November, 2020

• 10 November

  Former Free Army Fighters Intercept Regime Raid in Daraa al-Balad

  Former Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters intercepted an operation carried out by the regime forces on Sunday morning in neighborhoods of the Daraa al-Balad region in the center of Daraa Governorate, southern Syria, which was searching for wanted persons, according to local networks.

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• 10 November

  Turkey: The Return of Demons

  Though Empire-builders of the first order, the Ottomans were always careful not to bite more than they could chew. Erdogan, however, is leading Turkey into empire-building adventures which it does not want and cannot afford. It has… launched a war of words with the European Union as a whole. Ostensibly, …

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• 10 November

  Analysis: What’s behind Turkish evacuation of base around Syria’s Idlib?

  Turkish forces on Monday evacuated their biggest military base, called Morek base, in the northern suburbs of the Syrian province of Hama, media reports said. German broadcaster DW, citing local sources in Morek town, reported that tens of armored vehicles and trucks carrying logistics, as well as cement poles, altogether …

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• 10 November

  Ending the Nuclear Age

  With all the urgent global crises right now, from climate change to the Covid-19 pandemic, it may seem as though the world is hovering on the edge of destruction. But despite the odds, humanity just took a major step back from the brink.

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• 10 November

  Why Capitalism Was Destined to Come Out on Top in the 2020 Election

  No matter who “won” the U.S. election, what will not change is the capitalist organization of the country’s economy. The great majority of enterprises will continue to be owned and operated by a small minority of Americans. They will continue to use their positions atop the capitalist system to expand …

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• 10 November

  ASEAN-hosted regional summits to be held virtually on Nov 12-15

  Vietnam, as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said it will hold a series of regular summit meetings online from Nov 12 to 15, including the East Asia Summit involving such countries as Japan, the United States and China.

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• 9 November

  Japan, U.S., S Korea security advisers agree to cooperate on N. Korea

  Japanese national security adviser Shigeru Kitamura agreed with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts on the importance of trilateral cooperation in dealing with North Korea in a virtual conference on Friday, the Japanese government said.

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• 9 November

  Erdoğan's Jihad on "Infidel Europe"

  Middle Eastern politics is always a trap for radical ideologues. In Erdoğan’s mindset the “infidel West” is militarily helping Armenia (the evil) and Turkey is militarily helping Azerbaijan (the righteous). Although Ankara and Baku categorically deny accusations, press reports and independent human rights observers have confirmed the arrival of hundreds …

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• 9 November

  New Law Would Let China Coast Guard Use Weapons in South China Sea

  China’s Central Military Commission, which oversees the country’s armed forces, first proposed the law in late September. A draft text was subsequently released by China’s legislative body, the National People’s Congress, on Wednesday, as first reported by the National People’s Congress Observer website. The measure is open for public comment …

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• 9 November

  Trump's administration advancing plans to sell armed MQ-9B drones to UAE: Report

  The US State Department has reportedly notified Congress of plans to sell more than a dozen state-of-the-art armed MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), less than two months after the Persian Gulf country signed a US-brokered deal to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

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