In today’s summary: Russian troops are rushing to the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway on the northern flank of the Avdeevsky operational areaThe Russian Armed Forces entered the eastern suburbs of Chasov Yar, but attempts to storm the city head-on seem futileThe Russian Ministry of Defense and Ramzan Kadyrov reported on the “liberation” …
Read More »If you really want, you can. How the Red Lines (not) limit the course of the war in Ukraine
The West’s permission to hit Russia with long-range weapons was the overcoming of another important red line in this war (and the first missile strikes immediately followed). In response, Putin said that Russia can put its weapons in the regions from where strikes will be carried out on the “sensitive …
Read More »Russia’s Proposed Eurasian Security System Must Respect India’s National Interests
So long as Russia remains committed to midwifing complex multipolarity together with India, and the argument in favor of continuing this policy is that it would give Russia more strategic autonomy than in a restored Sino-US bi-multipolar system, then it mustn’t change its policy towards India’s conflicts. President Putin’s speech …
Read More »Is Turkey gearing up for a new military offensive against Syria’s Kurds?
Analysis: Turkey has said that the Kurdish-led administration’s decision to hold elections is unacceptable, but is a military operation likely? Turkey is once again using threatening language after the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) scheduled local elections for 11 June in the territories under its control. …
Read More »Palestinians urge probe into Israeli jails as released detainees recount torture, medical neglect
The Gaza-based Palestinian Legislative Council has called for international inspections of Israeli detention facilities. The Palestinian Legislative Council has called for international intervention to inspect Israeli detention centres following the recent release of several emaciated looking prisoners after prolonged periods in custody. The latest releases have sparked growing concerns over …
Read More »‘D-day’ and WWII Examples of the Fake Reality Offered Up by U.S. Corporate TV News Programming
On March 1st, 2024, Elon Musk tweeted on his social media platform ‘X’ referring to an ABC TV news report, “People, who get their news from legacy TV, live in a fake alternate reality.” (‘legacy’ = the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past) …
Read More »Ukraine, Continued Aid, and the Prevailing Logic of Slaughter
War always commands its own appeal. It has its own frazzled laurels, the calling of its own worn poets tenured in propaganda. In battle, the poets keep writing, and keep glorifying. The chattering diplomats are kept in the cooler, biding their time. The soldiers die, as do civilians. The politicians …
Read More »Russian-Turkish Preparations for Opening of Abu al-Zindeen Crossing: Between Regime and Opposition
The Sultan Murad Division briefly reopened the crossing in September 2022 before closing it again due to public outrage. Preparations are underway between the Russian and Turkish sides in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo to reopen the Abu al-Zindeen crossing, which separates the areas controlled by opposition factions backed by …
Read More »IRGC Commanders hold Major Meeting with Officers of Assad’s Security Branches in Damascus countryside
Sources told Damas Post that the meeting focused on increasing the Revolutionary Guards’ influence in the region. A large meeting took place between officers of the security branches and commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Maaraba area of Damascus countryside on Tuesday evening, informed sources said Saturday. The …
Read More »Kentucky Man Found Guilty of Terrorism; Doctors Exodus Continues
A southwestern Kentucky man has been convicted in federal court of travelling to Syria about a decade ago to train and fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, colloquially known as ISIS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. According to USA Today, a federal jury in Bowling Green, …
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