Headline News 21/06/2017

Headlines

• Finsbury Park Attack

• US, Russia, and Iran Edging Closer to All-Out War in Syria

• Zionist Entity Role Widens in Syria

Details

Finsbury Park Attack

Finsbury Park was left in total shock after a man mowed down multiple targets in his van outside of the Mosque as Muslims left from Tarawih. Many suppressed the attacker until he was arrested by police forces. One man was pronounced dead and many others were severely injured upon colliding with the van. The initial silence concerning the attack, however, was deafening - with many rushing to ask why the media had not escalated this issue as they had done previously in London Bridge and Manchester. As details continue to make its way into the public sphere, Theresa May has cunningly used this attack in her favour to push through anti-extremism laws that will make it even more difficult for the current Muslim community. Whilst the attacker certainly had blood on his hands, both the machine that is the media and government are also guilty for their incessant attempt at placing fear into the hearts of many against Islam and Muslims.

US, Russia, and Iran Edging Closer to All-Out War in Syria

US, Russian, and Iranian military forces have all been involved in the Syrian War for some time now and particularly in the case of the US and Russia, the threat of direct clashes is growing.

After several incidents in which US warplanes attacked Syrian pro-government targets, the US recently had its biggest attack, shooting down a Syrian Su-22 bomber inside Syrian airspace. The US insisted the attack was “collective self defense” meant to protect the Syrian Kurds.

Russia has responded to the US attack by announcing they’re going to start treating US warplanes operating in much of Syria as potential targets for their advanced air defense systems. This comes as Iran increases its own involvement in Syria, firing missiles at ISIS targets.

Earlier US attacks targeted Shi’ite militias, and the US was very eager to emphasize that these were “pro-Iran” militias, comments which have added to speculation that the US is already looking to a post-ISIS war primarily against Iran in particular, and Shi’a Islam in general.

Zionist Entity Role Widens in Syria

The Jewish entity’s army is in regular contact with some Syrian rebel forces, and has been providing them with growing amounts of aid over the course of the Syrian War, not just providing medical aid to the wounded, as has previously been reported, but also giving some rebel factions food, fuel, and even money to pay their fighters’ salaries and buy ammunition. Those familiar with the Jewish entity’s aid say that it’s gotten so prevalent that the Jewish entity’s military is actually setting aside a specific part of their budget for aid to be provided to Syrian rebels, while some Syrian rebels openly praise how deep the Jewish entity’s aid has gotten, crediting it for their continued operation as rebel forces. One of the rebel factions, the Knights of the Golan, receives an estimated $5,000 from the Jewish entity every month. The group is not affiliated with any umbrella group and it appears the Jewish entity’s stipend is a significant chunk of this group’s operating budget. The UN Observer Force in Syria is a bit less upbeat about that, saying that the Jewish entity’s interaction with the rebels has been growing precipitously in recent months, and that this could trigger growing clashes between the rebels and Syrian forces in the southern Syria, putting the observers at risk.