Syria
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Policy of Self-Destruction: Turkey Supplies Syrian Fighters with Military Equipment
Amid a surge in military operations in Idlib governorate, Turkey has been gradually escalating military provocations, creating obstacles to the advance of the Syrian Arab Army. Currently, Ankara decided to not even try to hide the fact that it funds and supplies terrorist organizations and controlled armed groups. Continue reading
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How Iranian airliner was saved in Syrian skies
Details of a possible tragic incident were released due to an accusation by Israel of the Russian Khmeimim air base’s command of the use of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system against Israeli air targets. As a result, an Israeli UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was destroyed and an F-16 fighter was damaged. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 12-14 February 2020
14 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s Links 14 February 2020 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2020/02/todays-links_14.html New Leaks Shatter OPCW’s Attacks on Douma Whistleblowers https://www.globalresearch.ca/new-leaks-shatter-opcws-attacks-douma-whistleblowers/5703663 Continue reading
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Syria: M5 highway secured, time for truce By M.K. Bhadrakumar
The de-escalation talks between Moscow and Ankara over the Russian-backed offensive by the Syrian government forces in the northwestern province of Idlib didn’t help defuse tensions. Continue reading
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‘Burned At The Stake’ – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes The Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange
Last December, we witnessed the awesome capacity of state-corporate power to manipulate public opinion and undermine a democratic election with a ruthless propaganda campaign smearing Jeremy Corbyn, a passionate anti-racist. The campaign depicted Corbyn, not just as an anti-semite, but as someone who might ‘reopen Auschwitz’. The truth wasn’t just distorted, it was reversed. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 7-12 February 2020
12 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Press review: Turkey may be using proxies in Syria and Russian envoy chides US visa policy https://tass.com/pressreview/1119129 Erdogan claims at least 14 Turkish servicemen dead during shelling in Syria’s… Continue reading
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U.S. & NATO Rush To Add Fuel To Fire Of Idlib Conflict
The Washington-led establishment are attempting to seize the opportunity and push Turkey further into the Idlib tensions, and encourage it to carry out agressive actions in the region. Continue reading
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Syria Imposes the Astana Deal by Force, as Turkish-Russian Tensions Rise
Since 2012 the M5 Damascus-Aleppo had been under the control of jihadist forces. The Syrian Army has now liberated the M5 Damascus-Aleppo road and over 140 cities, villages and strategic hills. Turkey and the Uzbeks, Uighurs and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra) failed to protect their fortified positions, abandoning them and retreating towards the area… Continue reading
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Exclusive: New leaks shatter OPCW’s attacks on Douma whistleblowers
Facing accusations that it issued a doctored report alleging a chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW has released an inquiry attacking two whistleblowers as rogue actors. Leaked documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal serious distortions in the OPCW inquiry as well as a campaign of intimidation against internal dissenters. Continue reading
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Yet Another Israeli Provocation in the Middle Eastern Skies
While using a civilian airliner as a cover, four Israeli F-16 fighters approched the outskirts of Damascus and launched an attack on local residential areas late at night on February 6. There’s no disputing that by adopting this tactics the Israeli Air Force endangered the civilian aircraft – Airbus A320, owned by the Syrian private… Continue reading
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New doc & THIRD whistleblower hit OPCW for throwing dirt at leakers claiming Douma account was fabricated — report
A third whistle-blower has come forward to corroborate the previous complaints that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) tried to suppress evidence-gathering in the Douma probe, a report says. Continue reading
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Syria – Turkey Invades Idleb But Its Bluff Will Be Called
Since last week’s post on the Syrian Idleb campaign the Syrian army has made significant progress. Continue reading
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OPCW responds to Douma leaks… by arguing whistleblowers are not credible & calling for tighter internal security measures
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said in a report that whistleblowers who raised concerns about the group’s Douma probe are not credible, and called for new measures to prevent further leaks. Continue reading
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Israeli airstrikes on Damascus suburbs put at risk civilian flight with 172 passengers on board – Russian MoD
Surprise Israeli strikes on Damascus suburbs put a civilian aircraft in serious danger and forced it to divert to Russia’s Khmeimim airbase as the Syrian air defense was activated to repel the attack, the Russian military said. Continue reading
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Why Turkey won’t hitch Syrian wagon with US By M.K. Bhadrakumar
The remark by President Recep Erdogan on Friday that Turkey might militarily intervene in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province fuelled speculation that tensions between Ankara and Moscow have reached a point of no return. Continue reading
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VIDEO of fake chemical attack in Syria already complete, White Helmets co-produced footage – Moscow
The White Helmets have shot a new fake video of ‘Assad’s chemical attack’ in Syria’s Idlib, the Russian MoD has said. The movie, co-produced by the notorious White Helmets, is expected to be released shortly on social media. Continue reading
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House of Commons Presentation: OPCW Leaks Reveal International Community Was Misled About Alleged Douma Chemical Incident in 2018
REPORT ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PRESENTATION CONCERNING OPCW LEAKS ABOUT DOUMA Continue reading
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Americans Keep Putting Up Roadblocks Against Russian Troops on Key Syrian Highway
This is now the fourth time this has happened that we know of. US troops in northeastern Syria keep blockading the M4 highway to prevent Russian troops from moving on it. Continue reading
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Moscow pips Pompeo at the Syrian post
The capture of the town of Maarat al-Numan in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib bordering Turkey on Wednesday by the government forces must be counted as the first ‘new facts on the ground’ since the murder of Qassem Soleimani twenty-five days ago. The salience is that the military operation against the al-Qaeda affiliates went ahead… Continue reading
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Syria News Links 24-25 January 2020
26 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s links 25 January 2020 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2020/01/todays-links_25.html Pentagon aggravates situation around interaction in Syria – Russian Defense Ministry https://tass.com/defense/1112963 Continue reading
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