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Mortar Shells Strike Near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, One Security Official Killed

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

An unconfirmed number of rockets were reportedly fired toward the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, and reports are indicating that mortar shells struck the area near the US Embassy in the city’s Green Zone. … Read More >Mortar Shells Strike Near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, One Security Official Killed

“We’re Keeping the Oil” says Trump: Military Conflict Between Russia and the US Looms in Northeast Syria

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper explained in a press conference Tuesday, that a new U.S. force will be stationed in eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. … Read More >“We’re Keeping the Oil” says Trump: Military Conflict Between Russia and the US Looms in Northeast Syria

Turkey and Russia to start patrolling Kurdish areas in northern Syria together on Friday – Erdogan

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

Joint Turkish-Russian patrols will commence later this week as Kurdish forces continue leaving the 20-mile ‘safe zone’ along Syria’s border with Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. … Read More >Turkey and Russia to start patrolling Kurdish areas in northern Syria together on Friday – Erdogan

IDF soldier gets ONE MONTH in prison for ‘disobeying’ order and killing teenage Palestinian protester

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

An Israeli soldier was sentenced to one month in prison after fatally shooting an unarmed Palestinian protester without his commander’s permission during the unrest along the Israeli-Gazan border. … Read More >IDF soldier gets ONE MONTH in prison for ‘disobeying’ order and killing teenage Palestinian protester

Iran’s Khamenei says US & allies behind public turmoil in Iraq, Lebanon after Hariri resignation

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

The supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, has said the US and its Middle Eastern allies are to blame for the ongoing instability in Iraq and Lebanon. It comes after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri stepped down in response to protests. … Read More >Iran’s Khamenei says US & allies behind public turmoil in Iraq, Lebanon after Hariri resignation

‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event

Posted on October 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

Situation on Turkish-Syrian Border as Withdrawal Deadline Comes to End – Video

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor

Kurdish forces announced that they had begun withdrawing from a safe zone near the north-eastern Syrian border with Turkey on 27 October. … Read More >Situation on Turkish-Syrian Border as Withdrawal Deadline Comes to End – Video

Pullout of Kurdish Militia From Safe Zone in Northeastern Syria Completed Ahead of Schedule – Shoigu

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor

The withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the Syrian border region with Turkey was one of Ankara’s conditions to stop its military offensive there. … Read More >Pullout of Kurdish Militia From Safe Zone in Northeastern Syria Completed Ahead of Schedule – Shoigu

Middle East Op-ed

Whose oil is it anyway? Time for Trump to leave Syrian oil to the Syrians

Posted on October 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

Disposal complete’: ISIS chief al-Baghdadi buried at sea, like bin Laden, but photo & video proof remains classified – Pentagon

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor

The US got rid of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s body mere hours after a swift DNA test confirmed the terrorist’s identity, Pentagon officials said, adding that all evidence of the raid and his burial at sea remains classified. … Read More >Disposal complete’: ISIS chief al-Baghdadi buried at sea, like bin Laden, but photo & video proof remains classified – Pentagon