AFP: More than 40 humanitarian groups on Thursday called for an extension to the ceasefire in war-torn Yemen, calling it a "critical moment" for the country. Ahead of the truce's current expiration date on Sunday, 44 aid agencies issued a joint statement to "remind...
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Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
For One Day, Protestors Stopped the War Machine
I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W. Bush hanging next to the U.S. Capitol. But my favorite...
Coronavirus Reaches Yemen as Trump Halts WHO Funding guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to talk about several top news stories. Will discuss Yemen's depleted healthcare system as we have the first recorded case of COVID in Yemen. In the midst of the pandemic, Trump froze US funding to the WHO. Will explains...
Marxist FMLN Rebels Breed Chaos, Despair
Kenny MacDonald: We’re Told to Support al Qaeda ‘Rebels’
Media fails to properly frame everything going on in the middle east, especially Syria. Here's whats going on in Idlib https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPK5hVFfZ0
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Turkey to Send Syrian al Qaeda to Libya
To fight Haftar. It's like Hillary Clinton's "bank shot" in reverse. NEW — Several sources tell us that Turkey plans to deploy Syrian rebels to Libya in fight against Haftar • Rebel groups are already contacted • Sultan Murad, Turkman force, is among them...
Former US-Backed Forces Commit War Crimes in Syria guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss his recent work on Assange, Syria, and Yemen. Kyle and Will talk about the dangers of Assange's condition and solitary confinement. Will explains how the formerly US-backed Syrian rebels are now committing crimes...
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