Wanted to follow up on this post, focusing instead on the Iranian strikes on Pakistan Iran hit the Balochistan region. This is an area with separatist ambitions, lots of resource wealth and all sorts of western backed proxies. These groups have been launching attacks within Pakistan and towards Iran. Covered one of the more well […]
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This was expected. Israeli strikes in Gaza against Hamas (Israel’s proxy) were inevitably going to give cover to wider war. How much wider will this go- Dangerous. Insane. The US has struck eastern Syria to protect their PKK proxies who are lovingly ensconced in the stolen and ethnically cleansed territory Foreign Policy On Thursday, the […]
Kurdish led forces end “military operations” in the East US-backed (PKK) Kurdish-led forces in Syria declared the “end of military operations” in the country’s east Wednesday after days of clashes with Arab fighters left dozens dead. Military operations in Dhiban have ended,” SDF spokesman Farhad Shami told AFP. The violence started when the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained Arab chief […]
If one understands the situation in Syria- One understands why it is the US is storing offensive weapons in Iraq. Allegedly ISIS is resurgent. The US has been convoying arms into the occupied area. Some from the Al Tanf base. Some from within US bases in Iraq. Al Tanf This is a slightly older article […]
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752240 Turkey may want to normalize ties with Syria, but that in order to do this it needs to see Damascus cater to some of Ankara’s demands. In the long term Turkey wants to work with Russia and Iran, as well as Damascus to get the US to leave Syria.Kurdish conflict “We continue our engagement […]
Despite claims made that leave one thinking Turkey/Syrian reconciliation is never going to occur… It sure seems that work is ongoing in that direction. Hurriyet Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria will establish a joint center in northern Syria to monitor the developments in the region, the Turkish defense minister has informed and stated that talks […]
Deputy foreign ministers from Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran on Tuesday completed two days of talks in Moscow aimed at restoring ties between Ankara and Damascus, in a step aimed at easing the international isolation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Restoring ties and ending the American occupation.. The four countries discussed preparations for a meeting […]
https://web.archive.org/web/20171028184128/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2016/04/irans-forgotten-kurds-step-up-struggle.html From the past to the present ( the present featured in the second report for today) original url https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2016/04/irans-forgotten-kurds-step-up-struggle.html Still viable url! https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/iran-s-forgotten-kurds-step-up-the-struggle-1.140788 KDPI PJAK, PKK, KDPI So the present day problem in Iran with the alphabet Kurdish groups has been present for a very long time Far longer than this nearly 7 year […]
via the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20140815170104/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2014/08/maliki-stands-down-us-regime-change.html my blog from 2014 original url to June 14/14– try the wayback again. https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2014/06/obama-delivered-ultimatum-to-maliki-via.html The Obama administration had been weighing the use of US ground forces and aircraft to mount an emergency rescue That strategy depends on the formation of a new Iraqi government Therefore it’s correctly written that the […]
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‘The Americans did not fight ISIS’
Interesting piece from The Cradle. And the claim is completely unsurprising to myself. It was always obvious. One would have been a complete fool to believe the US ever fought ISIS. They armed them. Dropped weapons to them. Etc., But they did not fight them! https://thecradle.co/Article/Interviews/19989 Selected excerpts below; Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian commander of […]