Former UK Envoy Exposes US ‘Systematic Deception’ from Hussein to Soleimani

Al Mayadeen From the invasion of Iraq to the assassination of General Soleimani, the United States adopted a ‘systematic deception’ strategy based on fabricated information, according to former UK Ambassador to Syria. Former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told Sputnik the US is establishing a record of “systematic deception” in its now-discredited public accounts of the…

Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Turkish Power Projection in Three Continents

Rick Rozoff Turkey’s soft power laid ground for risk-taking, military gains, former U.S. colonel says “We see a pattern of diplomatic engagement; diplomatic engagement breeds the commercial activity, the commercial activity breeds the military cooperation, and the military cooperation leads to industrial exchanges and in some cases defence and industrial cooperation,” [retired U.S. Colonel Rich]…

Turkey Training New Batches of Syrian Mercenaries for Libya

(LIBYA, 2 February 2021) – In statements to Al-Ain News on Tuesday, Rami Abdul Rahman clarified that Turkey is equipping and training new batches of Syrian mercenaries in the regions close to Syria to transport them to Libya. He pointed out that the new batches are preparing to be transferred to Libya in exchange for…

Sinam Mohamad: Turkey and its Militias Are Involved in Sending Kidnapped Kurdish Women to Libya

The Syrian Democratic Council Representative to the United States, Sinam Mohamad, called for the formation of an independent international commission to investigate sexual abuse and violence committed by pro-Turkish militias in Afrin against Syrian women of Kurdish origin. (Libya, 6 January 2021) – According to Sky News Arabia website today, Sinam Mohamad demanded the European…

Kurdish Women Kidnapped from Afrin Transferred to Turkish-Backed Syrian Militias in Libya

Member of Parliament for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, Tülay Hatimoğulları, presented a parliamentary inquiry today to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, raising questions on the kidnapping of hundreds of Kurdish women and girls by Turkish-backed militias in Afrin, northern Syrian. According Hatimoğulları some of the kidnapped Kurdish women were taken to western…

“Turkification and Demographic Change”: Erdogan’s Ottoman Plot in Northern Syria and Libya

21 May، 2020 Damascus, SANA Head of the Turkish regime, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is stepping up systematized Turkification process in areas occupied by his forces in northern Syria, backed by the terrorist organizations there which implement his Ottoman agendas after the failure of his biggest plots to let terrorists dominate regions in Syria. The matter…

Paying for Syrian Mercenaries and the Turkish Army with Libyan Money are a Key GNA Priority

The American video journalist Lindsey Snell revealed in a TV interview new details of links between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and terrorist groups, and his motives for sending mercenaries to Libya. [Libya, 11 March 2020] – In an interview with al-Bilad TV show on News218 satellite channel, Lindsey Snell, who specialises in conflict and…

Libyan Embassy in Damascus Reopened

3 March، 2020 Damascus, SANA The Libyan Embassy in Damascus was reopened on Tuesday, signaling the return of diplomatic representation between the two brotherly countries. The reopening ceremony was attended by a Libyan delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Rahman al-Ahiresh and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Abdul-Hadi al-Hawaij. In a statement during the…

Syria, Libya Discuss Reactivating Bilateral Relations

1 March، 2020 Damascus, SANA Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem on Sunday received an official Libyan delegation co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Rahman al-Ahiresh and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister at the Libyan Government, Abdul-Hadi al-Hawaij. Talks during the meeting dealt with the bilateral relations between the two countries and…

Turkey Raises Stakes in Syria, Libya and Puts Relations With Russia to Test

Ekaterina Blinova Although the Russian and Turkish militaries resumed patrolling operations in northern Syria on 17 February, Moscow and Ankara remain dissatisfied with the developments on the ground. Middle East experts Ghassan Kadi and Christopher Assad have explained Turkey’s two-front strategy in Syria and Libya which has put Russo-Turkish relations to the test. In the…

“NATO Go Home!”

Thierry Meyssan Arrival at the Atlantic Council of the Supreme Commander of the United States Forces for Europe and Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Alliance, General Tod D. Wolters (Brussels, February 12, 2020). President Trump will spend the last year of his first term in office bringing the Boys home. All U.S. troops stationed…

Syrian Mercenaries Lured to Fight for Turkey in Libya

The Address | Benghazi – Libya Adnan, a military leader in a Syrian opposition faction, presented himself at the Turkish border at Kilis on Jan. 10, accompanied by 30 of his men. They were transferred overnight to Gaziantep airport, where they boarded a Turkish commercial aircraft. “There were even stewards and meal trays,” said Adnan,…