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Secret British Papers on Afghanistan Reveal Parallels With Syria Tactics

24 August 2016

Hypocrisy, subversion and dirty propaganda tricks are the hallmarks of Western handling of conflicts in the wider Middle East, British Foreign Office (FCO) papers reveal. A batch of FCO files on the Afghan insurgency of the 1980s has just been released by the National Archives […]

Iraqi Forces Prep Armed Robot to Dislodge Daesh From Mosul

24 August 2016

In preparation for an offensive on Mosul, a major stronghold of Daesh (also known as ISIS/Islamic state) in Iraq, a new weapon, in the form of a robot armed with a machine gun, will reportedly be deployed. An image made available by the jihadist Twitter […]

Hezbollah Strikes Nusra Militants along Northeast Border

24 August 2016

Islamic Resistance fighters attacked terrorists along Lebanon’s northeastern border with Syria on Sunday, inflicting heavy losses to them, media affiliated with the party said. (archive)Gatherings of Al-Nusra front terrorists were targeted and directly hit by Hezbollah artillery fire in an area known as Al-Qanzah peak […]

Bassil: We will boycott Thursday session as message to stop law violation

24 August 2016

NNA – Head of Free Patriotic Movement, Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil, said that FPM ministers would boycott Thursday cabinet session as means to send a message to the government to stop violating laws in the country. Minister Bassil’s stance came Tuesday in the context […]

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge? — Paul Craig Roberts

24 August 2016

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge? Paul Craig Roberts News services abroad ask me if President Erdogan of Turkey will, as a result of the coup attempt, realign Turkey with Russia. At this time, there is not enough information for me to answer. Speculation in advance […]

No ‘American Leader Willing to Withdraw From Afghanistan’

24 August 2016

The director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought, Zafar Bangash, joined Radio Sputnik’s Brian Becker to discuss the current situation in troubled Afghanistan, as reports suggest that the Taliban have become more active across the nation, following the 2001 US invasion. According to Bangash, […]

Migrant Camps ‘Marginally Under Control’ in Greece

24 August 2016

The number of migrants arriving in Greece seeking asylum continues, outstretching facilities and outgrowing camps. Authorities are hoping that a new migrant center in Thebes, in central Greece will ease the congestion on the camps on the islands on the Aegean Sea which has been […]

Libya lawmakers issue no-confidence vote for U.N.-backed administration

24 August 2016

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 22 (UPI) — The United Nations-backed unity government that is operating in Libya is not working, the nation’s House of Representatives communicated Monday. The Libyan lawmaking body issued a vote of no-confidence Monday, 61-1, against the Government of National Accord — which […]

The US Marines are dropping the hammer on ISIS in Libya

24 August 2016

Beginning in early August, the US Marines aboard the USS Wasp have conducted airstrikes against ISIS’ Libyan stronghold of Sirte from the Mediterranean. This has forced the group to retreat to a point where the Marines can now use the big guns: AH-1W SuperCobra attack […]

US Service Member Killed by IED in Afghanistan

24 August 2016

A U.S. service member has died from wounds sustained today in an operation near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province in Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed. The service member was conducting “train, advise, assist” activities with Afghan counterparts when the patrol “triggered an improvised explosive device,” or […]

Ankara’s Fear of Kurdish State Drives Turkey to Compromise Over Assad

24 August 2016

The Turkish leadership “has given a green light” to Bashar al-Assad playing a role in Syria’s interim government, Turkish journalists note, assuming that at the core of a potential thaw lies Ankara and Damascus’ intent to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity. Ankara “has given a green […]

REPORT: US army commander pays visit to Lebanon

24 August 2016

The commander of US Central Command, General Joseph Votel, arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday as part of his tour in the Middle East region. Votel met with the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Major General Jean Kahwagi and other leaders of the Lebanese army. He also […]