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World Hunger and the War in Ukraine

July 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Commodity Markets, Europe, Global Trade, Humanitarian Aid, Russia, Ukraine

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Globetrotter, July 19 2023 The header image gives a little perspective. It says that Ukraine is not in the same class as Russia in terms of the amount of grain it exports. In fact The U.S., Canada, Australia and France all export larger quantities of wheat than Ukraine, but significantlu less than Russia. [jb] On[…]

Feeding a Stalemate in Syria

July 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, Terrorism, United Nations

by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, July 12, 2022 The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a system for cross-border aid to Idlib, Syria until January 2023. The US and its allies had demanded a year-long extension, but Russia used its veto on Friday. UN and other NGO aid delivery trucks will cross from Turkey into Syria at[…]

The Syrian Army Defends Civilians in Northeast

November 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Kurds, Middle East Wars, Syria, Turkey

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 4, 2019 Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued to pull back as agreed, while the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian military allies have taken positions through much of the northeast of Syria, to counter the Turkish invasion. There are clashes sporadically, and the Turkish backed sectarian militias have committed[…]

US Forces Will Stay in Syria

March 4, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Iraq, Syria

Photo: SANA, 2/2/19, US Refused to Allow Evacuation of Civilians from Al Rukban Refugee Camp which is in US occupied territory on the Jordanian border not far from Al Tanf Negotiations with the Kurds Will Be Complicated as Syria Prepares for Idlib Offensive by Elijah J Magnier, Posted on February 22, 2019 Washington declared it won’t fully withdraw its troops[…]

A Brief Analysis of the Turkish Invasion of Syria

January 22, 2018 Judith Bello Middle East Wars, Syria

Behind the Headlines: Turkish F-16s attack the Kurdish held city of Afrin in Syria ~photo from Ruptley by Judith Bello All the news today is about Turkey attacking Afrin, a Kurdish governed city in northern Syria and threatening another Kurdish run city named Manbj. This is a very dangerous situation and another devastating assault on the Syrian people who[…]

Syria War, Sochi Peace

November 28, 2017 UNAC Editor Diplomacy

By Pepe Escobar, Originally published on Asia Times. In a well choreographed Sochi summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin defines a peaceful future for Syria after the liberation of the country from militants The main take-away of the trilateral, two hour-long Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Sochi on the future of Syria was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin: “The presidents of Iran[…]