Western Mainstream media (MSM) are reporting the Israeli police violence against worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, token rocket responses by Palestinians, and horrendously disproportionate Israeli bombing of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. While the West rightly condemns the Russian invasion and occupation of 20% of Ukraine, it fervently supports genocidally racist …
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation visits Baghdad ahead of Quds Day
Nakhala is set to deliver a speech at the Quds Day rallies in Baghdad on Friday. A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist movement visited Baghdad on Wednesday at the invitation of Iraqi officials. The delegation was led by the movement’s secretary-general, Ziyad al-Nakhala, and was set to meet …
Read More »ISIS attacks in Syria doubled from previous month: Rojava Information Centre
The RIC said this marks a doubling of attacks and fatalities from the previous month, with four military personnel and four civilians killed. In March, ISIS carried out 20 sleeper cell attacks, five of which were claimed by the terrorist group, according to a new monthly report by the Syria-based …
Read More »US forces capture ‘ISIS attack facilitator’ in helicopter raid in Syria
US forces captured an ISIS operative and two of his associates in eastern Syria on Saturday evening, the US military announced on Wednesday. The operative, Hudayfah al Yemeni, is an “ISIS attack facilitator,” a news release from US Central Command said. He and his associates were captured by US forces …
Read More »Azerbaijan And Georgia Share Common View On Middle Corridor – Analysis
In light of recent developments in the Caucasus, the visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to Azerbaijan on April 7 is significant. The thirty years of friendly relations and partnership between the two countries should serve as an example for other South Caucasus states. Irakli Garibashvili’s claim that Azerbaijan …
Read More »Washington And A Changing Middle East: A Dramatically Shifting Narrative? – Analysis
A new order may be emerging in the Middle East, but how it is emerging does not fit the core narrative written by Washington. Two decades after the U.S. invaded Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that didn’t exist, and to implement the George W. Bush “freedom …
Read More »What’s Really Going on Between Russia and China
Behind the Scenes, They Are Deepening Their Defense Partnership “There are changes happening, the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said to Russian President Vladimir Putin last month at the end of a state visit to Russia. “Let’s drive those changes together.” To …
Read More »What Exactly Does Washington Want From Its Trade War With Beijing?
Five years ago, then president Donald Trump launched a tariff-fueled trade war with China designed to reduce the bilateral trade deficit. His successor, President Joe Biden, then added a decoupling focus by restricting high-tech exports and curtailing professional and financial links. Both wanted to reduce imports of manufactured goods and …
Read More »Putin’s Peril
The Kremlin’s Strongman Is Not as Secure as He Seems In just under a year, on March 17, Russians will head to the polls for the 2024 presidential election. Given the country’s current social and political conditions, few people doubt that President Vladimir Putin will easily receive a sixth term. …
Read More »The Strategic Consequences of a Kılıçdaroğlu Victory Over Erdoğan
For the first time in twenty years, a change of leadership in Turkey is possible. The EU must be prepared for the foreign policy shift an opposition victory would bring. Whether in the first round on May 14 or the second on May 28, Turkey’s presidential election will ultimately be …
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