Syria
Ankara decries ‘provocative’ remarks by US anti-IS envoy
By Amberin Zaman
www.al-monitor.com
Turkish fury over the United States’ ongoing partnership with the Syrian Kurds showed no signs of abating as Ankara made a formal...
Military setbacks don’t ensure Islamic State’s demise
By Metin Gurcan
www.al-monitor.com
As Mosul was liberated last week from the Islamic State (IS) after a yearlong military struggle, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defined it as the “collapse...
‘False from start to finish’: Russian defense ministry slams Reuters report...
Published in www.rt.com
A Reuters report which claims the Russian death toll in Syria this year was four times higher than officially released data has...
HRW: Use of white phosphorus by US-led coalition raises serious questions
Published in www.middleeastmonitor.com
The use of white phosphorus by the United States-led coalition fighting Daesh in Syria and Iraq raises serious questions about the protection...
Netanyahu Pushes Trump Toward Wider Wars
July 18, 2017
Exclusive: Russia-gate is empowering Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to strong-arm President Trump into escalating the Syrian war by abandoning a recent cease-fire...
Dispatch From the Middle East: U.S. Buildup All About Iran
Requiring an American wedge between Syria and Iraq.
By Sharmine Narwani*
June 28, 2017
DAMASCUS—As the drive to push ISIS out of its remaining territories in Syria...
Islamic State Is Dying on the Battlefield—and Winning on the Internet
By Romesh Ratnesar
After Iraqi forces reclaimed control of Mosul, the country’s second-largest city, on July 10, Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared “total victory”...
Is Israel Losing the Syrian War?
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing the Syrian War?
by Ramzy Baroud
Israel, which has played a precarious role in the Syrian war...
War is Approaching
Lee Camp: Have No Fear – Trump Is Lying Us Into War Just Like All The Presidents Before Him
Posted on July 5, 2017
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‘CIA created ISIS’, says Julian Assange as Wikileaks releases 500k US...
By Jon Austin
PUBLISHED: Tue, Nov 29, 2016
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange today said the CIA was responsible for paving the way for ISIS...