Syrian Kurds Cut Secret Gas Deal with Russian Forces

Syrian Kurds Cut Secret Gas Deal with Russian Forces

In a move that surprised many observers of the ongoing war for Deir Ezzor province, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over one of Syria’s largest gas fields to Russian forces on Thursday, possibly as the result of unprecedented direct talks between high ranking Russian officials and Kurdish leaders in Qamishli in northeastern Syria. Conoco gas plant (also…

Syria War Report – October 20, 2017: Army And US-backed Forces Race for Syrian Oil

Syria War Report – October 20, 2017: Army And US-backed Forces Race for Syrian Oil

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have allegedly handed over the Tabiyah oil field and its nearby facilities to the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance following a visit of Syrian and Russian representatives to the SDF-held city of Hasakah. According to reports, units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) with some unidentified “Russians” have already entered the oil…

ISIS was Not Ended by Trump or Obama – But by Muslims

ISIS was Not Ended by Trump or Obama – But by Muslims

Extremism was defeated by the Muslims. That should be the headlines. That is what Americans have trouble getting their heads around. Raqqa, the capital of the ISIL phony “caliphate” in eastern Syria, has completely fallen, according to a spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. It is just a matter of neutralizing a few remaining cells…

Kirkuk Crisis and the Iraqi Government’s Absolute Right to Restore Its Writ

Kirkuk Crisis and the Iraqi Government’s Absolute Right to Restore Its Writ

In moving to reassert control of the city of Kirkuk from the Kurds, who hitherto had controlled the city under the aegis of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the Iraqi government has acted in full accordance with its legal and moral rights. The tragedy of the Kurds both of Syria and Iraq is that they…

Israel is Hiding That Its State-of-Art F-35 Warplane was Hit by Syrian S-200 Missile

Israel is Hiding That Its State-of-Art F-35 Warplane was Hit by Syrian S-200 Missile

It looks that the Israeli “demonstration of power” during the recent visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has turned into a total failure. On October 16, Shoigu arrived Israel for meetings with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The sides were reportedly set to discuss the situation in the region,…