Categories Middle East US B-52 Bomber En Route to Syria Escorted by Greek Fighter Jets – Reports Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor Two Greek F-16 fighter jets provided an escort to a US B-52 bomber on its way to Syria during its flight over Cyprus on Friday, the Kathimerini newspaper reported. … Read More >US B-52 Bomber En Route to Syria Escorted by Greek Fighter Jets – Reports
Categories Middle East Houthis Claim Downing US-Made Spy Drone Near Border With Saudi Arabia Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor The Houthi movement, which controls the north of Yemen, said on Friday that it had shot down a US-made spy drone near the border with the southwestern Saudi province of Aseer. … Read More >Houthis Claim Downing US-Made Spy Drone Near Border With Saudi Arabia
Categories Middle East Defence Secretary Esper Confirms US Intention to Seize, Hold Syrian Oil Fields Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has confirmed that the US plans to continue controlling Syria’s oil fields, and to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists or “other actors”. … Read More >Defence Secretary Esper Confirms US Intention to Seize, Hold Syrian Oil Fields
Categories Middle East US smuggles crude worth $30mn per month from occupied Syrian oil fields, violating its own sanctions – Russian Foreign Ministry Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor A supposed champion of the rule of law, the US is violating its own anti-Syrian sanctions by smuggling crude from oil fields it seized from Damascus, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said. … Read More >US smuggles crude worth $30mn per month from occupied Syrian oil fields, violating its own sanctions – Russian Foreign Ministry
Categories Middle East ‘Americans will RESPAWN al-Baghdadi’: Assad casts doubt on ISIS leader’s death, draws parallels with Bin Laden’s killing Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019October 8, 2020By Editor Take any words from US politicians with a grain of salt, Syria’s Bashar Assad has urged, as he cast doubt on the story of the Islamic State leader being killed in US a raid, and compared it to the shady killing of Osama Bin Laden. … Read More >‘Americans will RESPAWN al-Baghdadi’: Assad casts doubt on ISIS leader’s death, draws parallels with Bin Laden’s killing
Categories Middle East US forces conduct border patrol in NE Syria – report Posted on Posted onOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019By Editor US forces in armored vehicles conducted a patrol on the Syria-Turkey border on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) military source and witnesses. … Read More >US forces conduct border patrol in NE Syria – report
Categories Op-ed Islamic burials for al-Baghdadi and Bin Laden – but not Gaddafi? Cynical reality undermines US message in ‘war on terror’ Posted on Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor Citing “respect for Islamic custom” to speedily arrange burials at sea for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Osama Bin Laden makes little sense, and the US attempt to win over hearts and minds in the Muslim world is worse off for it. … Read More >Islamic burials for al-Baghdadi and Bin Laden – but not Gaddafi? Cynical reality undermines US message in ‘war on terror’
Categories Asia & Pacific BC: Okinawans Rebel Against the US and Tokyo Posted on Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor BC stands for NEO’s Banned Classic. This article was originally published by our journal on 27.06.16 For some reason, this article is missing from Google search results. … Read More >BC: Okinawans Rebel Against the US and Tokyo
Categories Middle East ‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event Posted on Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor The US was “arrogant” to send its troops to guard oilfields in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that it remains unclear from whom the installations need to be protected. … Read More >‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event
Categories Middle East Op-ed Whose oil is it anyway? Time for Trump to leave Syrian oil to the Syrians Posted on Posted onOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor For all President Trump’s talk of withdrawal, and ending the US’ “endless wars” in the Middle East, America will remain in Syria to keep its oil in the hands of Washington’s favorite militias. Isn’t it time to just let go? … Read More >Whose oil is it anyway? Time for Trump to leave Syrian oil to the Syrians