The Syrian Army, backing by Hezbollah fighters, have engaged in a multi-week operation intending to expand their territory in the southeastern deserts of the country, finally managing to reach the Iraqi border, which Syrian General Command presented as a potential “turning point” in the ISIS war.
Officials say the offensive is intended to control strategic areas of desert around the outskirts of ISIS territory, and link up with the Iraqi border, where Shi’ite militias have been active against ISIS in recent weeks. They said this would allow them to “tighten the noose” on ISIS.
At the same time, General Command warned that the US continues to pose a risk to the forces operating in this area near the Iraqi border, as the US has attacked Shi’ite militias in the area a few times recently, and may ultimately “hinder” the gains they’ve made.
The Pentagon has openly talked about increasing their military footprint in the area as a way to prepare to fight the Shi’ite militias, who ironically are considered close allies so long as they’re fighting ISIS inside Iraq, but instantly become enemies when they start fighting ISIS inside Syria.
seems like anti war is becoming more and more like a right wing site that supports dictators. What a shame.
The American government supports the most repressive and aggressive dictatorship in the world in Saudi Arabia. Antiwar.com treats them all objectively, because they know that elections are not an excuse for war crimes.
actually in terms of people imprisoned Iran Syria and China all have the Saud’s beat. And these are all countries the Russians support. So try again with the propaganda please.
The USA leads the world in terms of numbers imprisoned, not Iran, not Syria, not China. If Saudi Arabia has low prison numbers, that’s because they chop off the hands – or head – of people, instead of locking them up.
Syria and China are secular states. Iran has competitive elections with universal suffrage. Saudi Arabia is a sick joke stuck in the dark ages where women can’t drive, or even leave the house without a male “guardian”.
Nope its china i checked. And before you say i only say that cause i’m american i got news for you. I’m not.
Do you understand the concept of comparing “per capita”?
please stop making excuses to justify your anti american rhetoric. And Iran in terms of per capita executes more then the US does. So either way your facts are still incorrect.
And no it does not treat things objectively. It is clearly become pro russian and pro Iranian. I am someone who does not support either western or eastern imperialism as someone from an anti imperialist nation like Brazil. I call a spade a spade even if neo imperialist types happen to be in favor of one form of imperialism over another.
Antiwar.com’s job is not to “treat things objectively,” nor do we make any claim to objectivity.
Its mission is to be “your best source for antiwar news, viewpoints, and activities.”
We’re not pro-Russian, pro-Iranian, pro-Syrian, pro-US, etc. We’re antiwar, period, end of story.
However, note the word “viewpoints” in that mission.
We run content from a variety of sources with their own viewpoints, ranging from the antiwar left (e.g. Medea Benjamin) to the antiwar right (e.g. Ron Paul). Since not all of the writers we publish are anarchists, it’s obvious that many of them will have preferences for/against particular regimes or sides of conflicts. That wouldn’t be possible to avoid, but we do try to submerge such preferences into a greater whole by running content of varying ideological approaches as long as that content is antiwar.
For the most obvious bias, take the Arab-Israeli conflict. The site clearly reflects a pro-Palestinian-Arab, anti-Palestinian-Jew (aka Israeli) tilt. But even there, we frequently publish the writings of Israeli antiwar writer Uri Avnery.
Among our readers who bother to comment, half of them think we’re too easy on Assad and half of them think we’re too hard on him. My own view on Assad is that I don’t have to support his regime in order to oppose the US invading Syria for the purpose of overthrowing him (or for any other purpose).
In a previous comment you write:
“Much like wiki leaks it is quickly going from a left leaning liberal site to a pro alt right neo conservsative and pro Russian one.”
Actually, it was founded by libertarians and has always featured a mix of content where ideology is concerned. Granted, our premier columnist has been moving away from libertarianism and toward paleoconservatism — but that’s not something new, it’s a long-term trend since the 1990s. Hell, he gave a presidential nominating speech for Pat Buchanan in 2000. And while he does normally write three colulmns a week, we run several columns a day and prominently link to quite a few more.
actions speak louder then words and talk is cheap i believe are the english sayings that speak volumes about this site.
Here’s another saying: It is what it is.
And what it is is about 180 degrees opposite of what you claim to have convinced yourself it is.
But hey, you’re entitled to your opinion.
yes and my opinion is based on facts. the fact you have a one sided opinion that is clearly pro russian indicates you are one of the following. Some alt right nationalistic gringo who likes Russia because your fellow alt right types like Bannon and SPnecer support them. Or you are a bought and paid for russian cyber troll. Either way your no differnt then any of the Hillary or Trump zombies out there. You just support once version of white northern imperialism over another.
Your opinion is based on some kind of fever dream fantasy. Its resemblance to “facts” is so distant that they’re not only not in the same ballpark.
I’m left-wing, I’m anti-nationalist, and if the Russians meant to pay me the check must have got lost in the mail.
THOSE are the facts. You don’t have to like it. They’re the facts whether you like it or not.
far left and far right can both be equally pro fascist when all is said and done. Hitler after all was in many way’s as much a left wing fascist as he was a right wing one. As a Brazilian who’s country actually is leftwing of the non extreme variety i think i know more about propaganda and pro fascist bs then you. Putin is Trump’s master and Trump is one of the biggest fascist types ive ever seen. Case closed.
Well, it might seem that way if you don’t bother to read it. If you do, not so much.
ive read it for over 10 years. Much like wiki leaks it is quickly going from a left leaning liberal site to a pro alt right neo conservsative and pro Russian one. I have to wonder if it was payed by outside foreign groups to change in such a way or if its slowly been hijacked by outsiders and made into this propaganda site that it is now. Russia is as imperialist as the US and any western country. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to get with the times or is just a Russian troll bot.
As opposed to a liberal site that approves all the interventions in the world provided they are maskerading as human rights mercy missions. Antiwar survived in a cruel media environment for a long time. And while it may at time slip into “anti-war” logic not distinguishing the agressor from the victim — it has been a real pioneer in opening the pandora box of anti-interventionism. And while many sites slip often into defending their political favorites, and redefining war issues to suit their politics, this is what Antiwar.com is not guilty off. At times softening and excusing — perhaps, but never really intellectually dishonest. So, cheer up.
Words, like dictatorship, authoritarian, totalitarian mean nothing — as they are labels thrown at countries that are not obedient. They are offen described in terms of their “behavior”, like talking to children. The name of the game today is the defense of sovereign nations against domination. And it matters not that the imperial goodness always tries to declare the victim guilty. And even after lies are laid bare for all to see, nothing ever happens to the lier. Antiwar.com at least keeps memories alive.
Oh so what Russia is doing is considered not foreign interventionism? Yawn Russian troll bot detected.
And last i checked the syrian war was a home grown grass roots resistance prior to foreign powers and terrorist groups getting involved.