Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence from Baghdad appears to be only a matter of time, presenting a tremendous challenge to Iraq’s future, according to the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency. “Kurdish independence is on a trajectory where it is probably not if, but when. And it will complicate the situation unless there’s an agreement in […]
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Judge Presiding Over ‘El Chapo’s’ Case Killed Outside Home…
Judge Vicente Bermudez Zacarias, 37, was the judge presiding over Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s case, according to SDP Noticias. Zacarias lived in Metepec, which is 45 miles west of Mexico City. SDP Noticias reported that the person who shot Zacarias fled the scene. Zacarias later died at the hospital in Metepec…
State Calls in Turkish Ambassador Over Violence Against Protesters…
The State Department summoned Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kilic after bodyguards for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan violently attacked protesters Tuesday. “We can confirm that Ambassador Kilic was summoned to the State Department and met with Under Secretary [of State Thomas] Shannon on Wednesday,” a State official told NBC News Thursday. As Lauretta reported last night, […]
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Another Massive Gang Sweep: 83 ‘Bloods’ Arrested Charlotte…
North Carolina’s largest ever crackdown on street gangs led to arrests in Charlotte and four states Thursday, with dozens of alleged members of United Blood Nation charged with a vast conspiracy of murders, assaults and other violent crimes. In all, 83 people, all believed to be part of a UBN wing known as “Nine Trey […]
Secretary Tillerson and Secretary Kelly Hold Joint Press Conference with Mexican Officials – Drug Cartel Initiatives…
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly hold a press conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray and Mexico’s Secretary of Government Miguel Angel Osorio Chong. President Trump has instructed the State Department and DHS to initiate a new -more aggressive- posture toward the elimination of drugs…
U.S.-Led Coalition Carried Out Airstrikes On Syrian Army Convoy…
A Jordanian warplane operating under the US-led coalition carried out airstrikes against a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) convoy advancing along the Al-Tanf-Damascus-Baghdad international road. The airstrikes targeted Syrian forces in Al-Shuhaimi area, 50 km from the town of Al-Tanf located at the Syrian-Iraqi border. The airstrikes destroyed two battle tanks, and damaged a Shilka vehicle, […]
France, Germany Resist U.S. Plan for Bigger NATO Role Against Islamic State…
Brussels (Reuters) France and Germany are resisting a plan by U.S. officials for NATO to take a bigger role in the fight against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, in line with calls from President Donald Trump for the alliance to do more to combat terrorism. Many alliance members hope the plan will be announced […]
U.S. to Sign Major Oil Deals with Saudi Arabia During Trump Visit…
Oil major Saudi Aramco is expected to sign contracts with a dozen US firms during President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports, quoting sources familiar with the matter. According to the news agency, US companies Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and Weatherford will help Saudi Arabia to develop local production. The Saudis will also […]
Chelsea Manning Freed from Ft. Leavenworth…
Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was freed from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday morning after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence. “After another anxious four months of waiting, the day has finally arrived. I am looking forward to so much! Whatever is ahead of […]
DOJ: Task Force Takes Out 21 Of The ‘Most Violent’ MS-13 Members In L.A….
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that a law enforcement task force has taken out MS-13 leadership in Los Angeles. The task force, which included state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, arrested 21 members and associates of MS-13 Wednesday. The DOJ has brought RICO charges against 44 individuals in LA. “This case has targeted the […]
Syrian Army Rapidly Advancing on UK/US Special Forces Base…
Syrian government forces accompanied by Iranian and Hezbollah fighters are within 15 miles (24km) of a joint US/UK Special Forces base, sparking fears of a confrontation. British SAS troops were photographed at the heavily-fortified base at al-Tanf in 2016 and are thought to be operating alongside units from the US military, including in a training […]
Selling More Weapons to the Reckless Saudis…
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are working on a package of arms deals and financial investments aimed at elevating economic and security cooperation between Washington and Riyadh after several years of strained relations over the U.S. diplomatic outreach to Iran. The potential agreements, coupled with Mr. Trump’s scheduled arrival in Saudi Arabia this week or […]
Syria Talks Restart in Geneva…
A new round of Syria peace talks opened Tuesday in Geneva as the Damascus regime fiercely denied it used a prison crematorium to hide evidence of thousands of murdered detainees. Five previous rounds of UN-backed negotiations have failed to yield a solution to the six-year conflict. UN envoy Staffan de Mistura met with Syrian government […]
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Strategic Syria Policy Now Lies with Tillerson and Lavrov by Alistair Crooke…
No, we are not referring to James Comey’s dismissal (though this too, does reflect a change of mode). Perhaps we should have paid closer attention to Roger Stone, a long-time friend of the President, and his erstwhile campaign manager, who insists, and insists trenchantly, that Trump is his ‘own man’. Those who think Trump can […]
Germany May Pull Troops Out of Turkish Base…
Wolfgang Hellmich, the chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee told the German news agency dpa “we’re not going to be blackmailed” by the Ankara government after a second German parliamentary delegation was prevented from visiting Turkey’s Incirlik facility. The air base is being used in the international fightback against so-called “Islamic State” (IS) militants…
Newly Formed Militant Group in Syria Receives Training and Equipment from Turkey…
The militant groups known as the Sultan Mohammed Al-Fateh Brigade, the Samarkand Brigade, Jaish al-Ahfad, the Al-Muntaser Bellah Brigade, the 101st Division, the Al-Fatah Brigade, the Tala’a al-Nasr Brigade joined the First Corps. The group now includes 10,000 fighters, according to Capt. Abu Kanan al-Homsi. Its militants had received training and equipment from Turkey…
Syrian and Iraqi Armies Fortify Border…
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Trump Agrees to Arm Kurds in Hugely Significant Move for Syria by Patrick Cockburn…
President Trump’s decision to provide weapons to the Syrian Kurds, who are fighting Isis, potentially marks a crucial change in the political geography of the Middle East. In effect, the US is choosing to support its Kurdish ally in Syria, in defiance of Turkey, whose aim is to prevent the establishment of a quasi-independent Kurdish […]
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Syria’s Conflict: Russia Scores Big Foreign Policy Win…
What seemed to be unbelievable has finally happened! A pipe dream has come true! For the first time in six years since the Syrian conflict sparked, light is seen at the end of the tunnel. In a major foreign policy breakthrough, Moscow has received major international support of its conflict management initiative. On May 4, […]
How U.S. Nuclear Force Modernization Is Undermining Strategic Stability…
The US nuclear forces modernization program has been portrayed to the public as an effort to ensure the reliability and safety of warheads in the US nuclear arsenal, rather than to enhance their military capabilities. In reality, however, that program has implemented revolutionary new technologies that will vastly increase the targeting capability of the US […]
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