21WIRE | With so many commentators rushing to impose their own narrative onto this tragedy, it’s important to examine the facts, along with the geopolitical context in which this event has occurred.
ISIS FILES:
Tracking and analyzing the West's most elevated terrorist opponent of the moment, the Islamic State, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS).
US Defeat in Syria Leaves Only a Campaign of Spite
April 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Tony Cartalucci | After eight years, all we are left with is a lack of legitimate unified purpose underpinning US policy in Syria.
Battlefield Libya and the Fruits of US-NATO Regime Change
April 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Tony Cartalucci | Libya’s current status as a failed, warring state is owed entirely to the US-led NATO intervention in 2011.
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Sold Out to ISIS: Filipino Child Soldiers’ (2019)
March 24, 2019 By Leave a Comment
SUNDAY SCREENING | Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE.
Trump Steals Credit from Syrian Army, Russia, Iraq, Iran for ‘Defeating ISIS’ in Syria
March 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE | Trump once again ventures way out of his depth on geopolitics (which isn’t very deep).
Syrian Army Hunts Down ISIS in Desert, Terrorists ‘Hideout’ in US-Controlled Al-Tanf
March 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
SouthFront | US-led coalition prevents Syria from conducting security operations against ISIS in the desert area.
Syrian Army Seizes Multiple US, French Weapons from Terrorist Cache in Southern Damascus
March 9, 2019 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE | Yet more evidence of western military coordination with terrorist factions in Syria.
REPORT: US Forces Moving Tons of ‘ISIS Gold’ in Syria
March 1, 2019 By Leave a Comment
SouthFront | Tons of gold from ISIS-held areas reportedly being transferred to the US.
Pentagon Says Multinational Force to Establish ‘Safe-Zone’ in Northeastern Syria
February 23, 2019 By Leave a Comment
SouthFront | U.S. troops to remain in northeastern Syria after the supposed pullout.
The Real Problem with the West’s ‘ISIS Brides’
February 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Kevork Almassian | Here’s what every European and North American should know about their ‘ISIS Brides’.
SYRIA: 70 Civilians Killed and Injured in Latest Coalition Massacre Near Deir Ezzor
February 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE + SANA | Any retaliation by the Syrian or Russian armed forces in Syria against the US would give Washington and Tel Aviv the pretext they so desperately need to escalate tensions and war in the region.
Revealed: Details of ‘Preliminary Agreement’ Between ISIS and US-led Coalition
February 9, 2019 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE + South Front | “The upcoming two days will witness the group [ISIS] final withdrawal from eastern Euphrates under the agreement – The agreement will be sponsored and directly protected by the US-led coalition.”
Updated Syria Briefing from Peter Ford: US Withdrawal, Safe Zones, Sanctions, Idlib, ISIS & Israel
January 31, 2019 By Leave a Comment
GNS | Updated situational briefing from the former British Ambassador to Syria.
Turkey and Russia in Syria: From the National Pact to the Adana Agreement
January 31, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Can Erimtan | Here are the in’s and out’s of creating a security buffer zone along the Syrian and Turkish border.
Convenient Timing for ‘ISIS Attack’ on US Servicemen in Syria
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Finian Cunningham | In what can only be described as knee-jerk fashion, the US media leapt on the killing of four American military personnel in Syria as a reason to keep US troops stationed in Syria.
REPORTS: US Soldiers Killed in Apparent ‘ISIS Bombing’ in Manbij, Syria
January 16, 2019 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE | The timing of today’s event is uncanny, and will be used to justify a resumption of the illegal US occupation of northern Syria.
Ron Paul: Trump’s Neocons Reverse His Syria Withdrawal Plan
January 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Ron Paul | President Trump’s statement on the troop pull-out is looking more like empty words, rather than US policy.
Trump’s Latest Hedge on US Withdrawal from Syria is Only Postponing the Inevitable
January 7, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Peter Ford | We can expect to see bluster, smoke screens, and reversals on all sides in the coming days but ultimately the US will have to leave.
Mattis Resigns After Trump Announces US Troops Pulling Out of Both Syria and Afghanistan
December 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE | Mattis’s move is believed to be the first resignation of a Trump Cabinet official who openly left citing reasons of principle.
National Museum of Damascus Restoring Palmyra Artifacts, Erasing Scars Left by ISIS
December 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE + Ruptly | The scars left behind by ISIS were devastating but the pride of the Syrian people and their efforts to revive the city endures.
