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Syrian state media reports ‘Israeli aggression’ near Damascus & in southern Quneitra

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The Israeli military has allegedly struck at least two sites in Syria, including in the Damascus countryside and near villages south of Quneitra, Syrian state media reported. Only material damage was inflicted in the attacks. … Read More >Syrian state media reports ‘Israeli aggression’ near Damascus & in southern Quneitra

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Legendary war reporter Martin Bell on Yemen War: We are a civilised nation, we should not be arming Saudi Arabia

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We speak to legendary war correspondent Martin Bell. He discusses the horror of the crisis in Yemen, which the UN has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, his first-hand experience of seeing the suffering in Yemen, the record of the Saudi-led coalition’s strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure, British assistance to the Saudi-led coalition … Read More >Legendary war reporter Martin Bell on Yemen War: We are a civilised nation, we should not be arming Saudi Arabia

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The Credibles

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Following more than three years of extensive engagement with US military officials, Airwars has secured the precise locations of all but four of the 344 publicly confirmed (‘Credible’) Coalition civilian harm events in the war against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria, which between them represent the great majority of at least 1,410 conceded civilian deaths according to CJTFOIR – and at least 2,024 fatalities according to Airwars. … Read More >The Credibles

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Watchdog Group Releases Map of Every ‘Credible’ Civilian Death From US Airstrikes in Anti-Daesh War

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The report is being hailed as a triumph for military transparency, but the watchdog group that published the data catalogued 30% more civilian deaths than the anti-Daesh coalition has admitted to causing. … Read More >Watchdog Group Releases Map of Every ‘Credible’ Civilian Death From US Airstrikes in Anti-Daesh War

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Syria condemns US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ‘provocative’ visit to Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s historic visit to the disputed Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has been condemned by Syria in the “strongest language,” state media reported on Thursday. … Read More >Syria condemns US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ‘provocative’ visit to Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

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IDF Claims Struck ‘Iranian Quds Force & Syrian Armed Forces Targets’ in Syria

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Earlier on Wednesday, state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that explosions could be heard in the sky above the Syrian capital city of Damascus, as Syrian Air Defences responded to what it described as “Israeli aggression”. … Read More >IDF Claims Struck ‘Iranian Quds Force & Syrian Armed Forces Targets’ in Syria

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How the British government secretly funded Syrian cartoons and comic books as anti-Assad propaganda aimed at children

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Leaked documents show how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office spent millions setting up a clandestine network to churn out pro-rebel material, much of it aimed at winning the hearts and minds of kids. … Read More >How the British government secretly funded Syrian cartoons and comic books as anti-Assad propaganda aimed at children