CrossTalk: Syria and the CIA, Turkey, Israel and Malorossiya
A wide ranging debate focusing on issues that are not going away anytime soon.
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BREAKING: Iraq seeks Russia’s military and political alliance
Iraq is embracing Iran, Russia and Syria while actively distancing itself from the US and its multiple bases in the country.
CONFIRMED: Iraq signs military cooperation agreement with Iran
America’s plan to divide and conquer Iraq continues to backfire spectacularly as Iraq’s Defence Minister arrives in Tehran to sign a memorandum for future military cooperation.
3 reasons the United States has lost the Middle East
The United States has become isolated in the Middle East just as new players move in and traditional powers re-align their geo-strategic positions.
IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT: NO US BASES IN MY COUNTRY!
The United States wants to stay in Iraq, against the wishes of Iraq’s leaders, in order to prevent a growing alliance between Iraq with both Iran and Syria. If America was so worried about this, they could have simply left Saddam Hussein in power.
IRAQ: Vice President says Iraq’s survival was ensured by Russia’s role in Syria
Iraq has become an ally of Syria in spite of the United States.
CONFIRMED: Iraq buys large quantity of Russian tanks
In spite of being heavily reliant on US military hardware, Baghdad has opted to purchase new Russian T-90 tanks.
CONFIRMED: Trump ends CIA arms to Salafists in Syria
The race for Raqqa is now increasingly a two-horse race between US backed Kurdish forces and the Syrian Arab Army which relies on support from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah.
US-Iran sanctions are a tit-for-tat measure that is part of a wider geo-strategic reality
Iran calls the US a terrorist sponsoring state and the US strikes back with sanctions.
BREAKING: Trump administration slaps new sanctions on Iran
The US Treasury Secretary announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s military despite the country’s nuclear deal compliance
Mosul versus Aleppo: US bombing ‘good, Russian bombing ‘bad’; ISIS ‘bad’, Al-Qaeda ‘good’
The West’s selective indignation concerning Syrian and Russian conduct of the battle of Aleppo, in contrast to Iraqi and US conduct of the battle of Mosul, is not an only an offence against reason and truth. It also excuses Al-Qaeda, which was as responsible for the suffering in Aleppo as ISIS has been for the suffering in Mosul.
BREAKING: Iraq says Al-Baghdadi ‘still alive’; ‘hiding in Syria’
Iraqi authorities cast doubt on claims ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi is dead. Russians admit they do not know for sure.
US art dealer agrees to pay $3 million and hand over stolen Iraqi artefacts
US arts and crafts dealer Hobby Lobby must pay a fine and hand back artefacts stolen from Iraq during its long war.
US troops in Europe and the Middle East are there to provoke China more than Russia or Iran
While the US troops on the borders of Russia and Iran are generally considered intimidation/provocation tactics aimed at Moscow and Tehran, the broader reality is that America intends to use its troops as speed-bumps in China’s New Silk Road.
America’s hypocritical war crimes continue in Syria, Iraq and beyond
The United States has committed crimes against humanity in Syria, Iraq and beyond. Evidence that they are doing anything to fight terrorism is scant and laughable.
America has done in Mosul what Russia was falsely accused of doing in Aleppo
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has negatively compared the crimes against humanity in Mosul with the ordered way in which Russia and her partners set up humanitarian corridors during the liberation of Aleppo.
Trump’s post-G20 reality broken down IN FULL
First came the handshake, but will Trump deliver the goods?
BREAKING: ISIS confirms leader Baghdadi is dead
The implications are more psychological than material.
ISRAEL: The litmus test for the new Russia-US-Jordan ceasefire
The location of the new US-Russian-Jordanian ceasefire is a key element of the deal. It covers the parts of Syria that Israel has been bombing almost continuously over the last weeks. Israel’s response is therefore the litmus test for the ceasefire’s material success.
CONFIRMED: Victory in Mosul: last districts of the city liberated from ISIS
In the greatest defeat so far inflicted on ISIS the Iraqi army confirms the complete end of ISIS resistance in Mosul.