Author: Steven Sahiounie

Yemen’s Ansarallah forces have unveiled a new long-range missile that is set to enter service in the next few days, Al-Masirah News reported on Friday. Dubbed the “Borkan-3”, this long-range missile has increased the military capabilities of the Ansarallah forces, who currently control a large portion of Yemen, including the capital city of Sanaa

The Syrian Arab Army has resumed their artillery strikes on the “Jaysh Al-Izza” town of Al-Zakah after the militants remained inside the demilitarized zone. According to a source near the front-lines, the shelling came in response to the Syrian Arab Army’s calls for the militants to immediately withdraw their forces from the demilitarized zone. He would add that the terrorist are not likely to abandon their posts inside the demilitarized zone, as some of these areas are important militarily. However, a short while ago, “Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham” announced that they were willing to comply the ceasefire, but warned they would…

Steven Sahiounie, Middle East observer The Syrian population residing in Syria is suffering from having barely survived eight years of war. They didn’t leave for camps in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon, or they are those who have returned to Syria from having been in camps. They did not take a smuggler’s boat ride to Greece and did not end up in Germany with a free house, food, education, and job prospects. For one reason, or another, they are the Syrians who stayed, had hope of the war ending, and they outnumber those who left the country. They turn on the…

Four civilians were killed and 25 were injured when NATO- and Gulfies-backed terrorists bombed the al Zibdyiah neighborhood of Aleppo, on Wednesday. The murder victims were all children. At this writing, no MSM has reported on the atrocity. One might wonder if this attack is a ‘thank you’ from al Nusra Front to the imperialist members of the UN, who on 30 July, claimed to speak for Syrians, and barked support for the protection of hospitals that do not exist in Idlib. The rockets were fired from al Rashidin. This town in Aleppo governate became famous on 15 April 2017, when Qatar’s guarantee…

Sarah Abed, political analyst It’s always been about regime change. Washington’s ultimate goal in Iran for the past 40 years has been to bring down the Mullah’s leading the Islamic Republic of Iran. As much as the current administration and specifically President Donald Trump try to hide or deny it, causing the collapse of the Iranian government would be seen as an incomparable “accomplishment” for the current (and even past) administrations. Unilaterally withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 and imposing harsh sanctions, soon after, wasn’t truly meant to bring Iran back to…

The US Treasury Department has placed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, after threatening to do so for several months. Zarif is a vocal and public critic of American policy towards Iran. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Wednesday, after declining to blacklist the outspoken diplomat earlier this month. The move comes at a critical time for US-Iran relations, with Washington currently putting together a multinational maritime mission to protect shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf and combat “Iranian aggression.” “Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran’s Supreme Leader, and is the regime’s  primary spokesperson around the…

Syrian Arab Army units managed to restore two strategic posts in the northern Hama countryside after fierce battles with the terrorists killing over 50 of them. Tal Meleh hill and the town of Jibeen are now clean from terror, once again, from terrorists loyal to Receb Tayeb Erdogan, the Turkish pariah, and Caliph wannabe. The terrorists killed rank under Nusra Front aka HTS (Al-Qaeda Levant), and so-called National Liberation Front, both radical terrorist groups and both are commanded by NATO member state Turkey. The terrorists carried out a counter-attack in order to retrieve the two posts and collect the bodies…

Steven Sahiounie, Middle East observer The right of resistance to occupation, by the Palestinian people, is grounded in international law. Freedom-loving people of the world must remember the words of Nelson Mandela: “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” Child prisoners “Israeli” prisons hold about 5,700 Palestinians, including a large number of children. In 2018 over 800 Palestinian children were arrested. Those children are denied the right to telephone their parents by Israeli Supreme court ruling and are denied the right to education. The “Israeli” Army routinely raids homes and neighborhoods in the vicinity of illegal Jewish settlements. ‘B’Tselem’, a human…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed efforts to achieve a political solution to the crisis in Syria during a telephone conversation on Thursday.

Steven Sahiounie, Middle East observer Syrian refugees in Turkey are facing an uncertain future. Turkey did not grant them citizenship, or permanent residency; but, instead a ‘temporary guest’ status, which can be revoked at any time. For many, that time has come, and hundreds have been forcibly deported without warning. Like the house guest who as worn out his welcome, they are facing a free bus ride to Idlib. In 2011 they were the face of the Syrian chapter of the Arab Spring. Turkey had the tents set up on the border to house the refugees from the outset, sparking accusations of a conspiracy with…