Steven Sahiounie (2022-08-22). US Military Still Stealing Oil in Syria. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-22). U.S. sends more stolen oil from NE Syria to Iraqi bases. ecns.cn The U.S. forces sent 137 oil-laden tankers from oil fields in northeastern Syria to its bases in Iraq on Sunday, the latest shipment of stolen Syrian oil to be delivered to U.S. bases in Iraq, state news agency SANA reported.

____ (2022-08-22). Iran, Lebanon basketball teams at 2022 FIBA U18 Asian C'ship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Iranian and Lebanese basketball teams played at Azadi Stadium on Sunday. Iran lost to Lebanon 65-63 in Group A of the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-21). Russian Ambassador Says We 'Simply Have No Contact' With Western Diplomats. news.antiwar.com In an interview with the Financial Times, a top Russian diplomat says there is no communication with Western diplomats at the UN. The complete freeze in contact led the Kremin to assess there is no possibility of a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine. Gennady Gatilov, Russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, …

Contributing Writers (2022-08-21). The 6th Anniversary Of Lattakia Massacre/ By Basma Qaddour, Aug. 4, 2019. marktaliano.net ARAB AND FOREIGN PRESS On Aug 4, 2019 The Syrian Member of Parliament Fares Shehabi posted on his FB page: "Today marks the sixth anniversary of the massacre of northern #Lattakia towns where NATO the beloved of rebels killed 400 civilians & kidnapped some 136 most of them women & children!" This post was followed by …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-21). Military Situation In Syria On August 21, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 21, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Fatirah area; | On August 21, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area; | On August 21, an SAA serviceman was killed in IED explosion in Daraa city; | On August 20, t…

Staff (2022-08-21). US, its backed groups expulsion from Syria on agenda. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Mehmet Perinàßek says expulsion of the US and its backed forces from the region is on agenda during the Turkish Vatan Party's chief visit to Damascus.

____ (2022-08-21). Iran loses to Lebanon at 2022 FIBA U18 Asian C'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iran lost to Lebanon 65-63 here in Group A of the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship on Sunday.

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-08-21). Syrian security force killed in car bomb blast in Daraa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — One of the Syrian security forces was killed in a car bomb blast in the center of Daraa city, southwestern Syria.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). UAE ambassador returns to Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — The UAE foreign ministry has announced that in the framework of strengthening relations between Abu Dhabi and Tehran, "Saif Mohammad Al-Zaabi" will return to Tehran to resume his duties as the ambassador.

Staff (2022-08-21). Turkish-backed forces target Syria's Raqqa with artillery. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Turkish-backed forces targeted areas in Syria's Raqqa with heavy artillery attacks and left massive damage.

Staff (2022-08-21). Pradip Kumar Yadav appointed as next ambassador of India to Liberia. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Pradip Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-21). Lebanese Official Says Agreement With Israel On Maritime Dispute Is Near. southfront.org Energean Power FPSO Credit: Energean (via Israel's Energy Ministry) | Lebanon and Israel are about to reach an agreement on the demarcation of their naval borders, a Lebanese official told the Sputnik news agency on August 20. "We are very close to reaching an agreement on the demarcation of the maritime border with Israel, and we were informed that the answer, which the American mediator, Amos Hochstein, will bring from the Israeli side, in response to the Lebanese proposal, is positive," the un…

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-20). Russia to send evidence Of Kyiv 'Chemical Terrorism' To OPCW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Russia is preparing the documents proving that Ukraine conducted chemical terrorism activities, and is set to submit them to (OPCW), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). Military Situation In Syria On August 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 19, SDF artillery shelled al-Bab city. 45 civilians were reportedly killed and wounded; | On August 19, Turkish drone targeted an educational center for girls under the UN auspice in the village of Shmouka near Tal Tamar. Four civilians were reportedly killed; | On Augus…

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-20). Turkish MHP Leader Gives Support to Ankara's Call For 'Reconciliation' With Syria. orinocotribune.com The leader of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has given support to the recent statement by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who had indicated his country's plan to mend relations with neighboring Syria. | "Turkey's steps toward Syria are valuable and accurate. No one living in this country, regardless of their origin or sect, is [an outsider] or the enemy of our country," Devlet Bahceli said in a written statement released on Monday. | He emphasized that Syrians are brothers of the Turkish people, having strong ties based on history, culture and faith. | Raising the level of Turkey's talks with Syr…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Nasrallah Says Iran's Nuclear Deal Wont Affect Lebanon's Maritime Dispute With Israel. southfront.org On August 19, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah stressed that the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal will not affect Lebanon's maritime dispute with Israel. | Speaking at the cornerstone ceremony of a Hezbollah touristic landmark in the Lebanese town of Janta, named "The Story of the First Shot", Nasrallah said "Lebanon's oil and gas resources and the disputable zone in Karish will not be affected by whether the nuclear deal will be signed or not." | Karish naval gas field became the f…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Turkey's Proxies Shelled Key Air Base In Northern Syria (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from footage released by the Syrian National Army. | Between August 19 and 20, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) carried out a series of rocket and mortar strikes on areas held by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Aleppo countryside. | The strikes were a response to the

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). US-led Coalition Base In Syria's Al-Omar Oil Fields Attacked Again. southfront.org Early on August 20, an indirect fire attack targeted the US-led coalition's Green Village base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that an unidentified projectile landed in the vicinity of the base. The projectile was alleged launched from the government-held part of Deir Ezzor across the Euphrates River, where Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi forces are present. | No ca…

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkish officials likely to pay imminent visit to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — After the Turkish media reported about the imminent trip of a delegation from one of the country's political parties to Damascus, the leader of the party said that a number of Turkish statesmen will accompany them on the trip.

____ (2022-08-20). Hezbollah brings prestige to Islamic world: Leader's envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The Leader's representative in Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said that Hezbollah Resistance Movement in Lebanon brings prestige and credit to the Islamic world.

Staff (2022-08-20). Rocket hits near US base in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Some news sources released unconfirmed reports of a rocket hitting near the US base in the al-Omar oil field in Deir ez-Zor, Syria early on Saturday.