southfront--2020-07-04--NATO 2020: A Coalition of the Unwilling

NATO 2020: A Coalition of the Unwilling

Too many cooks spoil the broth The problem with alliances is that they ultimately either become victims of their own success , or can not figure out what to do with themselves once the original rationale disappears .
The original Cold War-era NATO was a relatively cohesive entity led by one of the two superpowers , with most of its members being the industrialized democracies of Western Europe , with West Germany being its eastern-most European member , and alliance planning revolving around USSR .
But even then there were cracks in the alliance .
Italy , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it did not border any Warsaw Pact country and did not practice deploying its forces to West Germany to practice its defense against the anticipated Warsaw Pact invasion .
And while Greece and Turkey were ostensibly part of that alliance as well , in practice they spent more time clashing with one another than planning for joint action against USSR .
The end of the Cold War made the problem of alliance cohesion far worse , for two reasons .
One , it quickly added as many members as possible thus greatly expanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it lost that single unifying factor in the form of USSR .
Today ’ s NATO is a patchwork of mini-alliances revolving around the United States which is determined to replace the alliance aspect of NATO which assumes that all members have interests that are to be taken into consideration , by patron-client relationships .
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Not to put too fine a point on it , the goal of the United States is global domination .
This goal is shared by the entire political elite and major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nearly never discussed openly or directly .
Instead , it is framed in terms of “ American Leadership ” , “ New American Century ” , and of course “ American Exceptionalism ” which is used to justify any policy that violates international law , treaties , or agreements .
Given that every country which has not recognized “ American Leadership ” is described as a “ regime ” , there is no indication the US elite is interested in anything resembling peaceful coexistence with other sovereign states .
NATO plays a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First , it is a military alliance that projects military power against anyone refusing to accept “ American Leadership ” .
Military contributions by European member states are certainly important , not least by giving America the veneer of international legitimacy , but the presence of US bases on the European continent is far more so .
US forces stationed in or staged out of European naval , air , and land bases are indispensable to its efforts to control the MENA region and to promote the US policy of driving a wedge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia and China on the other .
Secondly , a European country ’ s membership in NATO means a sacrifice of considerable portion of its sovereignty and independence to the United States .
This is a wholly asymmetrical relationship , since US bases its forces in European countries and sells its weapons to them , not the other way around .
The penetration of a European country thus achieved allows US intelligence service to develop agent networks and to employ the full range of lobbying techniques which have been particularly visible in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of NATO member states .
America ’ s self-appointed task is made not easier or harder by the fact that today ’ s NATO is therefore fragmented along both geographic and national power lines .
The geographical divide is plainly easy to see : Norway and Denmark mainly care about the Arctic , Poland and Romania obsess about Russia , Mediterranean countries freak out about what ’ s happening in North Africa .
The wrangling over sending more troops to Mali or to Estonia is the reflection of the differing security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pact .
The power divide is less easy to see but more problematic for Washington .
Of the European powers , only four—Germany , France , Italy , and Great Britain—may be considered to be powerful and independent political actors with which the US has to contend on anything like an equal basis .
The first three form the core of the European Union , whereas Great Britain opted for Brexit , likely in part because of the looming big power struggle between the US and the EU that has the potential of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is doubtful that the skirmishes over Huawei and North Stream 2 are anything but the opening salvoes in the confrontation over whether the EU will emerge as a political actor independent of the US , or be reduced to a collection of client states .
Unfortunately , America ’ s task is made easier by the fact of the intra-European divisions mentioned above .
United States is pursuing development of several hypersonic missile systems with the aim of ultimately fielding very large numbers of them in order to be able to launch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear arsenals .
Since the weapons themselves are relatively short-ranged ( though that may change once the US allows New START to lapse ) , they require basing close to their intended targets .
That means having to find countries willing to base them in Europe , where it is liable to provoke a political debate of the magnitude comparable to that of the original Euromissile controversy of the 1980s .
Since Germany is not interested in being reduced to the status of a US client , it has resisted the US on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Stream 2 , the refusal to buy F-35s , and now also the lack of desire to host the new US missiles .
Even the German defense spending increases are intended at least as much to counter US influence in Eastern Europe as the supposed Russian threat to NATO .
The United States has responded using the usual array of tools : economic sanctions on any and all European entities participating in the project and even using the gas , apparently launching a cyber-attack that US-friendly German intelligence promptly blamed on Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops out of Germany and possibly to Poland .
There is even discussion and rumors that US nuclear weapons stationed in Germany might be moved to Poland .
The outcome of this so far is a power struggle between two NATO allies , US and Germany , over the political alignment of a third—Poland .
While Germany has the power of EU institutions on its side and massive economic gravitational pull , US has cultivated a cadre of friends , possibly intelligence assets , as a result of post-9/11 collaboration in Afghanistan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence-sharing .
This has produced a government more than willing to deploy US troops , missiles , and even nukes on Poland ’ s territory .
The power of US influence is visible in Poland ’ s weapons procurement : Patriot , Javelin , HIMARS , F-35 , and not a single comparable European system in recent years .
The US weakness in this confrontation consists of the unwillingness to subsidize Poland economically which , combined with the ruling party ’ s fiscal irresponsibility , will make it difficult for the country to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term .
While in Eastern Europe US national security state is using Poland as a proxy against Germany , in the Mediterranean it has adopted Turkey as a proxy against France and Italy .
After some hemming and hawing , the US hawks dropped the Kurds yet again , with Trump happily taking the blame , in order to piggy-back on Erdogan ’ s Libya ambitions to curtail French and Italian interests there .
To be sure , Turkey retains far more autonomy in the relationship than Poland , which was unable or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EU against one another in order to secure a measure of freedom of action .
But the US Congress measures to allow the purchase of S-400 weapons from Turkey is an indicator that Turkey ’ s behavior is once again useful to the US .
And even though Turkey was excluded from the F-35 program , its firms continue to make components for various assembly plants .
The result has been a number of stand-offs between Turkish warships on one hand and French and Italian on the other off the coasts of Libya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backing the Marshal Haftar ’ s LNA , Turkey ’ s preferred proxy is the GNA , leading to a veritable “ anti-Turkey ” alliance being formed that includes Turkey ’ s old time NATO adversary Greece .
While the US is officially aloof of the entire situation , in practice controlling Libya ’ s oil is part of the Washington strategy of “ energy dominance ” every bit as the North Stream 2 sanctions are .
The remarkable part of these two sets of conflicts among NATO powers is that in both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France against the US in both cases .
It is Russia ’ s policies that are more beneficial to French and German interests than America ’ s , since Russia is not actually seeking to monopolize energy supplies to Europe in the way that the US clearly and openly is .
So far the US strategy consisted of steadily ratcheting up pressure through sanctions and proxies and occasional intelligence-generated anti-Russia provocations ( sometimes helpfully delivered by British agencies ) , trying to find that happy middle of policies that actually force Germany , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies and which do not force a permanent breach in the trans-Atlantic relationship .
But the cracks in the relationship are clearly visible and they are not attributable to Trump ’ s erratic and brusque manner .
It is the US Congress which passed the successive rounds of anti-North Stream 2 sanctions , with strong partisan majorities .
It means the assertion of US control over European major powers is part of the US agenda .
Since that agenda is motivated by a US political and economic crisis of a magnitude not seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likelihood Biden ’ s presidency would represent a radical departure from the current trend .
Of course , for Germany , France , and Italy to successfully resist US encroachment they would first need to transform the EU into something closer than a federation .
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic crisis already providing considerable impetus for such a transformation , America ’ s insatiable appetites might provide the rest .
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Written by J.Hawk exclusively for SouthFront
Too many cooks spoil the broth
The problem with alliances is that they ultimately either become victims of their own success, or cannot figure out what to do with themselves once the original rationale disappears. The original Cold War-era NATO was a relatively cohesive entity led by one of the two superpowers, with most of its members being the industrialized democracies of Western Europe, with West Germany being its eastern-most European member, and alliance planning revolving around USSR. But even then there were cracks in the alliance. Italy, for example, had nearly no role to play as it did not border any Warsaw Pact country and did not practice deploying its forces to West Germany to practice its defense against the anticipated Warsaw Pact invasion. And while Greece and Turkey were ostensibly part of that alliance as well, in practice they spent more time clashing with one another than planning for joint action against USSR.
The end of the Cold War made the problem of alliance cohesion far worse, for two reasons. One, it quickly added as many members as possible thus greatly expanding its geographical extent, and two, it lost that single unifying factor in the form of USSR. Today’s NATO is a patchwork of mini-alliances revolving around the United States which is determined to replace the alliance aspect of NATO which assumes that all members have interests that are to be taken into consideration, by patron-client relationships.
Are you ready for some Freedom™?
Not to put too fine a point on it, the goal of the United States is global domination. This goal is shared by the entire political elite and major portions of the population, though it is nearly never discussed openly or directly. Instead, it is framed in terms of “American Leadership”, “New American Century”, and of course “American Exceptionalism” which is used to justify any policy that violates international law, treaties, or agreements. Given that every country which has not recognized “American Leadership” is described as a “regime”, there is no indication the US elite is interested in anything resembling peaceful coexistence with other sovereign states.
NATO plays a double role in achieving that goal. First, it is a military alliance that projects military power against anyone refusing to accept “American Leadership”. Military contributions by European member states are certainly important, not least by giving America the veneer of international legitimacy, but the presence of US bases on the European continent is far more so. US forces stationed in or staged out of European naval, air, and land bases are indispensable to its efforts to control the MENA region and to promote the US policy of driving a wedge between Europe on the one hand and Russia and China on the other. Secondly, a European country’s membership in NATO means a sacrifice of considerable portion of its sovereignty and independence to the United States. This is a wholly asymmetrical relationship, since US bases its forces in European countries and sells its weapons to them, not the other way around. The penetration of a European country thus achieved allows US intelligence service to develop agent networks and to employ the full range of lobbying techniques which have been particularly visible in the US efforts to press F-35 aircraft into the hands of NATO member states.
Agreeing to Disagree
America’s self-appointed task is made not easier or harder by the fact that today’s NATO is therefore fragmented along both geographic and national power lines. The geographical divide is plainly easy to see: Norway and Denmark mainly care about the Arctic, Poland and Romania obsess about Russia, Mediterranean countries freak out about what’s happening in North Africa. The wrangling over sending more troops to Mali or to Estonia is the reflection of the differing security concerns of individual members of the far-flung pact. The power divide is less easy to see but more problematic for Washington. Of the European powers, only four—Germany, France, Italy, and Great Britain—may be considered to be powerful and independent political actors with which the US has to contend on anything like an equal basis. The first three form the core of the European Union, whereas Great Britain opted for Brexit, likely in part because of the looming big power struggle between the US and the EU that has the potential of degenerating into a destructive trade war. It is doubtful that the skirmishes over Huawei and North Stream 2 are anything but the opening salvoes in the confrontation over whether the EU will emerge as a political actor independent of the US, or be reduced to a collection of client states. Unfortunately, America’s task is made easier by the fact of the intra-European divisions mentioned above.
Euromissiles 2.0
United States is pursuing development of several hypersonic missile systems with the aim of ultimately fielding very large numbers of them in order to be able to launch disarming first strikes against Russian and Chinese nuclear arsenals. Since the weapons themselves are relatively short-ranged (though that may change once the US allows New START to lapse), they require basing close to their intended targets. That means having to find countries willing to base them in Europe, where it is liable to provoke a political debate of the magnitude comparable to that of the original Euromissile controversy of the 1980s. Since Germany is not interested in being reduced to the status of a US client, it has resisted the US on a variety of fronts, including the North Stream 2, the refusal to buy F-35s, and now also the lack of desire to host the new US missiles. Even the German defense spending increases are intended at least as much to counter US influence in Eastern Europe as the supposed Russian threat to NATO. The United States has responded using the usual array of tools: economic sanctions on any and all European entities participating in the project and even using the gas, apparently launching a cyber-attack that US-friendly German intelligence promptly blamed on Russia, and also threatening to move US troops out of Germany and possibly to Poland. There is even discussion and rumors that US nuclear weapons stationed in Germany might be moved to Poland.
The outcome of this so far is a power struggle between two NATO allies, US and Germany, over the political alignment of a third—Poland. While Germany has the power of EU institutions on its side and massive economic gravitational pull, US has cultivated a cadre of friends, possibly intelligence assets, as a result of post-9/11 collaboration in Afghanistan, Iraq, and in the realm of intelligence-sharing. This has produced a government more than willing to deploy US troops, missiles, and even nukes on Poland’s territory. The power of US influence is visible in Poland’s weapons procurement: Patriot, Javelin, HIMARS, F-35, and not a single comparable European system in recent years. The US weakness in this confrontation consists of the unwillingness to subsidize Poland economically which, combined with the ruling party’s fiscal irresponsibility, will make it difficult for the country to maintain its anti-German course in the longer term.
Cold Turkey
While in Eastern Europe US national security state is using Poland as a proxy against Germany, in the Mediterranean it has adopted Turkey as a proxy against France and Italy. After some hemming and hawing, the US hawks dropped the Kurds yet again, with Trump happily taking the blame, in order to piggy-back on Erdogan’s Libya ambitions to curtail French and Italian interests there. To be sure, Turkey retains far more autonomy in the relationship than Poland, which was unable or unwilling to play US and Russia and EU against one another in order to secure a measure of freedom of action. But the US Congress measures to allow the purchase of S-400 weapons from Turkey is an indicator that Turkey’s behavior is once again useful to the US. And even though Turkey was excluded from the F-35 program, its firms continue to make components for various assembly plants. The result has been a number of stand-offs between Turkish warships on one hand and French and Italian on the other off the coasts of Libya. And whereas France and Italy are backing the Marshal Haftar’s LNA, Turkey’s preferred proxy is the GNA, leading to a veritable “anti-Turkey” alliance being formed that includes Turkey’s old time NATO adversary Greece. While the US is officially aloof of the entire situation, in practice controlling Libya’s oil is part of the Washington strategy of “energy dominance” every bit as the North Stream 2 sanctions are.
Hang together or hang separately?
The remarkable part of these two sets of conflicts among NATO powers is that in both cases Russia has sided with Germany and France against the US in both cases. It is Russia’s policies that are more beneficial to French and German interests than America’s, since Russia is not actually seeking to monopolize energy supplies to Europe in the way that the US clearly and openly is.
So far the US strategy consisted of steadily ratcheting up pressure through sanctions and proxies and occasional intelligence-generated anti-Russia provocations (sometimes helpfully delivered by British agencies), trying to find that happy middle of policies that actually force Germany, France, and Italy to change their policies and which do not force a permanent breach in the trans-Atlantic relationship. But the cracks in the relationship are clearly visible and they are not attributable to Trump’s erratic and brusque manner. It is the US Congress which passed the successive rounds of anti-North Stream 2 sanctions, with strong partisan majorities. It means the assertion of US control over European major powers is part of the US agenda. Since that agenda is motivated by a US political and economic crisis of a magnitude not seen since the 1930s, there is little likelihood Biden’s presidency would represent a radical departure from the current trend.
Of course, for Germany, France, and Italy to successfully resist US encroachment they would first need to transform the EU into something closer than a federation. The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic crisis already providing considerable impetus for such a transformation, America’s insatiable appetites might provide the rest.
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southfront--2020-07-04--Houthis Suicide Drones Targeted Saudi Operations Room, Ammo Deport, Warplanes Shelters

On July 3 , the Houthis announced that the Yemeni Air Force had carried out a large operation against military targets in the southern Saudi provinces of Najran and ‘ Asir .
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Gen. Yahya Sari , a spokesman for the Yemeni group , said Qasef-2K suicide drones targeted an operations and control room in Najran Airport as well as ammo depot and warplanes shelters in King Khalid Air Base .
According to the spokesman , all targets were hit with high accuracy .
The Qasef-2k is a upgraded variant of the Qasef-1 UAV , which is a copy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drone is armed with a heavy high-explosive fragmentation ( HE-FRAG ) warhead that explodes 20 m above the target .
For its part , the Saudi-led coalition denied that the operation was successful .
The coalition ’ s spokesman , Col. Turki al-Maliki , claimed that four suicide drones launched by the Houthis had been intercepted .
Three of the drones were allegedly shot down over Yemen ’ s airspace .
The Houthis also launched a large attack with missiles and drones on Saudi positions ten days ago .
The Saudi-led coalition claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released videos showing the interception of three drones .
The new attack demonstrates the growing offensive capabilities of the Houthis .
It also proves the Saudi-led coalition can ’ t deter the Yemeni group by intensifying its aerial attacks , as it did two days ago .
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On July 3, the Houthis announced that the Yemeni Air Force had carried out a large operation against military targets in the southern Saudi provinces of Najran and ‘Asir.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said Qasef-2K suicide drones targeted an operations and control room in Najran Airport as well as ammo depot and warplanes shelters in King Khalid Air Base. According to the spokesman, all targets were hit with high accuracy.
The Qasef-2k is a upgraded variant of the Qasef-1 UAV, which is a copy of the Iranian Ababil-2. The suicide drone is armed with a heavy high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) warhead that explodes 20 m above the target.
For its part, the Saudi-led coalition denied that the operation was successful. The coalition’s spokesman, Col. Turki al-Maliki, claimed that four suicide drones launched by the Houthis had been intercepted. Three of the drones were allegedly shot down over Yemen’s airspace.
The Houthis also launched a large attack with missiles and drones on Saudi positions ten days ago. The Saudi-led coalition claimed that the attack had been failed and released videos showing the interception of three drones.
The new attack demonstrates the growing offensive capabilities of the Houthis. It also proves the Saudi-led coalition can’t deter the Yemeni group by intensifying its aerial attacks, as it did two days ago.
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southfront--2020-07-04--Turkish-Backed Militants Turned Ras Al-Ain Into Heated Battlefield (Videos)

On July 3 , heavy clashes broke out between the Sultan Murad Division and the al-Muali tribe in the border town of Ras al-Ain in the northern al-Hasakah countryside .
According to local sources , Sultan Murad militants fired a projectile at a house owned by a civilian from the al-Muali tribe in the city of Ras al-Ain .
The tribe ’ s militants , who allegedly fight in the ranks of the Hamza Division , responded by attacking Sultan Murad positions in the town .
Both sides used heavy weapons , including large-caliber machine guns turning Ras al-Ain ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The clashes spread panic among the locals .
A young girl was killed .
Many other people , including militants , were reportedly injured .
In the last few months , several infightings and a number of incidents involving Turkish-backed militants took place in Ras al-Ain .
Last time , the militants assaulted a nurse near the town , provoking protests by the locals .
Turkey is doing nothing to end the chaos in the areas occupied by its forces in northeastern Syria .
Ankara maintains strong relations with all of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the crime they are committing .
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On July 3, heavy clashes broke out between the Sultan Murad Division and the al-Muali tribe in the border town of Ras al-Ain in the northern al-Hasakah countryside.
According to local sources, Sultan Murad militants fired a projectile at a house owned by a civilian from the al-Muali tribe in the city of Ras al-Ain. The tribe’s militants, who allegedly fight in the ranks of the Hamza Division, responded by attacking Sultan Murad positions in the town.
Both sides used heavy weapons, including large-caliber machine guns turning Ras al-Ain’s town center into a heated battlefield.
Video reportedly from Ras al Ayn/Serê Kaniyê showing multiple equipment in use during clashes. Verifying earlier reporting. pic.twitter.com/KjBc6iuJJ6 — Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 3, 2020
Video of heavy street fighting in Ras al Ayn/Serê Kaniyê. pic.twitter.com/60OxDLn0Vg — Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 3, 2020
Civilian dwellings have been damaged as a result of infighting in Ras al Ayn/Serê Kaniyê today. pic.twitter.com/HMLhP4QxCm — Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 3, 2020
The clashes spread panic among the locals. A young girl was killed. Many other people, including militants, were reportedly injured.
In the last few months, several infightings and a number of incidents involving Turkish-backed militants took place in Ras al-Ain. Last time, the militants assaulted a nurse near the town, provoking protests by the locals.
Turkey is doing nothing to end the chaos in the areas occupied by its forces in northeastern Syria. Ankara maintains strong relations with all of its proxy groups by turning a blind eye to the crime they are committing.
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southfront--2020-07-04--While Tripoli Welcomed Turkish Defense Minister, LNA Called For Russia And France

Russia cant do any significant move there … any open stand-off in Lybia be the same in Syria and they be at both places more or less isolated form their homeland and have great issues getting material in and out .
Besides , no matter the hate within NATO , any such situation would still be used by the alliance to hurt it by limiting their options of logistics even against Frances will if it would side with Russia and Egypt on this one .
Remember , GNA is practically a NATO efforts puppet regime , and they would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a mess of a government , witch would fail tremendously if it ever got hold of whole Lybia simply for them being an foreign political assembly .
( just as Afgan and Iraqui ones nowadays without any further support by the alliance ) .
Besides , I don ’ t think Lybia is any bit of a significance to Russia compared to Syria to loose their already weak footing in Syria for them .
They will do some meddling simply to counter Turkey and Support Haftar as a possible better and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Also with it being more a France´s backyard , Russias economic benefit in a possible Haftar´s Lybia wouldnt be as big as with Syria , and as it would be for the French … I would just assume they do so for better relations with France , countering the Turkey lackey elements , that would otherwise do bad stuff in Idlib instead and perhaps , if France be also OK with it after Haftar´s victory , have perhaps another option of their navy fleets open by having a port-right in Lybia .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of the majority , but he did show not to be able to take the rest of Lybia militarily even before the growing Turkey intervention .
It is indeed worse in combat than Syrian army ( if given the same theoretical force capability ) .
Its risky for any nation meddling in foreign conflicts to support someone , that could possibly be taken down too easily and they need to get better in this regard , if they should hold up any level of stability and soverenity , if Haftar gets the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorists and other security risks are high all around in that part of Africa .
They cant develop that kind of skill if foreigners do the heavy hauling .
( with is why I truly believe LNA being incapable to survive too long if it would win – its not supported properly by the Lybians , has only foreign capable power projection and isn ’ t doing well politically as it is anyway – just another textbook future failed puppet state pecursor ) .
… .
simply said , its not entirely “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NATO having any kind of meaningful reflection of its own actions in the past 3-4 decades on the African/Arab/Middle eastern regions , it will be just a perpetual mess everywhere anyway .
Its why Russia is meddling just as it is – trying to get the powers at hand politically and in an properly iternational-law upholding fashion , till they ether get the smarts to change their ways , or be seen more and more as the laughing stock they are , instead of the “ peacekeepers ” they portray themselves in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the little self-iterrest battles for themselfs the situation gives them .

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On July 3, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli for a surprise visit.
The Government of National Accord (GNA) held an official military ceremony for Akar and Guler. According to the Anadolu Agency, during the visit, they will review the activities carried out under the recent agreements between the two countries .
Ankara and Tripoli signed two memorandums of understanding last year. The first determined the maritime boundaries between the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, while the second was meant to enhance military cooperation.
Akar and Guler visited the Defense Security Cooperation and Training Assistance Advisory Command, where they met with senior Libyan and Turkish officers. The center was established in the framework of the military memorandum.
“[Turkey] will do whatever is needed for the Libyan brothers in accordance with the order of President Erdogan,” RT quoted Akar as saying during the visit.
Two days ago, Turkish Naval Forces Commander Adm. Adnan Ozbal visited Tripoli and met with Chief of Staff of GNA forces Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Sharif. The visit was reportedly ordered by Akar.
In the last few months, Turkey increased its support for the GNA. This allowed government forces to achieve significant success in the North-West of Libya. Following this, Egypt warned the GNA against any further advance.
Akar and Guler visit is a clear message of support to the GNA. The government will reportedly resume soon its military operations with Turkish support, despite Egypt’s threats.
At the same time, the leaders of eastern Libya also held talks with foreign partners. On July 3, the speaker of Libya’s eastern parliament, Aguila Saleh met with Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
”Moscow has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying.
Lavrov also claimed that a ceasefire in the Libyan conflict, proposed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on June 6, comported with decisions taken at an international conference in Berlin regarding the situation in Libya.
On Thursday, the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar received a telephone call from French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, The sides discussed the situation in the country.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for “accelerating the achievement of the ceasefire in Libya and returning to the political track”.
The holding of international talks both by the GNA and the leaders of Eastern Libya is likely to indicate an increasing deterioration of the situation. While Turkish representatives review the military activities, Russia and France are calling for a political settlement to the escalating conflict in Libya.
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southfront--2020-07-04--String Of ISIS Attacks Continues In Syrian Desert

Until when do this Israel Criminal false flag will be tolerated by Russia and the discredited UN ?
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======================================================= https : //www.globalresearch.ca/isis-is-a-us-israeli-creation-top-ten-indications/5518627 Relevant article first posted on GR in April 2016 .
ISIS is a US-Israeli creation , a fact as clear as the sky is blue .
It ’ s a truth as black and white as the colors on their flag .
For many alternative news readers , this may be patently obvious , but this article is written for the large majority of people in the world who still have no idea who is really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter which name they go by – ISIS , ISIL , IS or Daesh – the group has been deliberately engineered by the US and Israel to achieve certain geopolitical goals .
They are a religious , fundamentalist , Sunni terrorist organization created to terrorize and overthrow certain secular or Shiite Arab nations such as Syria and Iraq , but they are not just “ Islamic ” .
They may be Muslims , and they may be advocating an Islamic State , but they are very much working towards the goals of Zionism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people still struggle to get that point .
We have been inundated with propaganda surrounding the fraudulent war on terror , notably terms such as Islamic terrorism and radical Islam , but more accurate phrases would be Zio-Islamic terrorism and radical Zio-Islam .
Secret military agencies such as the CIA and the Mossad pull the strings .
Here is a list of the top 10 ‘ indications ’ that ISIS is a US-Israeli creation .
The DIA ( Defense Intelligence Agency ) is 1 of 16 US military intelligence agencies .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the DIA wrote on August 12 , 2012 that : “ there is the possibility of establishing a declared or undeclared Salafist Principality in eastern Syria ( Hasaka and Der Zor ) , and this is exactly what the supporting powers to the opposition want , in order to isolate the Syrian regime … ” This was written before ISIS came on to the world stage .
Clearly ISIS was no random uprising , but rather a carefully groomed and orchestrated controlled opposition group .
The “ supporting powers to the opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey and the GCC nations such as Qatar , who are in turn being supported by the US-UK-Israeli axis in their struggle to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad .
As I outlined in this article Syrian Ground War About to Begin ?
WW3 Inches Closer , the US is backing the Sunni nations while Russia , China and Iran are backing the Shia nations , so there is the definite potential for this to erupt into World War 3 .
Below are screenshots of the actual DIA document : It is more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks Israel – it is another indication that ISIS is controlled by Israel .
If ISIS were a genuine and independent uprising that was not covertly orchestrated by the US and Israel , why would they not try to attack the Zionist regime , which has attacked almost of all of its Muslim neighbors ever since its inception in 1948 ?
Israel has attacked Egypt , Syria and Lebanon , and of course has decimated Palestine .
It has systemically tried to divide and conquer its Arab neighbors .
It continually complains of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes on the scene as the bloody and barbaric king of Islamic terrorism , it finds no fault with Israel and sees no reason to target a regime which has perpetrated massive injustice against Muslims ?
This stretches credibility to a snapping point .
ISIS and Israel don ’ t attack each other – they help each other .
Israel was treating ISIS soldiers and other anti-Assad rebels in its hospitals !
Mortal enemies or best of friends ?
Why Russia is Serious about Fighting Terrorism and the US Isn ’ t .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ did ISIS get an entire fleet of matching Toyota pick-up trucks ?
Why do so many of its photo shots feature a fleet of matching Toyotas – matching in both model and color ?
As this Information Clearing House article humorously states : “ The official story is ISIS stole them from the “ Good Terrorists ” ( Al Nusra ) , who were originally given their cool wheels by the US government .
Which would seem to beg a couple of enquiries .
Not least of which is – why are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ luxury SUVs ?
And for that matter , how many fleets are we talking about ?
So , exactly how many trucks did the US supply ?
Where are ISIS currently garaging this impressive collection ?
And why do they all have to be Toyotas ?
Is it a terrorist thing , or simply a US Govt preference ?
Do Toyota mind the brand-association ?
Or the fact that so many of the ISIS drive-by photo-ops look like perverted car ads ?
” Some of these trucks were actually used vehicles that got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Syria .
This Texan plumber discovered to his horror that his old truck was being used in the war , replete with his business name still on the door !
The issue of the Toyotas leads us to the next question about ISIS .
Who ’ s handling their publicity ?
How have they managed to get so many photos of Toyota truck drive bys ?
How have they managed to master Western social media so well to spread their message , propaganda and threats ?
How have they managed to produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
How does a barbaric group of killers , who speak a language very different to English , who espouse fundamentalist , religious ideals ( such as Sharia law ) , and often criticize all things Western , manage to develop such excellent social media skills ?
ISIS is a US-Israeli Creation : Indication # 5 : Israeli Group SITE First to Release ISIS Footage Another key giveaway that ISIS is a US-Israeli creation is that the Israeli group SITE ( Search for International Terrorist Entities ) are often the first to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their co-founder Rita Katz has let slip on occasion ) .
SITE was involved in the slew of fake green screen ISIS beheadings of 2014 .
Speaking of fake beheadhings , why did this fictional Turkish TV drama show a beheading just like that of ISIS ?
Although this indication is hard to confirm , there were reports apparently originating from Edward Snowden that the leader of ISIS ( Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ) was actually an Israeli Mossad agent by the name of Simon Elliot or Elliot Shimon : [ GR Editor ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are yet to be fully verified , including the source originating from Eduard Snowden ] “ Simon Elliot ( Elliot Shimon ) aka Al-Baghdadi was born of two Jewish parents and is a Mossad agent .
We offer below three translations that want to assert that the Caliph Al-Baghdadi is a full Mossad agent and that he was born Jewish father and mother : The real name of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is “ Simon Elliott.
” The so-called “ Elliot ” was recruited by the Israeli Mossad and was trained in espionage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This information was attributed to Edward Snowden … ” Bashar Assad , President of Syria .
The US has been actively plotting strategies to destabilize and overthrow his government .
Julian Assange of Wikileaks did a great job in capturing information about what was happening in Syria years before the “ Arab springs ” and current war started in 2011 .
He reveals how William Roebuck , then chargé d ’ affaires at the US embassy in Damascus , was plotting to destablize the Syrian government .
The following quotes from Roebuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was outlining the vulnerabilities of Assad : — THE ALLIANCE WITH TEHRAN : Bashar is walking a fine line in his increasingly strong relations with Iran , seeking necessary support while not completely alienating Syria , s moderate Sunni Arab neighbors by being perceived as aiding Persian and fundamentalist Shia interests .
Bashar ’ s decision to not attend the Talabani ) Ahmadinejad summit in Tehran following FM Moallem , s trip to Iraq can be seen as a manifestation of Bashar ’ s sensitivity to the Arab optic on his Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE : There are fears in Syria that the Iranians are active in both Shia proselytizing and conversion of , mostly poor , Sunnis .
Though often exaggerated , such fears reflect an element of the Sunni community in Syria that is increasingly upset by and focused on the spread of Iranian influence in their country through activities ranging from mosque construction to business .
Both the local Egyptian and Saudi missions here , ( as well as prominent Syrian Sunni religious leaders ) , are giving increasing attention to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their governments on ways to better publicize and focus regional attention on the issue.
” Before Russia militarily entered Syria , the US claims it was “ attacking ” ISIS , yet Russia was able to do in a few months what the US has been unable to do for years .
Why ?
Is the US military that incompetent , or this is further proof that the US has been funding and supporting ISIS all this time ?
At one point there were even reports that US soldiers were told not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they had a clear view of them , as this Free Beacon article reports : “ U.S .
military pilots who have returned from the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq are confirming that they were blocked from dropping 75 percent of their ordnance on terror targets because they could not get clearance to launch a strike , according to a leading member of Congress.
” Why did US State Department spokesman Mark Toner struggle to celebrate the fact that ISIS had lost Palmyra recently ?
ISIS is a US-Israeli Creation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Excuse for Further Intervention Finally , consider this : why is ISIS always the perfect excuse for further military intervention in Syria ?
Given the history of foreign meddling in Syria , particularly by the US and Israel in the last 70 years , isn ’ t it rather convenient that the specter of ISIS is the justification offered for proposed no-fly zones , air strikes and ground troops ?
How would the US and Israel conquer the Middle East without their pet Frankenstein ISIS ?
Share this article with those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth about ISIS .
Many have already seen through the propaganda .
Once enough of us do , the usefulness of this ridiculous , dangerous and vaudevillian terrorist group will expire – and maybe a critical mass of people will pull back the curtain and , for once , get a glimpse of the true puppetmasters .
ISIS is a US-Israeli Creation : Indication # 10 : ISIS is an Acronym for Mossad .
[ The Israeli Secret Intelligence Service .
Interesting Coincidence ] ISIS itself is an acronym , not just for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for Israeli Secret Intelligence Service !
This is another way to describe the Mossad , the shady Zionist spy agency whose motto is “ by way of deception , thou shalt do war ” .
In this video ( below ) , the 2 authors being interviewed ( Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman ) admit that the acronym ISIS = Mossad .
Makia Freeman is the editor of alternative news / independent media site The Freedom Articles and senior researcher at ToolsForFreedom.com ( FaceBook here ) , writing on many aspects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the worldwide conspiracy to suggesting solutions for how humanity can create a new system of peace and abundance .

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Since the start of the week, the Syrian Army has repelled several ISIS attacks on its positions in the desert in central Syria.
The most recent attack took place in eastern Homs early on July 2 and became the largest one so far. Clashes lasted for several hours and Syrian troops even called for support from the Russian Aerospace Forces. Pro-opposition media claim that up to 10 soldiers were killed on injured in the encounter, but this is yet to be confirmed.
In response to this attack, the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of raids against detected positions of the terrorist group on the western bank of the Euphrates and near the US-controlled al-Tanf zone on July 2 and July 3.
According to Syrian sources, hundreds of ISIS members still hide in the desert using underground tunnels and mobile groups of fighters equipped with all that is needed to operate independently. Over the past months, the Syrian military has made several attempts to track and eliminate these units. However, it has achieved only a partial success.
On July 2, forces of Turkey’s Syrian National Army shelled a positon of the Syrian Army west of the Turkish-occupied town of Tell Abyad triggering local clashes. The most intense fighting erupted near the village of Abdi. According to pro-government sources, at least one Syrian soldier was injured and a few Turkish proxies were killed.
Turkish-backed forces continue regular ceasefire violations despite the recent military buildup undertaken by the Syrian Army near the contact line in northeastern Syria. Most likely, Turkish proxies feel a kind of impunity thanks to the direct protection of the Turkish Armed Forces. This behavior instigates military tensions in the region.
Meanwhile, Syrian forces blocked a US military convoy at the al-Dardara bridge on the road between Tel Tamr and Abu Rasin in the northern countryside of Hasaka. After a short verbal confrontation, the US convoy withdrew from the area. Recently, such incidents between Syrian and US forces in Hasakah province became something common. Apparently, the Damascus government boosted its efforts to limit the freedom of operations of the US-led coalition there.
The situation stabilized in the militant-held part of Greater Idlib. After almost a week of clashes and competing accusations by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Fa Ithbatu coalition (both groups linked with al-Qaeda), the sides reached a ceasefire deal. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham once again demonstrated that it is the most influential and militarily capable group in the opposition-held area.
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