Syria Weekly Digest (Week of 8/28 to 9/3) Beginning of end of Syria war?

August 28, 2017-September 3, 2017

A weekly digest to distribute alternative (anti-imperialist) analysis to the propaganda about the

ongoing conflict in Syria. 

Russia Responds to Netanyahu’s Ultimatum in Syria With a Warning to Israel

September 1, 2017

(ANTIMEDIA) — Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in person that Israel will not tolerate an Iranian military presence in Syria that threatens Israeli interests. Netanyahu also stated that Israel is prepared to take action in Syria to curb the alleged threat.

At the time, Putin did not respond specifically to Israel’s issue with Iran. This provided some uncertainty regarding Russia’s position on the current conflict given Russia views Iran as a strategic ally. At the same time, however, Russia would likely not want to be dragged into a regional spat between Israel and the Islamic Republic.

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 The Reasons for Netanyahu’s Panic

September 1, 2017

 

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is pushing the panic button over the collapse of the Saudi-Israeli jihadist proxies in Syria and now threatening to launch a major air war, as ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke describes.

By Alastair Crooke

A very senior Israeli intelligence delegation, a week ago, visited Washington. Then, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke into President Putin’s summer holiday to meet him in Sochi, where, according to a senior Israeli government official (as cited in the Jerusalem Post), Netanyahu threatened to bomb the Presidential Palace in Damascus, and to disrupt and nullify the Astana cease-fire process, should Iran continue to “extend its reach in Syria.”

Russia’s Pravda wrote, “according to eyewitnesses of the open part of the talks, the Israeli prime minister was too emotional and at times even close to panic. He described a picture of the apocalypse to the Russian president that the world may see, if no efforts are taken to contain Iran, which, as Netanyahu believes, is determined to destroy Israel.”

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Syrian army moves closer to ISIL-besieged Deir Az Zor

September 3, 2017

 Al Jazeera

The governor of Deir Az Zor province says the Syrian army will reach the city in 24-48 hours 'at most'.

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News Analysis: Beginning of end of Syria war could be closer than ever with IS collapse

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-04 05:36:14|Editor: Lu Hui

by Hummam Sheikh Ali
DAMASCUS, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The end of the Syrian war seems around the corner with the near collapse of the Islamic State (IS) group and the change of the international stance toward President Bashar al-Assad, experts say.

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The Plot to Scapegoat Russia
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WHITE HELMETS: The Jib-Al-Qubeh War Crime in Aleppo, Denied by Channel 4

September 1, 2017 By Vanessa Beeley

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