Assad’s Death Warrant
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Assad’s Death Warrant

“Secret cables and reports by the U.S., Saudi and Israeli intelligence agencies indicate that the moment Assad rejected the Qatari pipeline, military and intelligence planners quickly arrived at the consensus that fomenting a Sunni uprising in Syria to overthrow the uncooperative Bashar Assad was a feasible path to achieving the shared objective of completing the…

Shocking Images of Starved Kid Show Horrors of Yemen’s Civil War

Shocking Images of Starved Kid Show Horrors of Yemen’s Civil War

The horrors of Yemen’s civil war have been encapsulated by photographs showing a toddler suffering from severe malnutrition. UNICEF estimates that 320,000 children are facing starvation, while over two million youngsters need urgent assistance. The images, which were captured by a Reuters photographer, show the six-year-old boy Salim Musabih sitting on a bed beside his…

History Repeats Itself for the Kurds: the West Is Once Again Forsaking ‘Its Own’
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History Repeats Itself for the Kurds: the West Is Once Again Forsaking ‘Its Own’

The bizarrely intertwined events of the Syrian conflict are suddenly playing out in a less than logical manner, but in fact this big reversal for the Kurds – who make up about 10% of Syria’s population – is no surprise. Although they’ve not lost a single battle and have made real gains in their fight…

Israel Strikes ‘Terror Targets’ in Gaza in Retaliation to Rocket Fire

Israel Strikes ‘Terror Targets’ in Gaza in Retaliation to Rocket Fire

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out overnight strikes on the Gaza Strip targeting members of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, in retaliation to a single rocket that struck an open area in southern Israel. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed that Israeli planes targeted three Hamas terror infrastructure sites in…

The US Seems to Have Just Provoked North Korea. What For?

The US Seems to Have Just Provoked North Korea. What For?

The world is by now accustomed to the provocative antics of US strike aircraft, drones, electronic warfare planes and nuclear-armed navy ships that zoom and roar and splash aggressively in so many regions of our conflict-ridden globe, but the latest little prank seemed designed to attract hilarity and resentment in equal measure. The wind-up involved…