Sputnik-Middle East Damascus has repeatedly accused militants and the controversial White Helmets rescue group of plotting and staging chemical attacks across Syria to prompt a Western military intervention. A group of French chemical warfare experts working for the Nusra Front* terrorist group has entered the militant and terrorist-controlled province of Idlib in northwest Syria to…
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Hezbollah in Lebanon: US Hegemony is Over
Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai The policy of the US establishment towards Lebanon is evidently changing and unstable, with a President who lacks general knowledge about the Middle East and above all of Hezbollah’s role in the region. It seems President Donald Trump is willing to reduce military support to the Lebanese Army and to…
France Supplying Tahrir Al-Sham Missiles in Idlib with Chemical Warheads
TEHRAN (FNA)- French experts are assisting Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) to arm their missiles with chemical warheads to launch a false-flag chemical operation among the civilian population with the help of the White Helmets. The Arabic-language website of Sputnik news agency quoted informed sources close to the terrorist…
After Lebanon 2006, Syria 2011 and Iraq 2014, the “Arab NATO” and a Sunni-Shia War
Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai All wars initiated or supported by the US establishment – from the occupation of Iraq in 2003, the second Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006, the regime-change in Syria in 2011 and the occupation of a third of Iraq in 2014 – have failed in their goal of stoking the…
The Global US Squeeze on Iran Begins: Europe is Looking for Alternatives
Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai Today the harshest and highest level economic and energy sanctions that can be imposed on any country are being imposed unilaterally on Iran. The US establishment will try its best to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees and Tehran will do its best to cross the US minefield. Whatever…
Western Media Attacks Critics of the White Helmets
Rick Sterling The October 16 issue of NY Review of Books has an article by Janine di Giovani titled “Why Assad and Russia Target the White Helmets”. The article exemplifies how western media promotes the White Helmets uncritically and attacks those who challenge the myth. Crude & Disingenuous Attack Giovani’s article attacks several journalists by…
Syria Denounces Efforts to Politicize OPCW
Damascus, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) The efforts by the United States, France and the United Kingdom to politicize the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are dangerous, and the decision to broaden its mandate is illegal, said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on Tuesday. The Syrian official warned against those efforts and…
Syrian-Russian Victory Over NATO the Only Way to Avenge Israeli-French Strikes
Tony Cartalucci Western and Russian media sources have reported an alleged joint Israeli-French strike on Syria on September 17. The attack included Israeli warplanes and French missile frigates operating in the Mediterranean off Syria’s coast. Amid the attack, a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft with 14 service members aboard disappeared. The attack immediately prompted commentators, analysts,…
France Shares the Blame for the Il-20 Tragedy
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. France is partly to blame for the crash of Russia’s Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria and the death of Russian military servicemen, military expert Mikhail Khodaryonok told reporters. “The French Navy’s frigate, The Auvergne, did not make the best contribution to the air situation, creating additional difficulties for Syrian air defense…
White Helmets Coordinating with al-Nusra to Stage Chemical Attack in Idleb
22 August، 2018 Idleb, SANA The so-called White Helmets are coordinating with terrorist groups, particularly Jabhat al-Nusra terror organization, to stage a chemical attack in Idleb province and accuse the Syrian Arab Army of using chemical weapons. Media reports say that the past few days have witnessed an unusual activity by the White Helmets members…
Western Governments Seek to Evacuate (al Qaeda) White Helmets from Syria, Resettle Them in Canada
Whitney Webb | Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb DARAA, SYRIA – Throughout much of the Syrian conflict, the exploits of the rescue organization that calls itself the Syrian Civil Defense, better known to Western media as the White Helmets, have been a source of constant controversy. Much of this controversy stems from their multi-million dollar funding from…
US Policies in the Middle East Threaten European Security
The US is becoming a threat to Europe’s economy and security: Iran refuses to consider any alternative and moves towards Russia and China Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai “Iran will reject any offers by the European Community and even by the US, to return to the negotiating table and to resume the drafting of the nuclear…
Fact-Checking the French: Are Russia’s Douma Attack Statements ‘Contradictory’?
Sputnik French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has accused Russia of “issuing contradictory official statements on the chemical attack in Douma.” But is this really the case? Sputnik takes a look at the facts. What France Presents as “Evidence” of Chemical Weapons Attack National Assessment document on Chemical attack of 7 April 2018 (Douma, Eastern…
What France Presents as “Evidence” of Chemical Weapons Attack
Statement by Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs (20.04.18) At this time, OPCW investigators still have not had access to the site of the chemical weapons attack in Douma. If Russia and Syria finally keep their commitments, it will have taken them at least two weeks to do so. The OPCW team’s…
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Interview with BBC HardTalk
Question: The world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the United States and Russia. How close do you believe we came to that? Sergey Lavrov: Well, I don’t think that was very close. I believe it was a situation created by very reckless behavior of our Western…
More French Forces Will Join US Military in Syria
Peter Korzun So, it looks like we now have another actor getting involved in Syria by putting boots on the ground. On March 29, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to send troops to Manbij in support of the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The goal is to block Turkish advances into the region, and this move will be coordinated…
In the Face of Defeat, Terrorists and Their Supporters Demand Emergency UNSC Meeting
TRANSLATED BY SYRIA 360° | INTERNATIONALIST NEWS AGENCY The countries supporting the Ghouta terrorists and their affiliates have not been able to wait for the 30 days of UN Security Council Resolution 2401 to end. They have demanded an emergency meeting of the Security Council in a last-ditch effort to prevent the Syrian army from…
Foreign Ministry: France Not Eligible to Play Any Role in Peace Process
22 February، 2018 Damascus, SANA Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that France is not eligible to play any role in the peace process in Syria as long as it provides support to terrorism and its hands are stained with Syrian blood, reaffirming the Syrian state’s rejection of France’s hostile attitudes and threats which aim at…
