Anonymous007 (2021-04-17). Military Situation In Iraq On April 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 15, Iraqi resistance groups attacked Ain Al Asad Airbase with 3 suicide drones | On April 15, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Anbar province | On April 17, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Naseriyah area | On April 15, a car bomb exploded in the Habibiya area of Sadr City in Baghdad. At least one person was killed. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack | On April 16, Tu…

John Feffer (2021-04-17). Social Media and the Spread of Global Hate. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in? By John Feffer | April 14, 2021 One insidious way to torture the detainees at Guantanamo was to blast music at them at all hours. The mixtape, which included …

Anonymous669 (2021-04-16). One More Drone Attack Targeted US Troops In Iraqi Al-Anbar — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image | Early on April 16, Iraqi sources, including the The base, Ain Assad, was allegedly struck by three suicide drones. The drones targeted the barracks of US troops, their operations center and an air-defense system. Losses among American personnel were reported. | The Sabereen News shared two posters celebrating the attack on Ain Ass…

WSWS (2021-04-16). Julian Assange mural unveiled in Berlin. wsws.org The Captain Borderline mural is a powerful reminder of the real issues involved in the persecution of Assange, and of the real forces being deployed against him.

Scott Ritter (2021-04-16). US to Withdraw from Afghanistan after Two Decades of War Leaving Behind a Tortured Wasteland and Having Accomplished… Nothing. globalresearch.ca The US decision to leave Afghanistan without any conditions represents a …

Anonymous669 (2021-04-16). One More Drone Attack Targeted US Troops In Iraqi Al-Anbar — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image | Early on April 16, Iraqi sources, including the The base, Ain Assad, was allegedly struck by three suicide drones. The drones targeted the barracks of US troops, their operations center and an air-defense system. Losses among American personnel were reported. | The Sabereen News shared two posters celebrating the attack on Ain Ass…

Scott Ritter (2021-04-16). US to Withdraw from Afghanistan after Two Decades of War Leaving Behind a Tortured Wasteland and Having Accomplished… Nothing. globalresearch.ca The US decision to leave Afghanistan without any conditions represents a …

RT (2021-04-15). EU Parliament session gets chaotic as MEP accused of 'fake news' for daring to question OPCW on whistleblower scandal (VIDEO). rt.com Despite whistleblower leaks casting doubts on the OPCW's findings, the EU Parliament is determined to enforce the organization's anti-Assad line on Syria. MEP Mick Wallace was accused of spreading "fake news" when he spoke out. | The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has taken an intense interest in Syria's civil war, and has accused President Bashar Assad of deploying chemical weapons against his own people on several occasions. Its conclusions have twice been used to justify US military action against Syria, and a new OPCW report on Monday found "reasonable grounds" to suspect that a Syria…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-15). Houthis Targeted Oil Facilities, Patriot Systems In Saudi Arabia With 11 Drones & Missiles (Video, Map Update). southfront.org Early on April 15, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) carried out a large-scale attack with 11 drones and missiles on several…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-15). The OSCE's Pitiful Special Monitoring Mission In Ukraine. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The situation in Eastern Ukraine is at the brink of a hot military conflict, and it is unknown which drop cause the glass to spill over and hostilities to begin. | Monitoring the situation and tracing what is transpiring at every single moment is a vital part of the Organization For Security and Co-Operation in Europe's (OSCE) job. | It's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine does that, by way of independent experts inspecting various location, including by drones. | A recurring problem…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-15). Turkish Service Members Spotted In Ukraine's Mariupol — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: Zumapress.com | 150 Turkish service members have arrived in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on the coast of the Sea of Azov, Locals said that the service members were not likely drone operators that have been sent to train Ukrainian troops on newly-acquired Bayraktar TB2 combat drones before. According to the locals, the newly-deployed personnel look like Turkish special forces."Perhaps,…

WSWS (2021-04-15). Australian Labor Party conference passes mealy-mouthed motion "defending" Assange. wsws.org Labor's motion does not even oppose the US attempt to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act for exposing American war crimes, human rights violations and diplomatic conspiracies.