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Washington Post gets exposed, and all major U.S. ‘News’ media refuse to report It
Eric Zuesse The most important news-story since the U.S. Presidential election has been the blockbuster by Glenn Greenwald and Ben Norton at The Intercept, headlining at 1:17 on the afternoon...
Obama’s Zero Legacy
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org «Trump did more than any democrat to deflate the neocon/neoliberal agenda that liberals themselves screamed was fascist when Bush was president». That was a...
This Is No ‘New Cold War’; It’s Far Worse Than That.
World War III — the first (and final) nuclear war — has never been so likely as it is now. Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Here is the reason...
Turkey’s New Relationship with Russia — and Assad
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org. Until the July 15th U.S.-backed (or so the Turkish government alleges) coup-attempt to overthrow Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan was trying to overthrow Syria’s...
The big problem of the Franco-English axis over Syria
France and Great Britain fear a Libyan scenario in Syria too, which means transferring diplomatic influence from the Franco-Anglo-American axis to a Mediterranean axis, externally coordinated by an US –...
What Most Syrians See of Their War
Aleppo. Living in the crosshairs May 29th 2016 by frontinfo-info Here is a video of what most Syrians are seeing and experiencing of the war, and it’s titled “Living in...
U.S. Supplies ISIS through Turkey
On Friday, March 4th, the leading opposition newspaper in Turkey, Zaman, was taken over by the Government; and, today, March 5th, one of the other opposition newspapers, Cumhuriyet, reported that...
Russian MiG-31 intercepts hypersonic weapons for first time ever in the Arctic
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - For the first time ever, supersonic weapons interceptors and their carriers were being trained in...
Read moreSyria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Revolution, announced...
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Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter jets fly over US aircraft carrier: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - US sailors photographed the flight of a Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter flying over the deck of...
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Large number of Arab tribesmen join Syrian government forces: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) - A large group of Arab tribesmen in the eastern governorate of Al-Hasakah have joined the...
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Iranian vice president claims incident at Natanz reactor was ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran's Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that Tehran is treating today's incident involving Natanz nuclear plant's power grid as...
Read moreNew incident reported at Iranian nuclear reactor’s power grid
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) - A spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, announced on Sunday that an...
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Russia warns Turkey against encouraging ‘militarism’ in Ukraine
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Monday that Moscow has warned Turkey and other...
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Houthi forces announce new drone strikes on 2 Saudi airports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, announced that it had targeted the...
Read moreIraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - The Iraqi Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said this week that the Iraqi security...
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Iran reveals new details about the attack on its ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Iranian website, Noor News, revealed new details about the attack on the Iranian ship...
Read moreTurkey says US deploying warships to Black Sea: NTV
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - The Turkish media reported on Friday that the United States had officially informed Turkey that...
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Israeli forces strike rural Damascus from Lebanese airspace
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced on Thursday morning that its air defenses responded to...
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Iraqi adviser says half of US advisers have left Iraq
Some 2,700 military advisers out of 5,200 have left Iraq amid the ongoing US pullout, and any foreign troops remaining...
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‘We monitor the enemy’s movements beyond our borders’: Iranian air defense commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) - The commander of the Iranian air defense, Brigadier General Ali Sabahi Fard, said on Saturday,...
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Video footage of Syrian Army troops training to storm enemy positions
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) - A new video was released this week showing the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) training to...
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Turkish military aircraft crashes in Aegean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that a military plane had crashed at...
Read moreISIS leader was prison informer in Iraq before joining terrorist group: WP
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - According to a recent report published by Washington Post, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi, the successor...
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Syrian Army shoots down Turkish drone in Idlib, 10th in 3 days: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has shot down another Turkish military drone over the Idlib...
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Lebanese minister reveals contact between Aoun and Assad on maritime border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe revealed on Tuesday that President Michel Aoun called Syrian President...
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Ukrainian President to meet with Erdogan in Istanbul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - The Turkish presidency announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will receive in Istanbul tomorrow his...
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Turkish military trains Libyan forces with T-155 howitzers
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - Turkish military specialists in Libya are training soldiers from the Libyan Government of National Accord...
Read moreUS withdraws some forces from the Middle East, studying options to protect Saudi allies: WSJ
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden had ordered the...
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Iran launches new uranium enrichment centrifuges
Tehran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, Iranian state TV reported on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated...
Read moreRussian FM comments on possibility of new ‘Middle Eastern NATO’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) Commenting on the existence of trends towards establishing a NATO alliance in the Middle East and...
Read morePakistan holds naval exercises with Iran, air drills with US and Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) - Two Pakistani warships arrived on Saturday at the Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran, in...
Read moreHouthi forces announce drone strike on ‘sensitive site’ at Saudi airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, in Yemen announced that its forces...
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Former Jordanian PM accuses Iran of attempting to spread its revolution to Jordan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - The former Jordanian Prime Minister, Fayez Al-Tarawneh, said that Iran tried to export its revolution...
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Iran reinforces border regions with new systems
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) - An Iranian military official announced on Wednesday that his country will take a new move...
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Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed the Syrian...
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Syrian Army reinforcements pour into central Syria for operation against ISIS: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - A new convoy of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reinforcements was observed heading to the Badiya...
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Israeli forces thwart attempt to smuggle weapons along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) - The Israeli army announced yesterday that it thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons and drugs...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-31
This is a summary of 7 AMN articles on the following subjects: Azerbaijan, Erdogan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi, Syria, MiddleEast, NATO,...
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Two tribes protest against theft of oil in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - Members of the Arab tribes in the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor organized a protest...
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Turkey establishes new military post inside Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - The Turkish Armed Forces have reportedly established a new observation post inside the Idlib Governorate,...
Read moreIraqi forces blow up large ISIS ammo dump in northwest Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Security Media Cell in Iraq said that a large warehouse of filled...
Read moreIraqi army thwarts terrorist infiltration south of Baghdad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - On Wednesday, the Iraqi army announced that it had thwarted a terrorist infiltration south of...
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Missiles fired from Syria land inside Turkey: MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) - The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced this evening that missiles fired from Syria landed inside...
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Red Cross president calls on Western, Arab nations to lift sanctions against Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Marrero, confirmed that the...
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Israeli cargo ship damaged by Iranian missile in Arabian Sea: Israeli media
A cargo ship owned by Israeli XT Management suffered damage after being hit by an "Iranian missile" as it sailed...
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Syrian authorities release 46 prisoners amid heightened tensions in Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) - The Syrian authorities released 46 rebel prisoners in the Daraa Governorate, in the context of...
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Syrian presidency announces Bashar Al-Assad is recovering from Covid-19
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Presidency announced that President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife Asma are recovering from...
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Indian Air Force pilot killed after MiG-21 Bison crashes: MoD
A pilot was killed after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed while taking off for a combat training...
Read moreSaudi Energy Ministry confirms drone strikes on Aramco facilities: Sky News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - A source from the Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed to Sky News Arabia on Friday that...
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Houthi forces detail large-scale attack on Saudi oil sites
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The spokesperson for the Ansrallah Movement, Yahya Sare'e, announced an operation in which 18 drones...
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Ukrainian President visits contact line in Donetsk: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky began the second day of his visit to the Donetsk Province...
Read moreYemeni gov’t forces launch powerful counter-offensive to retake lost areas in Marib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) - The Yemeni government forces launched a powerful counter-offensive in western Marib on Sunday in a...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-04-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Houthii, Saudi, Syria....
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-03-18
This is a summary of 7 AMN articles on the following subjects: Kilis, Syria, Turkey, Idlib, Deir_Ezzor, Abha, Houthi, Yemen,...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-15
This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Damascus, Syria, Iran, Israel, Britain, Biden,...
Read moreNuclear agency accuses Iran of enriching uranium at underground plant
According to the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the only centrifuges that may be housed...
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Syria faces new gasoline crisis amid significant price hikes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - Gasoline and diesel prices have increased significantly in Syria, as the Arab Republic has been...
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Nigerian Air Force rejects Boko Haram claim about shooting down aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force has denied that one of the service’s aircraft was shot down by Boko Haram* - the...
Read moreHouthi forces release video of alleged missile hitting US-made MQ-9 reaper drone
The Houthi movement in Yemen has released footage that appears to depict an MQ-9 Reaper drone being struck by an...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-29
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, IRGC. Categories covered in this brief: Iran...
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Syria issues first statement about Iranian ship attacked in eastern Mediterranean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) - On Tuesday, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned "in the strongest terms, the terrorist...
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Iran accuses Israel of being behind nuclear facility attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) - Iran accused Israel of being behind the attack that targeted, on Sunday, the Natanz nuclear...
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Turkish army strikes YPG forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Turkish army stationed in northern Syria launched an artillery attack on several sites belonging...
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US, allies oppose Syrian presidential election, blame Assad for 10 years of war
The statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas,...
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Houthi forces target Saudi airbase for 2nd time in last 24 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - On Tuesday, Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced the targeting of the King Khalid Airbase...
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Iraqi military base comes under rocket attack north of Baghdad
The Iraqi air force's Balad base has been targeted by two rockets, a source in the Iraqi security forces told...
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