Syria

Trump’s missile attack on Syria air base helped ISIS, endangered civilians, yet hawks call for more

Ben Norton·April 12, 2017

The Trump administration’s April 2017 bombing of Syria’s Shayrat air base effectively helped ISIS, and endangered the civilians... Read More

shajul islam Syria extremist chemical attack Khan Sheikhun Idlib

Media cites extremist accused of kidnapping journalists as credible source on Syrian chemical attack

Ben Norton·April 6, 2017

With US military intervention on the horizon, media outlets are citing Shajul Islam, a doctor accused of working... Read More

Is Trump rescuing al-Qaeda’s ‘heartland’ in Syria?

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton·April 5, 2017

Only Western intervention can save Syria’s beleaguered al-Qaeda-affiliated rebels in Idlib. By Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton /... Read More

Al-Qaeda is attacking major Syrian cities with US weapons – but you wouldn’t know that from the media

Ben Norton·March 22, 2017

Rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has been attacking Hama and Damascus with US-made weapons — while corporate... Read More

US-armed ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels join al-Qaeda’s ‘Bin Laden Front’ in new coalition

Ben Norton·February 1, 2017

Salafi-jihadist rebels that were vetted by the CIA and enjoyed the backing of American neoconservatives have joined a... Read More

Media’s favorite Gulf monarchy-funded ‘experts’ admit Syria war made Al-Qaeda ‘mainstream’

Ben Norton·January 14, 2017

The media’s favorite “experts” admitted at the US-funded Atlantic Council that the Western dirty war made Al-Qaeda’s extremist... Read More

US dropped 26,171 bombs on 7 Muslim-majority countries in Obama’s last year

Ben Norton·January 10, 2017

President Obama’s last year in office was marked by heavy bombing in the Middle East and South Asia.... Read More

Bilal Abdul Kareem Syria fight between Sunnis Shiites

Bilal Abdul Kareem, prominent US ‘journalist’ in Syria, serves as mouthpiece for violent extremists

Ben Norton·December 28, 2016

A closer look at the media work of American reporter Bilal Abdul Kareem reveals a pattern of creating... Read More

British gov-funded outlet offered journalist $17,000 a month to make propaganda for Syrian rebels

Rania Khalek·December 8, 2016

Emails reveal that the Revolutionary Forces of Syria (RFS) media office, a popular source for the mainstream Western press,... Read More

How a Syrian White Helmets leader played Western media

Gareth Porter·November 28, 2016

Reporters who rely on the White Helmets’ leader in Aleppo ignore his record of deception and risk manipulation.... Read More

Leaked Hillary Clinton emails prove ISIS was supported by US allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Ben Norton·October 11, 2016

Emails from Hillary Clinton released by WikiLeaks add to the growing body of evidence that US-backed Gulf regimes... Read More

How the White Helmets became international heroes while pushing US military intervention and regime change in Syria

Max Blumenthal·October 2, 2016

Created by Western governments and popularized by a top PR firm, Syria’s White Helmets are saving civilians while... Read More

Grayzone UK

Paul Mason instigated GCHQ targeting of The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg, leaks reveal

Keir Starmer-tied think tank paid PR firm to target The Grayzone

Kincora: British intelligence-run sex abuse brothel?

ESPAÑOL

Cómo Israel y el FBI manipularon planes de asesinato para llevar a Trump a la guerra con Irán

EEUU tiene imputación secreta contra Delcy Rodrígez, según periodista opositora

Detrás de la denuncia politizada de Washington contra Maduro: una “red” creada por la CIA y un testigo coaccionado