rebels' slaughter Kurds in Syria
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-25
Amid outrage over Turkey's atrocities against Kurdish civilians northern Syria, Max Blumenthal discusses how some of the Syrian militias committing…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/25/blowback-us-armed-moderate-rebels-slaughter-kurds-in-syria/

Clashes in Northeastern Syria Put Turkish-Russian Memorandum at Risk
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
On Tuesday, exactly two weeks after Ankara launched its cross border military operation "Operation Peace Spring", in northern Syria east of the Euphrates River, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi for …
globalresearch.ca/clashes-northeastern-syria-put-turkish-russian-memorandum-risk/5693063

2019-10-25: News Headlines
Staff | syria.positiveuniverse.com | 2019-10-25
• October 18, 2019, show | • Blowback: US-armed 'moderate rebels' slaughter Kurds in Syria. | • Hezbollah Leader Calls for Protesters to Meet with Government. | • Lebanese President Vows to Meet with Protestes to Ease Tensions…
syria.positiveuniverse.com/2019/10/25/2019-10-25-News-Headlines/

Hezbollah Leader Calls for Protesters to Meet with Government
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-25
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned on Friday that nationwide protests could push the country into chaos, collapse and, "God forbid", civil war. | RELATED: | Lebanese President Vows to Meet with Protestes to Ease Tensions | Supporters of Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group with widespread influence in Lebanon, meanwhile scuffled with anti-government protesters who have been on the streets for days, angered by corruption and the near collapse of the econom…
telesurenglish.net/news/Hezbollah-Leader-Calls-for-Protesters-to-Meet-with-Government-20191025-0003.html

US Reoccupation of Northern Syria? Turkish Aggression Halted?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
Time and again, things aren't as they seem, Trump's ordered withdrawal of US forces from northern Syria the latest example — saying one thing, then going another way, going along with his geopolitical team's permanent war agenda. | Commenting on the …
globalresearch.ca/us-reoccupation-northern-syria-turkish-aggression-halted/5693041

Video: How Russian-Turkish 'Safe Zone' Deal Shapes Course of Syrian Conflict
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
The military crisis in northeastern Syria started by the Turkish military offensive on Kurdish militias amid the US troops withdrawal deflated. | On October 23, Turkey, Russia and Syria started implementing the 'safe zone' agreement reached by Turkish President Recep Tayyip …
globalresearch.ca/video-how-russian-turkish-safe-zone-deal-shapes-course-syrian-conflict/5693012

Esper: U.S. Troops, Armored Vehicles Going to Syria Oil Fields
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-25
BRUSSELS — The U.S. will send armored reinforcements into eastern Syria to bolster defenses against a potential move by Islamic State militants on oil fields controlled by U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday. | Esper described the added force as "mechanized," which would likely means it will include tanks and other combat vehicles such as Bradley armored infantry carriers. This would introduce a new dimension to the U.S. military presence, wh…
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Trump To Send Possibly Thousands Of Troops & Tanks To "Secure Syria's Oil" & Iraq Goes To UN Over US
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-25
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/24/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Violence Erupts in Northeast Syria After Trump Touts "Ceasefire"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-25
Violence continued in the Rojava autonomous region in northeast Syria on Thursday, shortly after President Trump pledged that a ceasefire announced by Turkey would likely be "permanent." Russian warplanes raided rural areas while clashes erupted between various factions as Turkish-led forces appeared to push beyond the so-called "safe zone" patrolled by Turkey and Russia near the Turkey-Syria border, according to reports and observers on the ground. | "It doesn't feel like things are cleared up and done wi…
truthout.org/articles/violence-erupts-in-northeast-syria-after-trump-touts-ceasefire/

New War for Oil? Trump to Occupy Oil-Rich Syrian Province with Tank Corps, Asks for Kurdish Displacement There
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-25
Trump goes back and forth between dismissing Syria as an unimportant desert and playing up its small oil reserves. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-10-25_at_10.04.08_am.png …
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US Special Forces' Secrets Fall into Hands of Russians as Kurds Side with Syria
Joseph Fitsanakis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
American defence officials with knowledge of Special Operations Forces activities in Syria are concerned that their secrets may fall into the hands of the Russians, as the Kurds switch their allegiance to the Moscow-backed Syrian government. | IntelNews reports that members …
globalresearch.ca/consequences-us-special-forces-secrets-fall-russians-kurds-side-syria/5693046

Study Group "A New Phase in the Syrian War"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-25
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'Unacceptable Practices' in the OPCW's Investigation of the Alleged Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria on April 7th 2018
Courage Foundation | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
The Courage Foundation convened a panel of concerned individuals from the fields of disarmament, international law, journalism, military operations, medicine and intelligence in Brussels on October 15th. The panel met with a member of the investigation team from …
globalresearch.ca/panel-criticizes-unacceptable-practices-opcw-investigation-alleged-chemical-attack-douma-syria/5693025

2019-10-25: News Headlines
Staff | syria.positiveuniverse.com | 2019-10-25
• Blowback: US-armed 'moderate rebels' slaughter Kurds in Syria. | • Study Group "A New Phase in the Syrian War" | • From Chile to Lebanon: Working class offensive sweeps the globe. | • NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to call for new Middle East wars.
syria.positiveuniverse.com/2019/10/25/2019-10-25-News-Headlines/

Iraq Takes International Legal Action to Kick Unauthorized US Forces Out
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-25
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said United States troops withdrawing from northeast Syria do not have permission to stay in Iraq, adding that his government is taking "all international legal measures" in response to their unauthorized entry into the …
globalresearch.ca/iraq-takes-international-legal-action-kick-unauthorized-us-forces-out/5693051

There's something that's ours on those streets and we're going to take it back
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-25
In Lebanon, it was a tax on the use of WhatsApp; in Chile, it was the rise in subway fares; in Ecuador and in Haiti, it was the cut in fuel subsidies. Each of these conjunctures brought people to the streets and then, as these people flooded the streets, more and more joined them. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/25/theres-something-thats-ours-on-those-streets-and-were-going-to-take-it-back/

There's only one way left to deal with Centrists | Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle | thecanary.co | 2019-10-25
It's important in this modern world, if you want to stay relevant, that you have to find new roles for yourself. To this end I have recently become a social media influencer (well, I post nasty things about squirrels on Instagram), and I have taken on a role as what's known as a 'brand ambassador' — this is a celebrity employed by a company or organization to help raise brand awareness and increase sales. | I am a brand ambassador for Frosty Jack's Apple Cider (if you look on Amazon it says…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/10/25/theres-only-one-way-left-to-deal-with-centrists-alexei-sayle/

From Chile to Lebanon: Working class offensive sweeps the globe
wsws.org | 2019-10-25
The past week has seen a new stage in the eruption of the global class struggle, with mass protests bringing two seemingly disparate countries to a halt over what are undeniably similar grievances that are rooted in the historic and systemic crisis of the global capitalist system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/25/pers-o25.html

NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to call for new Middle East wars
wsws.org | 2019-10-25
NATO officials began a two-day summit yesterday in Brussels, calling for new military escalation in the Middle East after the debacle of their eight-year war in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/25/nato-o25.html

EU Envoys Agree That Brexit Extension Is Needed, No Date Set
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-25
LONDON — Less than a week before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, ambassadors from the bloc's 27 other nations agreed Friday to grant the U.K.'s request for another extension to the Brexit deadline — but they did not settle on how long that delay should be. | As so often during more than three years of Brexit drama, the two sides were in a stalemate, each waiting for the other to make a move. British politicians want to know the length of the delay before deciding whether to hold an early election. The EU, meanwhile, wants to know what Britain plans to do with the extra time. | Speaki…
truthdig.com/articles/eu-envoys-agree-that-brexit-extension-is-needed-no-date-set/

Brussels ambassadors agree need for Brexit extension
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-25
Brussels ambassadors have agreed that an extension to Britain's membership of the EU is needed, but a decision on the length will not be made until next week.The EU 27 accepted the "principle of an extension" and their work will continue in the "coming days", a European Commission spokeswoman said.Boris Johnson was forced by parliament to request a Brexit delay until January 31, and chancellor Sajid Javid conceded on 25 October that the Halloween deadline had now slipped away.It follows the prime minister's offer to MPs of more time to consider his Brexit deal if they agreed to an election on December 12. | Labou…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/25/brussels-ambassadors-agree-need-for-brexit-extension/

'New War for Oil?': Pentagon Chief Confirms US to 'Strengthen' Military Presence Near Syria Oil Fields
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-25
Capping off a week of widely criticized comments from members of the Trump administration about emerging White House plans to use U.S. troops to control oil fields in northeastern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed Friday that the Pentagon is working to "strengthen" U.S. military presence in the region. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/abrams_tanks.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/25/new-war-oil-pentagon-chief-confirms-us-strengthen-military-presence-near-syria-oil?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name
Robert L. Borosage | thenation.com | 2019-10-24
Trump's Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name…
thenation.com/article/trump-peace-kurds-democrats/

Lebanon Protest Movement: Demanding Total Change of State's Political Framework
Michael Jansen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets and squares across Lebanon to call for the fall of the country's political class, which they accuse of looting the country. They also demand an end to the sectarian …
globalresearch.ca/lebanese-demanding-total-change-state-political-framework/5692970

Syria: exposing western radical collaboration with imperialism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-24
Western radicals must take a consistent anti-imperialist position despite the internal contradictions or problems that exist within a state in the Global South. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/24/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-10-24
Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria or in surrounding countries. The schools, mosques, churches and community . . . | Continue reading U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria at Workers.org…
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U.S. Anti-war Movement Should Stay Focused on Getting U.S. Out of Syria
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-anti-war-movement-should-stay-focused-getting-u-s-out-syria/5692948

How the Reckless Use of US Military Power Caused Today's Syrian Kurdish Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
President Trump has announced sanctions will be lifted on Turkey as a ceasefire remains in place in northern Syria, where Turkey invaded earlier this month after Trump withdrew U.S. troops. On Tuesday Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the Syrian-Turkish border. The United Nations is reporting Turkey's offensive in northern Syria has displaced over 176,000 people, including nearly 80,000 children. The Turkish assault al…
truthout.org/video/how-the-reckless-use-of-us-military-power-caused-todays-syrian-kurdish-crisis/

Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-10-24
The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey's incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049991

Trump Brings the Troops Home… to Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
"He does what he says he is going to do." This is the line I've heard time and again from Donald Trump's supporters in their seemingly endless quest to defend the indefensible. "He keeps his promises." | Unpacking this kind of enforced self-delusion is usually a challenge, given the fervency with which Trump's people cling to their cognitive dissonance regarding the man and his behavior. In the matter of Syria, the troops and the truth, however, Trump has lied in a way that even his most devout believers should find difficult to st…
truthout.org/articles/trump-brings-the-troops-home-to-iraq/

Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-24
The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey's incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049991

Vladimir Putin, Syria's Pacifier-in-Chief
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
The negotiations in Sochi were long — over six hours — tense and tough. Two leaders in a room with their interpreters and several senior Turkish ministers close by if advice was needed. The stakes were immense: a road map …
globalresearch.ca/vladimir-putin-syria-pacifier/5692940

Turkish Invasion of Syria Is Latest Chapter in History of US Betraying Kurds
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
Janine Jackson: As we record on October 17, Turkey continues its offensive in northern Syria, a move seen as greenlighted by Donald Trump's early October removal of some US troops from the area. Trump's acti…
truthout.org/audio/turkish-invasion-of-syria-is-latest-chapter-in-history-of-us-betraying-kurds/

Trump: The Job of Our Military Is Not to Police the World
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-24
In a statement on U.S. military operations in Syria, the president says, "We're getting out. Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand."
truthdig.com/articles/trump-the-job-of-our-military-is-not-to-police-the-world/

Father of woman killed fighting against terrorists in Syria launches campaign to bring her body home
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-24
The father of the first British woman to die fighting against Daesh (Isis/Isil) in Syria has launched a campaign to bring his daughter's remains back to the UK.Dirk Campbell's daughter Anna travelled to Syria via Lebanon in 2017 to join Kurdish forces fighting in the north west city of Afrin.In March 2018, Campbell died after she was hit during Turkish air strikes while fighting with an all-female brigade of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).Anna Campbell (Family handout/PA)The 26-year-old was the eighth British citizen to die in the country but the first woman.Her father, a musician from Lewes in East…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/24/father-of-woman-killed-fighting-against-terrorists-in-syria-launches-campaign-to-bring-her-body-home/

Conflict Between Trump and Military-Diplomatic Establishment Is Full of Hypocrisy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-24
We are living in a political world that seems turned on its head, with Democrats voting to stay in Syria and Republicans wanting to get out–but neither side is getting it right.
therealnews.com/stories/conflict-trump-military-diplomatic-establishment-full-of-hypocrisy

Study Group "A New Phase in the Syrian War"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-24
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Turkey accused of spreading misinformation to force people out of their homes in northern Syria
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-24
Turkey has been accused of spreading misinformation aimed at forcing people to flee from their homes in northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Turkish-led forces invaded Rojava on 9 October. The NATO member has faced accusations of ethnic cleansing a…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/10/24/turkey-accused-of-spreading-misinformation-to-force-people-out-of-their-homes-in-northern-syria/

Syria Says Turkish-Led Forces Attacked Its Troops
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-24
BEIRUT — Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said. | The fighting underscored the risks of violence as multiple and often opposing armed forces jostle for new positions in the tight quarters of the northeastern border zone. | Most worrisome has been the prospect of a collision between forces of the Syrian government and those backed by Turkey, which include Syrian rebel fighters and Islamic extremists opposed to P…
truthdig.com/articles/syria-says-turkish-led-forces-attacked-its-troops/

The White Helmets: A Terrorist Organization Supported by the Trump Administration
Dr. Ludwig Watzal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
The White Helmets are a terrorist affiliate of ISIS and al-Nusra front and not paramedics. A British secret service agent created these pseudo paramedics terrorists with the financial support of Western countries. Great Britain, France, Germany, and the U. S …
globalresearch.ca/white-helmets-terrorist-organization-support-trump-administration/5692934

No to the German-European security zone in Syria!
wsws.org | 2019-10-24
The call by German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer for an international security zone in northern Syria marks a new stage in the revival of German militarism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/24/syri-o24.html

Don't Call it Ethnic Cleansing: Erasing Turkey's State Terrorism in Syria
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-24
Turkey's incursion into northern Syria is a continuation of its longstanding policy of ethnic cleansing against the Kurds. This policy dates back decades, and is pursued in the name of fighting the "terrorism" of Kurdish nationalists who seek an independent Kurdistan. But Turkey's policies amount to a vicious form of state terrorism and collective punishment against an entire people.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/24/dont-call-it-ethnic-cleansing-erasing-turkeys-state-terrorism-in-syria/

Ending Endless War: Andrew Bacevich on How Reckless Use of U.S. Military Power Caused Today's Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-24
President Trump has announced sanctions will be lifted on Turkey as a ceasefire remains in place in northern Syria, where Turkey invaded earlier this month after Trump withdrew U.S. troops. On Tuesday Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the Syrian-Turkish border. The United Nations is reporting Turkey's offensive in northern Syria has displaced over 176,000 people, including nearly 80,000 children. The Turkish assault also led to a number of former ISIS fighters escaping from jail in northern Syria. We speak with Andrew Bacevich, co-founde…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/24/trump_lifts_turkey_sanctions_syrian_kurds

Erdogan Wants the Bomb
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
"Some countries have nuclear missiles, but the West insists that we cannot have them. This is unacceptable": this statement by President Erdogan reveals that the crisis goes beyond that which began with the Turkish offensive in Syria. In Turkey, during …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-wants-bomb/5692913

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