Iraq
ISIS blows up birthplace of Saladin
ISIS militants destroyed the Citadel of Tikrit, birthplace of Saladin and one of Iraq's most important archeological sites. The jihadists meanwhile seized several Syrian towns.
Tag: pseudo-left
Iraq
Best hope to destroy ISIS: indigenous resistance?
Indigenous resistance forces on the ground are fighting ISIS—but receive no solidarity from "progressives" in the West who make the question entirely about the US role.
Europe
Fascist pseudo-anti-fascism advances in Russia
Putin's political machine convened an "anti-fascist" summit at Yalta in annexed Crimea, attended by Hungary's Jobbik party, the British Nationalist Party and other neo-fascist entities.
New York City
The proverbial pox on both your houses
Right-wing formations like "If Americans Knew" and Bashar Assad cheerleaders like the International Action Center are hurting the cause of standing up to the Zionist machine.
Iraq
Bob Dreyfuss betrays Syria in The Nation
As Syrians put their lives on the line to oppose a genocidal regime, Bob Dreyfuss in The Nation calls on the US to back Bashar Assad to beat back ISIS.
Iraq
Iraq: great power convergence against ISIS
The US and Iran alike are sending drones to Iraq to help the government beat back ISIS, while Russia has followed Washington in sending warplanes and military advisors.
Iraq
Obama to send 300 military ‘advisors’ to Iraq
President Obama announced the deployment of 300 US military advisors to Iraq to help government forces beat back the ISIS militants that have seized a third of the country.
Iraq
ISIS: too radical for al-Qaeda?
Ayman al-Zawahiri purged ISIS from al-Qaeda and confered the local franchise on the rival Nusra Front. But with the old Qaeda leadership moribund, ISIS now controls much of Iraq.
Greater Middle East
ISIS behind Brussels Jewish Museum killings?
News that a suspect in the Brussels Jewish museum killings fought in Syria with the insurgent group ISIS comes as European police escalate their crackdown on Syria "returnees."
Europe
Europe’s fascist resurgence: East and West
The rise of far-right "anti-Europe" parties in the Europarliament elections echoes escalating ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist rhetoric on both sides in the Russo-Ukraine conflict.
Africa
#BringBackOurGirls: Obama sends in the drones
The Pentagon deploys 80 Air Force troops to Chad to maintain a drone force to assist in efforts to find the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls—as Nigerians organize self-defense militias.
Greater Middle East
Russia blocks ICC action on Syria, heightening ‘anti-war’ contradiction
"Anti-war" voices in the West have called for International Criminal Court action in Syria as a substitute for military intervention. Will they protest now that Moscow has blocked it?