The Strange Case of the Scottish Ambulance Found Among the Rubble of Eastern Aleppo

The Strange Case of the Scottish Ambulance Found Among the Rubble of Eastern Aleppo

Moonscape. Desert. Blitz. The past 100 years of war have turned all our words into clichés. I rage at every reference to the Second World War – because it’s over, because Hitler is dead, because we won and because we shouldn’t dig up old graves to frighten future generations. But Beni Zeid is an exception….

The Aleppo/Mosul Riddle

The Aleppo/Mosul Riddle

There’s no question Baghdad needs to take back Mosul from ISIS/ISIL/Daesh. It could not do it before. In theory, the time is now. The real question is the conflicting motivations of the large “who’s who” doing it; the Iraqi Army’s 9th Division; the Kurdish Peshmerga, under the baton of wily, corrupt opportunist Barzani; Sunni tribal…

Western Doublethink on Aleppo & Mosul Obscures Terror Complicity

Western Doublethink on Aleppo & Mosul Obscures Terror Complicity

The Syrian and Iraqi cities of Aleppo and Mosul have strikingly similar situations – yet the Western media perform a complete mental flip over the respective conflicts. Consecutive reports in news broadcasts set new standards of doublethink by presenting the battles underway in each city as diametrically opposite, when in fact they’re the same. Both…

‘Why Do They Bomb Us?’ 13yo Aleppo Girl, Brother Killed in Latest Rebel Shelling (GRAPHIC)

‘Why Do They Bomb Us?’ 13yo Aleppo Girl, Brother Killed in Latest Rebel Shelling (GRAPHIC)

A series of deadly mortar attacks rocked the government-controlled areas of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring 23 others. RT spoke with survivors as rescuers dug through rubble to recover the body of a 13-year-old girl. https://cdn.rt.com/files/2016.10/580431d0c46188be518b4693.mp4 It took a total of six hours to recover the body of the young…

Syrian War Report – October 14, 2016: Northern Aleppo Falls Into Hands of Syrian Army

Syrian War Report – October 14, 2016: Northern Aleppo Falls Into Hands of Syrian Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3ec6iHBS0 The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) re-launched attempts to seize the Al-Sha’er Gas Fields from ISIS in Homs province. The government forces stormed ISIS positions southwest of the gas fields and reached its gates. Clashes are ongoing in the area. The pro-government forces have achieved another notable success in northern Aleppo….