Israel Fuels Sectarian Slaughter in Syria

26-07-2025: On Wednesday the 16th of July, the Israeli state carried out direct air strikes on Syria in broad daylight, hitting a compound that contains the Syrian Ministry of Defence and areas near the presidential palace. They also struck targets in southern Syria, where fighting between Bedouin tribes, Druze militias and HTS (Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham) Al Qaeda “government” forces went on for days.[1] Clashes in … Continue reading Israel Fuels Sectarian Slaughter in Syria

Iran: Authoritarianism or Liberalism?

29-06-2025: The US Empire is locked on to a war of regime change on the Islamic Republic of Iran, via the proxy of the Israeli state. US imperialism today is not strong enough to send 3 million, or even 3 thousand, armed troops to invade Iran with its population of 92 million[1] and a geography which makes it the 17th largest country in the world.[2] … Continue reading Iran: Authoritarianism or Liberalism?

Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?

(The following comments are relayed from Erke Behcet, Red Fire’s correspondent based in Türkiye, in relation to the protests which began in Istanbul on March 19, 2025).   I think both the protests and what the government is doing are suspicious.  I cannot know what is happening for certain. The protests started after Erdoğan decided to release Abdullah Öcalan (the founder of the PKK, the misnamed Kurdistan … Continue reading Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?

Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians

24-03-2025: Massacres of unspeakable horror have taken place in Syria, by the very forces Western governments want us to believe form a new government. Author Dan Kovalik estimates that the numbers killed are between 7000 to 10 000 people,[1] mainly Alawites, but also Christians and other minorities. Previously, religious minorities had been protected by the Syrian Arab Republic, which was finally overthrown by Al Qaeda … Continue reading Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians

CNN’s “Diversity Friendly” Headchoppers Overturn Syria

20-12-2024: After decades of subversion funded by US-led imperialism, the Syrian government was toppled on December 8, with former President Bashar Al-Assad and his family being evacuated to Moscow.[1] CNN, the premier corporate news outlet of the American liberal elite, obtained an exclusive interview with the purported leader of HTS (Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham) Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani in which he explicitly stated the goal is the … Continue reading CNN’s “Diversity Friendly” Headchoppers Overturn Syria

HTS “Moderate Rebels” Terrorise Aleppo

08-12-2024:  We have seen this movie before. Al Qaeda terrorists backed by the West and the Israeli state murderously advance against Syrian civilians and its government, while being lauded as “rebels”, or even “moderate rebels” by the pliant corporate media in the West. The latest incarnation of Al Qaeda in Syria is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, given the innocuous sounding acronym of “HTS”. However, HTS is … Continue reading HTS “Moderate Rebels” Terrorise Aleppo

Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

15-04-2024: The April 1st strike by the Zionist Israeli state on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was unprecedented. Perhaps apart from the US (United States of America) bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia in 1999, this was the first deliberate strike on diplomatically protected territory in other states since the signing of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. This convention,[1] … Continue reading Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

US Strikes Syria & Iraq While Maintaining Illegal Bases

12-02-2024: As the first month of the year came to a close, the US (United States of America) military conducted air strikes on sites in Syria and Iraq, six days after an alleged drone attack on an American base in Jordan took the lives of three US soldiers.[1] The strikes hit Iraq’s western Al Anbar province about 400 kilometres from Baghdad, and across the border … Continue reading US Strikes Syria & Iraq While Maintaining Illegal Bases

World War III Nears as the US & UK Strike Yemen

21-01-2024: The Anglo-American powers are relentlessly pushing the globe towards World War III, after the governments of the US (United States of America) and the UK (United Kingdom) announced they had launched massive air strikes against the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen on January 11. The US Air Force claimed it had hit 60 targets at 16 sites in Yemen, and that it had non-operational … Continue reading World War III Nears as the US & UK Strike Yemen

“Stand With Palestine” : Anti-War or Pro-War?

11-12-2023: Houthi Brigadier General Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for two strikes on assumed Israeli ships in the Red Sea on December 4. The Yemeni General stated that they will continue to prevent Israeli ships or those associated with Israel from navigating the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden “until the Israeli aggression against our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip stops.”[1] Missile and drone … Continue reading “Stand With Palestine” : Anti-War or Pro-War?