Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Explosion reported inside UK embassy in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported Sunday that an explosion was heard from inside the British Embassy in Baghdad.

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-08-21). US convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source on Sunday reported that a US logistics convoy was targeted in the country's Saladin province.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Five Arab states' leaders to meet in Egypt. en.mehrnews.com EHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — According to local Iraqi media, the heads of the five Arab countries including the Prime Minister of Iraq will hold a summit on Tuesday in the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Thomas Schmitz, Muriel Doret-Dion, Loic Sentilhes, Olivier Parant, Olivier Claris, Laurent Renesme, Julie Abbal, Aude Girault, HéloàØse Torchin, Marie Houllier, Nolwenn Le Saché, Alexandre J Vivanti, Daniele De Luca, Norbert Winer, Cyril Flamant, Claire Thuillier, Pascal Boileau, Julie Blanc, Véronique Brevaut, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Géraldine Gascoin, Gaà´l Beucher, Valérie Datin-Dorriere, Stéphane Bounan, Pascal Bolot, Christophe Poncelet, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Camille Aupiais, Olivier Baud, BETADOSE trial study group, Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (2022-08-20). [Articles] Neonatal outcomes for women at risk of preterm delivery given half dose versus full dose of antenatal betamethasone: a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Because non-inferiority of the half-dose compared with the full-dose regimen was not shown, our results do not support practice changes towards antenatal betamethasone dose reduction.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). US-led Coalition Base In Syria's Al-Omar Oil Fields Attacked Again. southfront.org Early on August 20, an indirect fire attack targeted the US-led coalition's Green Village base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that an unidentified projectile landed in the vicinity of the base. The projectile was alleged launched from the government-held part of Deir Ezzor across the Euphrates River, where Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi forces are present. | No ca…

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Staff (2022-08-20). Iraqi forces kill ISIL chieftain, 5 more terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraq's counter-terrorism forces killed the ISIL chieftain Abu Maryam al-Qahtani and five other terrorists in Saladin province.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Turkish army helicopters on Friday bombed a village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Staff (2022-08-20). PMU repels ISIL attack on central Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Forces of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Friday managed to repel an ISIL attack on central Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Shadowy Iraqi Group Attacked Air Base Hosting US Forces In Kuwait To Avenge Iran's Soleimani (Video). southfront.org A shadowy Iraqi armed group that is thought to be affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). In Video: Iraqi Airstrike Hits Hideout Of Senior ISIS Leaders In Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org On August 20, a fighter jet of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on a hideout of ISIS in Hamrin mountains in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Counter Terrorism Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency. | Senior leaders of ISIS were reportedly taking shelter in the hideout when it was struck. The Security Media Cell said that their nam…

Juan Cole (2022-08-20). 19 Years ago America Really Wanted Iraq's Basra for its Oil, which is now Making it Uninhabitable. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Poet Robert Frost asked if the world would end by fire or ice. It turns out that it is both, the fire of global heating and the melting of earth's surface ice and resultant biblical floods. Nowhere is this more clear than in Iraq. Not everyone will suffer equally from …

____ (2022-08-20). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Thomas Schmitz, Muriel Doret-Dion, Loic Sentilhes, Olivier Parant, Olivier Claris, Laurent Renesme, Julie Abbal, Aude Girault, HéloàØse Torchin, Marie Houllier, Nolwenn Le Saché, Alexandre J Vivanti, Daniele De Luca, Norbert Winer, Cyril Flamant, Claire Thuillier, Pascal Boileau, Julie Blanc, Véronique Brevaut, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Géraldine Gascoin, Gaà´l Beucher, Valérie Datin-Dorriere, Stéphane Bounan, Pascal Bolot, Christophe Poncelet, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Camille Aupiais, Olivier Baud, BETADOSE trial study group, Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (2022-08-20). [Articles] Neonatal outcomes for women at risk of preterm delivery given half dose versus full dose of antenatal betamethasone: a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Because non-inferiority of the half-dose compared with the full-dose regimen was not shown, our results do not support practice changes towards antenatal betamethasone dose reduction.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). In Video: Iraqi Airstrike Hits Hideout Of Senior ISIS Leaders In Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org On August 20, a fighter jet of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on a hideout of ISIS in Hamrin mountains in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Counter Terrorism Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency. | Senior leaders of ISIS were reportedly taking shelter in the hideout when it was struck. The Security Media Cell said that their nam…

Staff (2022-08-20). Iraqi forces kill ISIL chieftain, 5 more terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraq's counter-terrorism forces killed the ISIL chieftain Abu Maryam al-Qahtani and five other terrorists in Saladin province.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Shadowy Iraqi Group Attacked Air Base Hosting US Forces In Kuwait To Avenge Iran's Soleimani (Video). southfront.org A shadowy Iraqi armed group that is thought to be affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked…

Staff (2022-08-20). PMU repels ISIL attack on central Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Forces of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Friday managed to repel an ISIL attack on central Iraq.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Turkish army helicopters on Friday bombed a village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). US-led Coalition Base In Syria's Al-Omar Oil Fields Attacked Again. southfront.org Early on August 20, an indirect fire attack targeted the US-led coalition's Green Village base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that an unidentified projectile landed in the vicinity of the base. The projectile was alleged launched from the government-held part of Deir Ezzor across the Euphrates River, where Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi forces are present. | No ca…

Staff (2022-08-19). Senior cleric commemorates return of prisoners-of-war anniv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, this week's Friday Prayers leader in Tehran hailed the Iranian prisoners-of-war who were held in Iraqi Saddam regime's prisons for their steadfastness and resiostance.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-19). ISIS Says Its Cells Carried Out Six Operations In Syria, Seven In Iraq Over Past Week. southfront.org On August 18, ISIS announced via the al-Naba newspaper that its cells carried out six operations in Syria and seven…

Staff (2022-08-19). Senior cleric commemorates return of prisoners-of-war anniv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, this week's Friday Prayers leader in Tehran hailed the Iranian prisoners-of-war who were held in Iraqi Saddam regime's prisons for their steadfastness and resiostance.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-19). ISIS Says Its Cells Carried Out Six Operations In Syria, Seven In Iraq Over Past Week. southfront.org On August 18, ISIS announced via the al-Naba newspaper that its cells carried out six operations in Syria and seven…

____ (2022-08-19). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). Military Situation In Iraq On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 16, Hadi Al-Amiri, the head of the Fatah coalition, met and hold talks with Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert, the UN special representative for Iraqi affairs in Baghdad; | On August 16, an explosion was heard near the base of the Turkish Army in Bamerne; | On August 17, the PMU and the Iraqi Army launched a security operation in east of Biji city; | On August 17, the PMU Intelligence Units arrested a high-ranking ISIS terrorist west of Baghdad. | MORE ON THE TOPI…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-18). Russian Helicopters Flew Over US Bases In Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region surfaced online. | The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. | The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledg…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — More than half of Americans do not support Biden's foreign policy, polls have shown.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — More than half of Americans do not support Biden's foreign policy, polls have shown.

Dave LIndorff (2022-08-17). Comedian Puts Billboards Defending Assange on Panel Truck Roaming D.C. thiscantbehappening.net Randy Credico, a comic-turned activist, is standing up for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is facing extradition from the UK by a US security state and series of presidents obsessed with punishing him through the hoary police-state Espionage Act for the "crime" of exposing US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unable … |

Staff (2022-08-17). Kuwait upgrades ties with Iran in broader thaw. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — After six years of continued absence, Kuwaiti has sent an ambassador to Iran in a move that has been widely seen as the beginning of a thaw in broader Iran-Arab relations.

Staff (2022-08-17). Over 1 m ton of goods exported to Iraq via Mehran border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Some 1.1 million tons of goods have been exported through the Mehran border to Iraq in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), an official said.

Staff (2022-08-17). Iran's capital, Iraq's Karbala sign sisterhood agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran has announced that Tehran and Karbala have inked a sisterhood agreement.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-17). Iran ease past Kuwait at Asian U18 Volleyball Championship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The national Iranian U18 volleyball team proved to be too strong for neighboring Kuwait in the Asian U18 Volleyball Championship on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-08-17). Kuwait upgrades ties with Iran in broader thaw. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — After six years of continued absence, Kuwaiti has sent an ambassador to Iran in a move that has been widely seen as the beginning of a thaw in broader Iran-Arab relations.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-16). Military Situation In Iraq On August 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Muqtada Al-Sadr announces…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-16). Iran's IUMS to expand cooperation with Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The Iranian cultural attache in Iraq said the Tehran-based Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) will increase its cooperation with Iraqi scientific and medical institutions.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Remote Ischemic Conditioning—Feasible and Potentially Beneficial for Ischemic Stroke. jamanetwork.com Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in the world. In 1996, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and remains the only approved pharmacologic agent for treatment of ischemic stroke in the US. In 2015, mechanical thrombectomy was shown to be beneficial for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke, although 50% of patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy remain disabled at 3 months. Due to short time windows for thrombolytic therapy administration and the stroke system infrastructure needed for mechanical thrombectomy, these reperfusion thera…

Staff (2022-08-16). Massive fire breaks out in US base near Baghdad airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources reported that a massive fire broke out in the Americans' Victoria base located near the Baghdad airport.

Andy Kroll (2022-08-16). Is Moral Clarity Possible in Donald Trump's America? tomdispatch.com Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth-telling brought to my mind the latest verbal lapse by George W. Bush, the president who hustled this country into war in Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks. He clearly hadn't planned to make a public confession about his own warmongering in Iraq when he gave a speech in Texas this spring. Still, asked to decry Russian president Vladimir Putin's unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Bush inadvertently and all too truthfully placed his own presidential war-making in exactly the same boat. The words spilled out of his mouth as he described "the decision of one m…

Staff (2022-08-16). Massive fire breaks out in US base near Baghdad airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources reported that a massive fire broke out in the Americans' Victoria base located near the Baghdad airport.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-15). Drone Hits US Base in Syria; No Casualties or Damage. news.antiwar.com According to a military statement, the US base at al-Tanf, in Syria along the Iraq and Jordan border, was targeted by a series of drones today. US troops have been occupying al-Tanf for years, chiefly with an eye toward supporting a series of rebel groups that have been in and out of Jordan and are trying to control the border area. | There was no claim of credit for the attack, while US statements said the strike put civilians and risk and un…

Staff (2022-08-15). PMU forces thwart ISIL attack in Iraq's Nineveh (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, forces foiled the night attack of the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group in Nineveh province in the northwest of the country.

Staff (2022-08-15). US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.

Staff (2022-08-15). Turkish base in N Iraq comes under rocket attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the Turkish Zelikan military base in Bashiqa town has come under rocket attack.

Staff (2022-08-15). PMU forces thwart ISIL attack in Iraq's Nineveh (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, forces foiled the night attack of the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group in Nineveh province in the northwest of the country.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-14). Origins of the Islamic State (ISIS): Who Is Behind "Al Qaeda in Iraq"? Pentagon Acknowledges Fabricating a "Zarqawi Legend" globalresearch.ca An internal document produced by U.S. military headquarters in Iraq, states that "the Zarqawi PSYOP program is the most successful information campaign to date."

Ann Brown (2022-08-14). 5 Takeaways From Torraine Walker's Discussion On Misandric Miseducation of Black Boys. moguldom.com The U.S. public school education system just does not treat all students equally. Studies have shown that Black students are punished at higher rates. And Black boys, in particular, are disciplined at the country's public schools more than whites. Torraine Walker recently discussed this attack on Black boys on his YouTube channel. The discussion was titled "The Misandric …

Staff (2022-08-14). ISIL blows up house, kidnaps child in Iraq's Kirkuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Local media in Iraq reported late Saturday that ISIL terrorists blew up a house in a village in Kirkuk city of Iraq and kidnapped a child.

Staff (2022-08-14). VIDEO: Extensive fire erupts in Iraqi capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Sunday reported a massive fire that has been flamed in Baghdad.

Staff (2022-08-14). Iran seeks to bolster defense cooperation with Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Iran wants to strengthen its defense cooperation with Iraq, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-14). Origins of the Islamic State (ISIS): Who Is Behind "Al Qaeda in Iraq"? Pentagon Acknowledges Fabricating a "Zarqawi Legend" globalresearch.ca An internal document produced by U.S. military headquarters in Iraq, states that "the Zarqawi PSYOP program is the most successful information campaign to date."

Staff (2022-08-14). ISIL blows up house, kidnaps child in Iraq's Kirkuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Local media in Iraq reported late Saturday that ISIL terrorists blew up a house in a village in Kirkuk city of Iraq and kidnapped a child.

Staff (2022-08-14). VIDEO: Extensive fire erupts in Iraqi capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Sunday reported a massive fire that has been flamed in Baghdad.

Staff (2022-08-14). Iran seeks to bolster defense cooperation with Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Iran wants to strengthen its defense cooperation with Iraq, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday.

Fight Back (2022-08-13). Tallahassee Police Department trains with mass murderer. fightbacknews.org Commentary by Ben Grant | Tallahassee, FL – On August 4, the Tallahassee Police Department was hosted by Stronghold SOF Solutions at their facility in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, for training led by Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher is a former Navy SEAL infamous for being court-martialed in 2019 for ten offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. | Some of the of worst things Gallagher has done include posing in a photograph with the body of a murdered Iraqi teenage prisoner, shooting unarmed civilians in 2017, and, according to the New York Times, "indiscriminately spraying neighborhoods with rockets and machi…

____ (2022-08-13). Iraqi delegation visits Iran Supreme Natl. Defense University. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — President of Iraqi Defense University for Higher Military Studies Staff Lt. Gen. Saad Mizher Mohsen Al-Alaq and his accompanying delegation visited Iran's Supreme National Defense University on Saturday.

____ (2022-08-13). Strategic coop. between Iran-Iraq armed forces necessary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — President of Iran's Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moghaddam said that strategic cooperation between the armed forces of Iran and Iraq is 'necessary'.

____ (2022-08-13). Syria handed over 50 ISIL terrorists to Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — A media group affiliated with Iraqi army on Saturday announced that Syria who had been arrested on Syria's territory handed over more than 50 ISIL terrorists to Iraq..

____ (2022-08-13). Kuwaiti ambassador submits credentials to Iran FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — The new ambassador of Kuwait to Iran submitted a copy of his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday evening.

Eric M Snyder, Ryan Sprissler, Thomas P Olson (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Data at 36 months for the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot. thelancet.com Felix Mahfoud and colleagues present 36-month data from the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot trial.1 Two important points need clarification. First, there was no difference in 24 h systolic or diastolic blood pressure at 12 months, the last point where patients were under single-blinded conditions. After unblinding, the difference widened at 24 months and 36 months and became significant, probably due to the placebo effect in the group that had been told they had renal denervation. Previous work has shown that the placebo effect for systolic blood pressure in hypertension was 6—8 mm Hg,2 which is the magn…

Staff (2022-08-13). Martyrs Hamedani, Soleimani demolished ISIL structure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Anti-terrorist commanders like Major General Hossein Hamedani and Major General Qassem Soleimani managed to destroy the organizational structure of ISIL terrorism in Iraq and Syria, Major-General Mohammad Bagheri said.

____ (2022-08-13). Talks underway to increase gas imports from Iran: Iraqi Min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Spokesman for Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Ahmad Mousa al-Abadi on Saturday said that talks are ongoing between Iranian and Iraqi officials in order to import gas from Iran.

Staff (2022-08-13). US troops smuggle another oil shipment out of Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Hours after transferring 60 tankers carrying stolen Syrian oil to Iraq, the United States has transferred a new large shipment to Iraq through the illegal "Al-Walid" border crossing.

Eric M Snyder, Ryan Sprissler, Thomas P Olson (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Data at 36 months for the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot. thelancet.com Felix Mahfoud and colleagues present 36-month data from the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot trial.1 Two important points need clarification. First, there was no difference in 24 h systolic or diastolic blood pressure at 12 months, the last point where patients were under single-blinded conditions. After unblinding, the difference widened at 24 months and 36 months and became significant, probably due to the placebo effect in the group that had been told they had renal denervation. Previous work has shown that the placebo effect for systolic blood pressure in hypertension was 6—8 mm Hg,2 which is the magn…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-12). Iraqis Warn The Hashemite Monarchy. southfront.org Written by Damir Nazarov | The cycle of opinions within the Hashemite State regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates the kingdom's panic and desire to prolong the life of its autocracy in any way. We remember how at the end of June this year King Abdullah declared that he would support Biden's idea of creating an "Arab NATO", after a very short time Jordanian officials of various ranks tried to justify themselves to the Iranians that allegedly Amman wants "friendly relations with…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-12). Two Syriac Fighters Of SDF Killed In Turkish Shelling On Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Image: aa.com.tr | On August 12, two Syriac fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed when the Turkish military shelled the town of Tell Tamer and a number of nearby villages in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The fighters were members of the SDF's Syriac Military Council, which is mainly active in the densely populated Assyrian areas of al-Hasakah. | The SDF's losses from Turkey's never ending attacks on northeastern Syria have b…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-12). Iraqis Warn The Hashemite Monarchy. southfront.org Written by Damir Nazarov | The cycle of opinions within the Hashemite State regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates the kingdom's panic and desire to prolong the life of its autocracy in any way. We remember how at the end of June this year King Abdullah declared that he would support Biden's idea of creating an "Arab NATO", after a very short time Jordanian officials of various ranks tried to justify themselves to the Iranians that allegedly Amman wants "friendly relations with…

Staff (2022-08-11). Turkish military force killed in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) — The Turkish defense ministry announced that one of the country's military forces has been killed in northern Iraq.

Lowkey (2022-08-10). Intelligence Services Interference in British Democracy, with Kit Klarenberg. mintpressnews.com The MintPress podcast, "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a system where a mon…