September 2016 – Page 23

Israel to ‘Spy on the Middle East, Russia and China’ With US-Funded Satellite

17 September 2016

On Tuesday, Israel launched into orbit its seventh spy satellite, Ofek 11, which is set to provide the Israeli military with surveillance imagery of the developments in the Middle East; however experts tell Sputnik that the Israeli space program, which is financed by the US, […]

US Gives Russia Data About Location of ‘Moderate Rebels’ in Syria for First Time

17 September 2016

The US handed Russia data on the location of militant opposition groups operating in Syria for the first time, special representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Alexander Zorin told journalists on Friday. A preliminary analysis of this data suggested that distinctions hadn’t been made between […]

UN chief slams Bibi’s support for settlement expansion in West Bank

17 September 2016

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his support for the Tel Aviv regime’s expropriation of Palestinian territories and expansion of illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank. On Thursday, Ban told the Security Council during a meeting on […]

Daesh Use Chemical Weapons in Attack North of Aleppo, Eight Reported Injured

17 September 2016

Daesh terrorists carried out a chemical weapons attack in the North of Syria’s Aleppo province, according to a Kurds militia source. Daesh terrorists used chemical weapons in artillery attacks on two settlements in the north of Syria’s Aleppo province on Friday, poisoning at least eight […]

Clinton: Trump owes Obama an apology over ‘birther’ issue

17 September 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Friday that there is “no erasing” Republican Donald Trump’s promotion of the false “birther” theory that President Obama was not born in the United States, and said Trump owes Obama an apology. “We know who Donald is. For five […]

An Unrepentant Trump Finally Acknowledges Obama as American

17 September 2016

You’d think this wouldn’t be too hard a question: Was Barack Obama, the president of the United States, born in the United States? On the one hand, there’s a thick stack of documentation, from official records to newspaper announcements to eyewitnesses. On the other, there’s […]

IMF: Mideast Conflict Has ‘Massive’ Economic Impact

17 September 2016

A new study by the International Monetary Fund says the economic impact of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa is “massive and persistent” bringing soaring inflation, hurting the value of currencies, and sparking a flood of refugees to neighboring nations. The report’s authors […]

4 ISIS leaders killed by Iraqi Army in Qa’em, Anbar: Sources

17 September 2016

A source in the Iraq Army’s Jazeera Operations Command Center in Anbar province said four ISIS leaders have been killed in an attack in Central Qa’em. The source revealed that an ISIS gathering at al-Moalmeen neighborhood in central Qa’em was attacked by forces who epuipped […]

Pentagon Confirms Killing of IS Information Minister

17 September 2016

PENTAGON — Coalition forces killed one of the Islamic State terror group’s most senior leaders in a precision strike in Syria this month, the Pentagon said Friday. Wa’il Adil Salman al-Fayad, Islamic State’s so-called minister of information, who also went by the name “Dr. Wa’il,” […]

Facing Arms Shortages, IS Turns to Homemade Weapons

17 September 2016

MOSUL IRAQ / WASHINGTON — As the Islamic State group’s arsenal of sophisticated weaponry dwindles, IS fighters are creating more homemade armaments. Commanders in the battlefield in Iraq told VOA this week that months of separate bombing campaigns by the U.S. coalition, Russian, and Iraqi […]

Syria war: US and Russia argue over truce

17 September 2016

There are signs of growing tensions between the US and Russia over Syria – four days after a ceasefire came into effect in the country. Moscow warned it could resume air strikes on “moderate” rebel groups unless Washington did more to distance them from extremists. […]

Russia, U.S. seek to prolong Syria truce but aid blocked, violence spreads

17 September 2016

The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted to extend the four-day-old ceasefire in Syria they have co-sponsored, although the agreement looked increasingly shaky, undermined by increasing violence and a failure to deliver aid. The second attempt this year by the Cold War-era […]

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Month: September 2016

Israel to ‘Spy on the Middle East, Russia and China’ With US-Funded Satellite

US Gives Russia Data About Location of ‘Moderate Rebels’ in Syria for First Time

UN chief slams Bibi’s support for settlement expansion in West Bank

Daesh Use Chemical Weapons in Attack North of Aleppo, Eight Reported Injured

Clinton: Trump owes Obama an apology over ‘birther’ issue

An Unrepentant Trump Finally Acknowledges Obama as American

IMF: Mideast Conflict Has ‘Massive’ Economic Impact

4 ISIS leaders killed by Iraqi Army in Qa’em, Anbar: Sources

Pentagon Confirms Killing of IS Information Minister

Facing Arms Shortages, IS Turns to Homemade Weapons

Syria war: US and Russia argue over truce

Russia, U.S. seek to prolong Syria truce but aid blocked, violence spreads