Editor2 (2022-01-15). US Occupation Installs Oil Refinery in Rmelan Fields, Hasaka Countryside. orinocotribune.com Hasaka, SANA — The US occupation forces and the separatist QSD militia installed an oil refinery in Rmelan fields in Hasaka north eastern, in parallel with stealing dozens of tankers laden with oil and transferring them to Iraqi territories. | A source at Directorate of Rmelan fields told SANA that the oil refinery has a capacity to refine 3,000 barrels per day. | The source added that in the upc…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-14). Explosions reported in Baghdad after attack on US embassy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — Hours after the rocket attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad, media reported the sound of a terrible explosion in another area the capital of Iraq early on Friday.

William Bruno (2022-01-14). Public Health Professionals Must Demand an End to the Use of Weaponized Drones. truthout.org On January 13, 2017, a family including a husband, wife and three small children scurried from building to building in East Mosul, Iraq. They were seeking refuge as a battle between ISIS (also known as Daesh) and U.S.-backed forces swirled around them. The family was huddled in an abandoned school surrounded by other civilians when a U.S.-operated drone struck and destroyed the structure. The father and one of his sons narrowly escaped with their lives. The tragic fate of his wife and other…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-14). 10 injured in Kuwait refinery fire: media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — A fire at a gas liquefaction unit in Kuwait's largest refinery Friday left 10 people injured before it was put out, world media have quoted the plant's operator as saying.

_____ (2022-01-14). Nurses In US Protest COVID-19 Working Conditions. popularresistance.org The protests were held under the banner of National Nurses United (NNU), a labor union with more than 175,000 members nationwide, which called on the hospital industry to "invest in safe staffing." | Hospitals in the US, the worst-hit country in the world, have been struggling to cope up with the new tide of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, as well as worker shortages and burnout. | Nurses are furious over sheer callousness and indifference shown by the government as well as their employers, blaming them for caring about their businesses, not the public health. | The protests took place across 11 US states and Was…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-14). Explosions reported in Baghdad after attack on US embassy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — Hours after the rocket attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad, media reported the sound of a terrible explosion in another area the capital of Iraq early on Friday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-14). 10 injured in Kuwait refinery fire: media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) — A fire at a gas liquefaction unit in Kuwait's largest refinery Friday left 10 people injured before it was put out, world media have quoted the plant's operator as saying.

_____ (2022-01-14). Nurses In US Protest COVID-19 Working Conditions. popularresistance.org The protests were held under the banner of National Nurses United (NNU), a labor union with more than 175,000 members nationwide, which called on the hospital industry to "invest in safe staffing." | Hospitals in the US, the worst-hit country in the world, have been struggling to cope up with the new tide of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, as well as worker shortages and burnout. | Nurses are furious over sheer callousness and indifference shown by the government as well as their employers, blaming them for caring about their businesses, not the public health. | The protests took place across 11 US states and Was…

Dean Baker (2022-01-13). Will Seasonal Adjustments Alleviate the Supply Chain Backlog? cepr.net Even if there is no reduction in demand as shown in our seasonally adjusted data, there should be some reduction in pressure on our supply chains. We'll see how much of the backlog this will clear up.

Dean Baker (2022-01-13). Will Seasonal Adjustments Alleviate the Supply Chain Backlog? cepr.net Even if there is no reduction in demand as shown in our seasonally adjusted data, there should be some reduction in pressure on our supply chains. We'll see how much of the backlog this will clear up.

_____ (2022-01-11). Hey, Hey, USA! How Many Bombs Did You Drop Today? popularresistance.org The Pentagon has finally published its first Airpower Summary since President Biden took office nearly a year ago. These monthly reports have been published since 2007 to document the number of bombs and missiles dropped by U.S.-led air forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria since 2004. But President Trump stopped publishing them after February 2020, shrouding continued U.S. bombing in secrecy. | Over the past 20 years, as documented in the table below, U.S. and allied air forces have dropped over 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries. That is an average of 46 strikes per day for 20 years. This endless bom…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-11). The Settler Colonial Origins of the Five Eyes Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com John Price A depiction of the Battle of Amoy, fought between British and Chinese forces during the First Opium War. Painting by Michael Angelo Hayes/Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection/Wikimedia Commons. Amid the wreckage of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and its allies have turned their sights on China. University of Victoria…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-11). Four ISIL terrorists detained in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the Sulaymaniyah Intelligence and Security Directorate managed to arrest four ISIL terrorists in the province.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-11). US logistics convoys come under attack in Samawah, Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in Samawah and Baghdad on Tuesday morning.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-11). Canada, Racial Profiling, and the Five Eyes. libya360.wordpress.com John Price Far from enhancing Canadian security, CSIS and the Five Eyes alliance are enmeshing this country in a campaign of disinformation and propaganda regarding China reminiscent of the McCarthy era, writes John Price. Illustration courtesy RS Kingdom. Amid the wreckage of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and its allies have turned…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-11). Four ISIL terrorists detained in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the Sulaymaniyah Intelligence and Security Directorate managed to arrest four ISIL terrorists in the province.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-11). US logistics convoys come under attack in Samawah, Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in Samawah and Baghdad on Tuesday morning.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-10). Updates: CSTO touted as countermeasure to color revolutions in former Soviet states — reports. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anti-Bellum: Belarus compares Kazakh crisis to antecedents in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan TASS: With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy Anti-Bellum: John Bolton's nightmare: 2,500 CSTO troops in Kazakhstan leads to restoration of Russian Empire, Soviet Union rising from its …

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-10). Belarus compares Kazakh crisis to antecedents in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko: Analysis of the events in Kazakhstan shows presence of external factor "The analysis of the events in Kazakhstan shows the presence of an external factor, of course. Their scenario is recognizable, as the Kazakhstan president has just said. One need not go far to find analogies: Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan. Not so …

_____ (2022-01-10). Kazakhstan's Security was Undermined by Outside Forces. journal-neo.org Numerous publications that discuss the situation in Kazakhstan in recent days testify with increasing clarity that those events were sparked by outside forces. Doesn't the terrorist assault with two law enforcement officers getting decapitated on January 6 in Almaty resemble the recent attacks of DAESH (banned in the Russian Federation) terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan? And …

_____ (2022-01-10). Kazakhstan's Security was Undermined by Outside Forces. journal-neo.org Numerous publications that discuss the situation in Kazakhstan in recent days testify with increasing clarity that those events were sparked by outside forces. Doesn't the terrorist assault with two law enforcement officers getting decapitated on January 6 in Almaty resemble the recent attacks of DAESH (banned in the Russian Federation) terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan? And …

_____ (2022-01-10). UN Must Outlaw US Occupation Forces in Syria. journal-neo.org In recent months, anti-American sentiments among the Syrians have noticeably intensified in Syria, demanding the withdrawal of the US Army from this country. The growth of these sentiments is due not only to the continuing illegal export of Syrian oil by the United States to Iraq, as regularly reported by the Syrian Arab news agency …

Staff (2022-01-10). Iraqi army, PMU hold joint security operation in Nineveh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) — Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, held a joint military operation in Nineveh.

ecns.cn (2022-01-10). Picturesque scenery of Tianquan Lake in E China's Jiangsu. ecns.cn The top 10 picturesque views of the Tianquan Lake in Xuyi County, Huaian City, east China's Jiangsu Province are released on January 8, 2022. These views in different seasons have shown the well-preserved ecological environment in the lake area, which is a good example of the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

_____ (2022-01-10). Kazakhstan's Security was Undermined by Outside Forces. journal-neo.org Numerous publications that discuss the situation in Kazakhstan in recent days testify with increasing clarity that those events were sparked by outside forces. Doesn't the terrorist assault with two law enforcement officers getting decapitated on January 6 in Almaty resemble the recent attacks of DAESH (banned in the Russian Federation) terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan? And …

_____ (2022-01-10). UN Must Outlaw US Occupation Forces in Syria. journal-neo.org In recent months, anti-American sentiments among the Syrians have noticeably intensified in Syria, demanding the withdrawal of the US Army from this country. The growth of these sentiments is due not only to the continuing illegal export of Syrian oil by the United States to Iraq, as regularly reported by the Syrian Arab news agency …

ecns.cn (2022-01-10). Picturesque scenery of Tianquan Lake in E China's Jiangsu. ecns.cn The top 10 picturesque views of the Tianquan Lake in Xuyi County, Huaian City, east China's Jiangsu Province are released on January 8, 2022. These views in different seasons have shown the well-preserved ecological environment in the lake area, which is a good example of the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-09). US convoy targeted by roadside bomb in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — A truck carrying US coalition equipment was targeted by a roadside bomb in Iraq's Saladin province on Sunday evening.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-09). Mohammed al-Halbusi re-elected as Iraqi parliament speaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — The Iraqi parliament held its first session to elect the speaker, the prime minister as well as the president, while there have been reports of tension over which blocs has the majority.

Staff (2022-01-09). Three US logistics convoys targeted again in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — Three US military convoys came under attack in the Iraqi provinces of Baghdad and Al Muthanna.

Staff (2022-01-09). Explosion reported in Iraqi capital of Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — Media sources reported the sound of an explosion in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday.

Staff (2022-01-09). Minister backs cutting Covid self-isolation period. rt.com The UK education secretary said reducing self-quarantine from seven to five days would be helpful | British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has suggested pressure on the UK's "critical workforce" can be reduced if the self-isolation period for Covid-infected patients is officially cut shorter. | A move to shorten the isolation period for those with a confirmed Covid-19 infection from seven to five days "would certainly help mitigate some of the pressures on schools, on critical workforce and others," Zahawi told British media on Sunday. | However, he said expert and scientific advice was needed to make it ha…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-08). ISIL suicide bomber killed by Iraqi security forces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Iraqi security forces have managed to neutralize a terrorist operation, killing a suicide bomber who was planning to carry out a terrorist operation in northern Baghdad…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-08). Baghdad takes over 50 ISIL terrorists from Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Iraqi security officials on Saturday took over 50 Iraqi citizens who were accused of being members of ISIS terrorist group, from Syria on Saturday.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-08). ISIL suicide bomber killed by Iraqi security forces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Iraqi security forces have managed to neutralize a terrorist operation, killing a suicide bomber who was planning to carry out a terrorist operation in northern Baghdad…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-08). Baghdad takes over 50 ISIL terrorists from Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Iraqi security officials on Saturday took over 50 Iraqi citizens who were accused of being members of ISIS terrorist group, from Syria on Saturday.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Ex-US Envoy Believes American Troops Won't Leave Iraq Anytime Soon Despite Ending 'Combat Mission'. sputniknews.com Last month the US declared an end to its "combat mission" in Iraq, but has yet to announce plans to carry out the will of the country's parliament and withdraw its troops in full. In fact, Washington has not removed any of its remaining 2,500 troops from the country since ending the mission.

Staff (2022-01-07). New symptom of Omicron in young children revealed. rt.com US doctors are warning parents that under-fives are developing a "barking" cough | American scientists have identified a new symptom of the Omicron variant in children under five; a "barking" cough that may sound frightening when parents hear it. | According to Dr. Buddy Creech, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, some Covid patients in the youngest age group develop "croup-like" coughs which can be identified by a "barking" sound. | That happens, Creech told NBC news, because "little kids' airways are so narrow that it takes far less inflammation to…

Mirinda Crissman (2022-01-07). We need prison abolition, not reform — a WW commentary. workers.org Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face possible death sentences while locked up during a deadly respiratory pandemic. Despite facing inhumane and unsanitary conditions, they have shown great solidarity with one another and resistance to their brutal . . . |

Mirinda Crissman (2022-01-07). We need prison abolition, not reform — a WW commentary. workers.org Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face possible death sentences while locked up during a deadly respiratory pandemic. Despite facing inhumane and unsanitary conditions, they have shown great solidarity with one another and resistance to their brutal . . . |

Mirinda Crissman (2022-01-07). We need prison abolition, not reform — a WW commentary. workers.org Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face possible death sentences while locked up during a deadly respiratory pandemic. Despite facing inhumane and unsanitary conditions, they have shown great solidarity with one another and resistance to their brutal . . . |

Staff (2022-01-06). Ex-defence minister told to 'burn' secret Iraq war memo — reports. rt.com Former UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon alleges Downing Street insiders ordered him 'in no uncertain terms' to burn legal opinion that doubted basis for 2003 invasion | During Tony Blair's time in office, Downing Street allegedly ordered former defence secretary Geoff Hoon to burn a secret memo that questioned the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion. Hoon makes the bombshell claim in a new memoir. | In disclosures that have boosted ongoing attempts to strip the former prime minister of his recently conferred knighthood, Hoon reportedly revealed that Blair's chief of staff Jonathan Powell had instructed him "in n…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). US Ain al-Assad base, logistics convoy targeted in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported on Thursday morning that two simultaneous anti-American operations had taken place in the country.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-06). US military evacuates al-Tanf base in southern Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — In the wake of the recent anti-American operations by Resistance groups in Iraq and Syria, the US military has temporarily evacuated the al-Tanf base in southern Syria and transferred its equipment and forces to Jordan.

_____ (2022-01-06). Native Hawaiians Fight US Navy For Polluting Island's Water. popularresistance.org Under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, Native Hawaiians surprised the gates of the US Navy Command with a civil disobedience action over the #RedHill fuel leak. Empire Files producer Mike Prysner was on the ground.

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Tony Blair's Def Sec. Was Told 'in No Uncertain Terms' to Burn Memo Saying Iraq War Could Be Illegal. sputniknews.com The claims come as more than 600,000 people have already signed an online petition to have former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stripped of his recently awarded knighthood. Anti-war campaigners accuse Blair of war crimes for sending British troops into Iraq and Afghanistan during his tenure.

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Rocket Reportedly Hits Near Military Base Hosting US Forces in Iraq. sputniknews.com The reports of a rocket attack come after two drones were shot down on Tuesday attempting to approach the coalition's Ain al-Asad Air facility.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-05). Rocket attack against US Victory base in Iraq reported. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iraqi security media sources reported a rocket attack launched on the US military base "Victory" in Baghdad on Wednesday morning.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-05). Iran's blocked assets in S Korea, Iraq to be released likely. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The news released indicates that Iran's financial resources blocked in South Korea and Iraq will be released soon.

Steve Topple (2022-01-05). The government just turned a celebration of disability into an accessibility nightmare. thecanary.co It's only the start of January. But already the government has shown that blind and low vision people are an afterthought. Because its Disability Unit managed to create a video about them which was inaccessible. | World Braille Day: | Tuesday 4 January was World Braille Day. As the UN Braille is a tactile…