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U.S. History of Chemical Weapons Use and Complicity in War Crimes

The US currently maintains the largest stockpile of both chemical and biological warfare agents of any nation on the planet, and continues to expand its biological weapons research and development on a scale far larger than any other country.

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The world is once again witnessing the height of U.S. hypocrisy as members of the U.S. State Department ratchet up anti-Russian and anti-Syrian rhetoric surrounding the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the UK. Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned Syria, Iran and Russia that they will be held accountable for their pre-determined use of chemical

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Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Chinese Goods

This comes in addition to tariffs on approximately $53 billion of Chinese goods. China retaliated with tariffs on $53 billion of US goods.

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In the escalating US-China Trade war, US President Donald Trump announced 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which are to come into effect on September 24th. Nearly 200 pages long, the list covers almost 6,000 individual items. Some are quite common, such as coal, printing ink, pneumatic tires and spark plugs. Others are more exotic,

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Turkey Increases Weapon Support to Militants in Northern Syria

Local observers believe that Turkey is attempting to deter the SAA and its allies by supplying weapons that can threaten civilians in the government-held areas.

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Turkish troops secure the Bursayah hill, which separates the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin from the Turkey-controlled town of Azaz, Syria, Jan. 28, 2018. (AP Photo)

On September 12, a senior Free Syrian Army (FSA) commander told the Reuters news agency that Turkey has stepped up weapon supplies to militants in northern Syria to help them to fend off an expected attack by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies. They pledged complete Turkish military support for a long, protracted battle … These arms

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Watch | Israel Censors News on IDF Funding and Support of Syrian Rebels

This incident once again demonstrates that all claims of Tel Aviv that it is not involved in the ongoing conflict in Syria are false.

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The Israeli military is censoring news reports on Israel providing weapons and supplies to militant groups in Syria. The Jerusalem Post was told by the military censor to remove its story “IDF Confirms: Israel Provided Light-Weapons To Syrian Rebels”. However, the report providing details on the transfer of significant amounts of cash, weapons and

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Syrian Arab Army Discovers More US-Supplied Weapons in Syria

Last week, the SAA discovered a large ammo depot of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the town of Jubata al-Khashab in al-Quneitra during a similar search operation.

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On September 5, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered several weapons caches, which had been left behind by militants, during a search operation in the southern al-Quneitra countryside, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The weapons caches included several rounds of the US-made SMAW shoulder-launched rocket weapon, one US-supplies

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Watch | China’s “Dark Sword” Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program

The Dark Sword, whose photos appeared in the media in early June, is a qualitatively different UAV, according to expert assessments.

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China’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles development in general corresponds to global trends. Though in view of its technological lag that existed until recently, Beijing emphasized copying US and Israeli craft. China, however, has made a qualitative leap in the last 10-15 years in establishing its own UAV scientific and technological infrastructure.

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Watch | Taliban Pushes Back Against ISIS Expansion in Afghanistan

The US and US-backed forces are unable to defeat the Taliban insurgency military without deployment of additional US forces and a full occupation of the country.

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A Taliban fighter guards a gathering in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan.

ISIS has increased its efforts in order to expand its influence in Afghanistan. The local ISIS branch is believed to have about 3,000-5,000 members, including local Afghans, Pakistanis and Uzbeks. According to available data, most of the terrorists are in the province of Nangarhar. However, cells of the terrorist group operate across the entire

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