(2023-10-29). Attacks on US Bases in Iraq and Syria Continue After US Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria have continued through the weekend after the US launched airstrikes in eastern Syria early Friday. Lebanon's Al Mayadeen reported that a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it "successfully" targeted the US's al-Shadadi base in northeast Syria's al-Hasakah province on Sunday. The British-based Syrian …
(2023-10-28). New drone attacks against US bases in Syria. plenglish.com In two separate statements, the group claimed responsibility for an attack with two drones against U.S. forces concentrated in the Tanef area, in eastern Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders. | The statement added that the drones hit their targets, without confirming yet if there were casualties or material damages in the referred base. | Another attack targeted U.S. military residences at the base established in the Al-Omar oil field in the north of the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. | Missile and drone bombings against U.S. targets in Syria increased notably since the start of the Israeli war against th…
(2023-10-28). ALEC's Stand Your Ground Laws Created Culture Of Shoot-First Vigilantism. popularresistance.org In early October, a Florida state senator introduced legislation to repeal the state's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law allowing individuals to use deadly force in self-defense outside their homes. Florida was the first state to enact such a measure, and in the 18 years since its passage, studies have shown that more Floridians are dying because of it. | "The data is clear: homicide rates and gun deaths are higher where these discriminatory, dangerous policies are on the books," Sen. Shevrin Jones (D-34), the bill's sponsor, told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). | What's less widely known is the piv…