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Turkey unleashes terrorist JIHAD against Aleppo government in Syria

December 04, 2024 -

Reports indicate that the attack cut off the main highway from Damascus to Aleppo and resulted in the killing and capture of dozens of Syrian Army soldiers. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is also promising mass executions and beheadings "in front of TV cameras" as well as the takeover of military bases and villages.

On social media, the jihadists posted video of themselves capturing several training aircraft at the Kuweires Air Base near Aleppo, which is now ...

From Al-Qaeda to Aleppo: How Syria’s new leadership threatens global security

February 02, 2025 -

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has ushered in a new era of uncertainty, not just for the war-torn nation but for the broader Middle East and the West. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly appointed transitional president of Syria, is a former al-Qaeda operative and leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist group that has long been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union. His rise ...

Israel BOMBS airports in Damascus, Aleppo prior to arrival of Iran’s foreign minister

October 16, 2023 -

Amirabdollahian's plane was rerouted due to the bombing and has since landed in Baghdad. It is unclear whether or not he is still planning to try to enter Syria for his scheduled visit or if plans will change and be rescheduled.

State media reported that Amirabdollahian's trip was scheduled "in light of the current Palestinian event, the crimes committed against Gaza and their dangerous ramifications."

As of this writing, it appears as though the only still-functional ...

Fascinating spy plane photos from the 1950s and 60s reveal hidden archaeological spots in Aleppo, Jordan and Nimrud

August 31, 2019 -

The CIA recently released black-and-white images taken by a U-2 recon aircraft that flew over Middle Eastern countries during the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to Aleppo, the spy planes took snapshots of Egyptian sites along the Nile River and the ruins of Nimrud in modern-day Iraq.

An ancient Assyrian city, Nimrud was occupied by ISIL in 2014. The terrorists deliberately destroyed much of the archaeological site until the Iraqi Army drove them out in 2016.

Fortunately ...

The war against alternative information

January 04, 2017 -

(Article by Tyler Durden, republished from zerohedge.com)

[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on Syria, Sept. 25, 2016. Power has been an advocate for escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria. (UN Photo)[/caption]

The new law mandates the U.S. Secretary of State to collaborate with the Secretary of Defense, Director of ...

The war against alternative information

January 04, 2017 -

(Article by Tyler Durden, republished from zerohedge.com)

[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on Syria, Sept. 25, 2016. Power has been an advocate for escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria. (UN Photo)[/caption]

The new law mandates the U.S. Secretary of State to collaborate with the Secretary of Defense, Director of ...

The war against alternative information

January 04, 2017 -

(Article by Tyler Durden, republished from zerohedge.com)

[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on Syria, Sept. 25, 2016. Power has been an advocate for escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria. (UN Photo)[/caption]

The new law mandates the U.S. Secretary of State to collaborate with the Secretary of Defense, Director of ...

Looking for more trouble? Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus amid escalating Israel-Hamas war

January 02, 2024 -

Israel has conducted a series of airstrikes in the surrounding areas of the Syrian capital, Damascus, amid escalating regional tension due to the Israel-Hamas war.

According to reports, an unnamed military source revealed that the attack was launched around 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 28 from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting specific points in the southern region. Syrian air defenses swiftly responded, successfully intercepting most ...

Wake up! The Russians are NOT bluffing

June 07, 2024 -

(Article republished from EndOfTheAmericanDream.com)

The Biden administration has foolishly decided that Ukraine should be free to use missiles provided by the United States to hit targets deep inside Russian territory.

In response, Dmitry Medvedev has warned that this could lead to a direct nuclear conflict between our two nations…

Two US officials confirmed that the US has lifted the restrictions, after officials from the White House, the US military and ...

Somali Airlines set to return after 30 years amid security concerns and regional tensions

November 01, 2025 -

Somalia's national carrier, Somali Airlines, is poised to resume operations by the end of 2025—more than three decades after it was grounded during the country's devastating civil war.

Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Farah announced the revival plan Sunday, Oct. 26, in Mogadishu, framing it as a symbol of national recovery. However, the relaunch comes amid persistent security threats from Al-Shabaab insurgents, ongoing political ...

Rubio: Option to reopen U.S. embassy in Syria not off the table

May 23, 2025 -

Reopening the U.S. Embassy in Damascus is an option that remains on the table, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio – a former senator for the state of Florida – said Tuesday, May 20, that the U.S. Department of State is cautiously considering the embassy's reopening. He pointed out in a congressional hearing that security concerns are the only issues stopping American diplomats from returning to Syria.

"We don't have an embassy ...

U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militants

November 10, 2023 -

The strike was conducted by two F-15 fighter jets in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The target was a weapons storage facility reportedly being used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country's elite military service, as well as affiliated pro-Iranian militia groups. (Related: IT HAS BEGUN: Syria fires mortar shells into disputed Golan Heights, Israel strikes back.)

"This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against ...

Major bridge connecting Crimea to Russia heavily damaged as war in Ukraine escalates; Moscow responded with barrage of missiles

November 06, 2022 -

According to multiple reports and several videos of the attack posted online and on social media, a significant section of the bridge had collapsed, and several rail cars believed to be holding fuel were seen on fire. The bridge facilities vehicle and rail traffic and is considered vital to Russia’s ongoing operations in Ukraine. Loss off the bridge would severely hamper Moscow’s ability to supply its military and conduct counteroffensives in the area.

WATCH:

“Whether ...

Dig reveals 2,600-year-old military castle that withstood “serious” attacks

November 02, 2019 -

Located in the North Sinai province of Egypt, the fortress arose during the rule of Psamtik I (664 B.C. - 610 B.C.), the founder of the Saite or Twenty-Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. It guarded against the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, but ultimately failed its mission many years later.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities dispatched a team to excavate the remains of the ancient fortress. The government agency's official Facebook page reported that they found the North-East ...

Syria’s $216 billion reconstruction bill highlights war’s devastation and geopolitical maneuvering

October 23, 2025 -

The World Bank has estimated that Syria's reconstruction will cost at least $216 billion, a staggering figure that underscores the economic and infrastructural devastation wrought by nearly 14 years of war. The report, released on Oct. 21, warns that escalating violence could drive costs even higher, as regional powers jockey for influence amid Syria's fragile truce.

The assessment highlights Aleppo and the Damascus countryside as the ...

U.K. to ban Palestine Action as terror group after RAF break-in

June 26, 2025 -

United Kingdom Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation, following a high-profile break-in at RAF Brize Norton last week in which two military aircraft were spray-painted red.

Palestine Action, which describes itself as a "direct action movement" against U.K. complicity in the military actions of Israel, has carried out dozens of protests and break-ins over the past five years. Notable ...

Israeli airstrike partially destroying nearly 1,600-year-old Gaza church stuns Christian community

October 26, 2023 -

The Israeli military said the two airstrikes that hit the nearly 1,600-year-old Church of Saint Porphyrius were meant for a church-run social services building adjacent to the main part of the old building.

The social services building was one of four buildings belonging to the church's complex. The Israeli military claimed without providing sufficient evidence that one of the buildings within the church compound was serving as a command and control center for Hamas....

SNYDER: We are literally on the brink of an apocalyptic war between Israel and Iran

October 16, 2023 -

(Article republished from TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com)

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to signal that a massive military offensive in Gaza is imminent…

Israel’s armed forces is ‘ready’ to defeat the ‘bloodthirsty monsters’, the Israeli Prime Minister said, with a land, sea, and air offensive imminent.

Israeli tanks and troops have gathered on the border and are carrying out simulations ready to spring an invasion of Gaza ...

U.S. removes Syria’s former al-Qaeda affiliate HTS from terror list

July 13, 2025 -

The U.S. Department of State has officially removed Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian militant group formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, from its list of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), citing the group's reported dissolution and Syria's renewed commitment to combat terrorism.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the decision in a memo dated June 23 and published in the Federal Register on July 7. The revocation of the ...

Trump lifts U.S. sanctions on Syria, citing push for “stability and peace”

July 05, 2025 -

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting board U.S. sanctions on Syria, fulfilling a controversial pledge made during a regional summit in Saudi Arabia last May.

On May 13, Trump met with Syria's newly appointed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa – a former al-Qaeda fighter who spent time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison and later emerged as a central figure in Syria's transitional government. During the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, Trump ...