ISIS fighters trapped in one square mile of Mosul
ISIS fighters in Mosul now trapped by Iraqi army in just a few streets of the Old City but still in contact with ISIS leadership.
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White House ‘warning’ of ‘imminent threat of chemical attack in Syria’ is phoney. Here’s why
The White House ‘warning’ about an imminent Syrian chemical attack is phoney and not intended seriously. It is a panicked reaction to Seymour Hersh’s exposure of the truth behind the alleged chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun which appeared a few hours earlier in Welt.
EXPOSED: phoney Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack never happened
Veteran US investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has exposed Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack as totally phoney, a fact known at the time by the entire US defence and national security bureaucracy but ignored by President Trump himself.
The reasons and perils of Israel’s dangerous game in Syria
Israel’s bombing of Syrian positions in the Golan Heights is part of a strategy of creating an Al-Qaeda controlled buffer zone as Israel’s strategic position deteriorates in light of the pending victory of the Syrian government in the Syrian war.
BREAKING: Trump decisively wins battle of the ‘travel ban’ Executive Orders in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States largely lifts injunctions on President Trump’s travel ban Executive Orders imposed by lower courts saying they are much too broad.
BREAKING: No partition of eastern Syria; US “welcomes Syria destroying ISIS” there
US rules out “land-grab” in Syria; says Syria ‘welcome’ to defeat ISIS and free Deir Ezzor.
War coming in the Gulf? Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Sarajevo moment with Qatar
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ultimatum to Qatar threatens a wider regional war pitting key allies of the US against each other.
How the Trump Dossier and the Syrian Crisis caused Russiagate
Washington Post confirms Trump Dossier caused Russiagate, triggering demands within an Obama administration humiliated at being bested by Russia in Syria for a massive showdown with Russia.
Syrian army continues advance against ISIS; Kurds surround ISIS in Raqqa
As Syrian army captures more territory from ISIS east of Palmyra, Kurdish militia cuts last route into ISIS ‘capital’ Raqqa.
Senator Grassley attacks Comey on Russiagate, Trump admits “no tapes”
Senator Grassley chair of Senate Judiciary Committee accuses former FBI Director Comey of fanning Russiagate scandal.
Macron’s purge as Francois Bayrou quits
With Macron’s party now possessed of a parliamentary majority his coalition ally Bayrou can be dispensed with so a convenient “scandal” turns up.
ISIS destroys Great Mosque of Mosul; ISIS leader probably still alive
The destruction of the Great Mosque of Mosul points to the continued survival of ISIS leader Ibrahim Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and to his determination that the mosque where he declared himself Caliph should not fall into the hands of apostates.
BREAKING: Macron abandons regime change in Syria; says ‘no legitimate successor’ to Assad
French President Emmanuel Macron signals abandonment of regime change policy saying removal of President Assad from power is no longer France’s “priority” which will focus on working with Russia to defeat Jihadi terrorism instead.
Shock for Democrats as Jon Ossoff loses in Georgia
Democrats’ defeat in bye-election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District following a string of three other defeats confirms Russiagate is failing to gain traction and that the Democrats are going nowhere
BREAKING: Germany quits Incirlik, Turkey marches on Kurds
In further sign of growing estrangement between the West and Turkey, Germany pulls its forces out of Incirlik as Turkey sends troops to Syria to fight the Kurds.
The disastrous rise of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
The appointment of Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Saudi Crown Prince brings a reckless and inexperienced young man who talks of a pre-emptive war against Iran closer to untrammelled power.
Huge advances by Syrian army transform Syrian war
Whirlwind advances of Syrian army send ISIS reeling and position Syrian army to recover all of central and eastern Syria from the Mediterranean to the Iraqi border.
Russia doesn’t care enough to respond to the US shooting down an Iranian drone. Here’s why.
Russia will not respond to the shooting down of the Iranian drone with the same strength it responded yesterday to the shooting down of the Syrian SU-22 provided the US remains in its base in al-Tanaf.
CONFIRMED: US backs down as Russia targets US aircraft in Syria
As Russia targets US aircraft west of the Euphrates US redeploys aircraft elsewhere allowing Syrian army to capture strategic town of Rusafa.
Following US shoot down of Syrian fighter chess game in eastern Syria turns bloody
The US’s shoot down of a Syrian SU-22 fighter is the result of a complex though unannounced conflict between the US and the Syrian government backed by Russia for control of eastern Syria.