infobrics (2023-05-12). US mulls sanctioning Arab League for Syria normalization efforts. infobrics.org It seems the Caesar Act will soon be used against US "partners" that have been nearly 100% compliant up until recently. This includes Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which still have extremely close relations with the Pentagon.
Aydin Sezer (2023-05-12). Turkey-Syria Reconciliation "Would End the US Presence in the Region". Interview with Aydin Sezer. globalresearch.ca
Prof. Neta C. Crawford (2023-05-12). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca
Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Official In Northern Syria. southfront.org 
A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…
Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-05-12). Syria, Alas: Is There Reason for Optimism? globalresearch.ca
Anonymous103 (2023-05-11). Military Situation In Syria On May 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 11, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province; | On May 11, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tel Tamar; | On May 11, an SAA officer was killed and four policemen were wounded in a car explosion in Damascus. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack; | On May 10, foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia and Iran met in Moscow to…
Anonymous669 (2023-05-11). ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Damascus Blast. southfront.org 
File image. | ISIS has claimed responsibility for the May 10 Damascus blast, which claimed the lives of two police officers and wounded several others. | The blast destroyed a vehicle inside Barzeh Police Department, which is located in one of the Syrian capital's highly-secured neighborhoods. Initially, the interior ministry said that a police officer was killed and four others were wounded. The next day, May 11, one of the wounded officers succumbed to his wounds, according to the ministry.
Anonymous669 (2023-05-11). Turkish, Syrian Foreign Ministers Hold High-Level Talks In Moscow. southfront.org 
The foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran have met in Moscow (Russian Foreign Ministry) | On May 10, the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran met in Moscow for high-level talks on the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus. | In his opening speech, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that the meeting would pave the way to drafting a road map for normalizing Turkish-Syrian relations. The minister said that he sees Moscow's task as "not only…
Dave DeCamp (2023-05-11). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Combat Syria Normalization. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill aimed to combat Syria's normalization with regional countries that would expand sanctions and prohibit the US from establishing diplomatic ties with the government of Bashar al-Assad. The bill was introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and several …
In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-11). Episode with Sina from East is a Podcast. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode me and Sina speak about a range of topics beginning with Sina's feelings waking up every morning to check his phone and see "what unspeakable crimes the Empire has committed today", along with growing up as he called himself, "a citizen subject" of the US Empire, as many immigrants or simply non-white people have to deal with. | We also touch on some of the shifting energies between the multiple growing and declining hegemons, the ignorance of the West as regards China, Iran, Taiwan, Palestine, Israel, Syria and other nations, the NATO war on Russia, and many other things! | For more from Sina, ch…
Rick Rozoff (2023-05-11). New AFRICOM/NATO military outpost: Ivory Coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton regime overthrew the Ivorian government of President Laurent Gbagbo with the assistance of French and United Nations troops in 2011, at the time it was also attempting to also overthrow governments in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. What has subsequently been deemed the rules-based international disorder. — RR ==== U.S. Army …
Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-11). Quadripartite Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Moscow Affirms Support for Syria's Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity and Turkish-Syrian Normalization. orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 10, 2023 ( "Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and official statements in the Astana process, the participants emphasized their commitment to the territorial integrity of Syria, non-interference in its internal affairs and fighting all forms of terrorism, separatism and extremism in the country," the stateme…
imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.
Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
infobrics (2023-05-11). Kazakhstan, BRICS Ready to Continue Close Cooperation. infobrics.org Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerkin Akhinzhanov met with BRICS Sherpa of the Republic of South Africa Anil Sooklal, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh MFA…
Dave DeCamp (2023-05-11). US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Supplying Russia With Weapons. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the nation of secretly supplying Russia with weapons, a claim that drew a rebuke from Pretoria. US Ambassador Reuben Brigety said he knew that a Russian ship that docked in South Africa in December was loaded with weapons but did not provide evidence for the claim. "We …
imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-11). New EU Ambassador visits Imperial. imperial.ac.uk The new EU Ambassador visited the College last week to see how Imperial researchers work with European partners to address shared challenges.
Rick Rozoff (2023-05-11). Spain: Biden regime expands anti-ICBM warships permanently based in Spain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandMay 11, 2023 Deepening the Defense Agreement between the U.S. and Spain As President Biden had promised during his June 2022 bilateral meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, this agreement increases the deployment with two U.S. Navy destroyers permanently based at the Rota Naval Base. The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Julissa Reynoso, and …
imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.
Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
infobrics (2023-05-11). Kazakhstan, BRICS Ready to Continue Close Cooperation. infobrics.org Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerkin Akhinzhanov met with BRICS Sherpa of the Republic of South Africa Anil Sooklal, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh MFA…
Dave DeCamp (2023-05-11). US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Supplying Russia With Weapons. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the nation of secretly supplying Russia with weapons, a claim that drew a rebuke from Pretoria. US Ambassador Reuben Brigety said he knew that a Russian ship that docked in South Africa in December was loaded with weapons but did not provide evidence for the claim. "We …
imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-11). New EU Ambassador visits Imperial. imperial.ac.uk The new EU Ambassador visited the College last week to see how Imperial researchers work with European partners to address shared challenges.
Rick Rozoff (2023-05-11). Spain: Biden regime expands anti-ICBM warships permanently based in Spain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandMay 11, 2023 Deepening the Defense Agreement between the U.S. and Spain As President Biden had promised during his June 2022 bilateral meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, this agreement increases the deployment with two U.S. Navy destroyers permanently based at the Rota Naval Base. The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Julissa Reynoso, and …
Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-12). US 'seizes' over a dozen web domains related to Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah. peoplesdispatch.org In 2021, the US had similarly seized domains related to Press TV, Al-Masirah, and Palestine Today—all of them critical of the policies of the US and its allies, especially Israel…
Click to see full-size image | On May 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province; | On May 11, a PKK commander reportedly was killed by Turkish drone attack south of Ain al-Arab; | Only the withdrawal of US troops from the occupied territories of Syria will ensure the return of the population of the region to peaceful life, according to the Moscow and Damascus joint s…
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah as seen during his speech on May 12 on al-Manar TV. | Israel has failed to isolate the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and to cause sedition within the resistance in the Gaza Strip, Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah, said on May 12. | Nasrallah made the remarks during a ceremony organized to commemorate senior Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddin, who died in Syria seven years ago."Benjamin Netanyahu aims to escape internal div…
Illustrative image. | On May 11, four fighters from the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor in an attack that was attributed to ISIS. | A Humvee armored vehicle that was carrying the fighters was reportedly targeted with an improvised explosive device as it was moving on a road near the town of al-Baghuz in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside. All four were killed on the spot. | The slain fighters…
A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…