Syrian War Report – September 14, 2016: Good, Bad Rebels

Syrian War Report – September 14, 2016: Good, Bad Rebels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa3B5Jq8UVE The Russian General Staff reported that US-backed ‘opposition forces’ have violated the ceasefire regime 23 time since its implementation. The US-backed ‘moderate groups’ have shelled both residential areas and positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). As result, 6 people were killed in Aleppo and 10 wounded. Russian and Syrian officers in Syria fell…

Syrian Ceasefire II – Why any Cessation of Hostilities in Syria is Doomed to Fail and What it would Mean for the Syrian Army and its Allies

Syrian Ceasefire II – Why any Cessation of Hostilities in Syria is Doomed to Fail and What it would Mean for the Syrian Army and its Allies

On 12 September a new nationwide ceasefire agreement was implemented in Syria, one brokered by the US and Russian Foreign Ministers after weeks of crunch talks. There had been several attempts to reach a deal in the previous weeks, but finally last Friday when foreign ministers Kerry and Lavrov announced their agreement, the world was…

China Calls Washington ‘Cause & Crux’ of N. Korean Nuclear Issue as US Flies Bombers Over Peninsula

China Calls Washington ‘Cause & Crux’ of N. Korean Nuclear Issue as US Flies Bombers Over Peninsula

Beijing has blamed Washington for exacerbating the “vicious circle” of tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the US pinned the responsibility for Pyongyang’s nuclear test last week on China’s alleged lack of effort to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. On Friday North Korea made headlines after conducting its fifth nuclear test. The 10 kiloton…

US ‘Tests’ Iran’s Reaction to Spy Plane Flyby, Complains about ‘Unprofessional’ Shootdown Warning

US ‘Tests’ Iran’s Reaction to Spy Plane Flyby, Complains about ‘Unprofessional’ Shootdown Warning

Two US spy planes have flown within a mile of Iranian airspace, and have received warnings of a potential shootdown should they breach it. US military officials said Iran behaved “unprofessionally” and “unsafe[ly]” during the stunt designed to “test” its reaction. As confrontations between the two nations increase in the region, with Tehran allegedly threatening…

‘We’ll Never have Peace’: Philippines Leader Duterte Wants to Boot US Troops Out of Country’s South

‘We’ll Never have Peace’: Philippines Leader Duterte Wants to Boot US Troops Out of Country’s South

The Philippines president says US troops “have to go” from the south of his country. He blames American soldiers for inflaming tensions with the local Muslim population, saying they would “never have peace” with a US military presence. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he is opposed to US soldiers being stationed in the southern Mindanao…