(2021-08-30). Preventing A Dystopian Future: New Campaign To Ban Killer And Surveillance Drones. popularresistance.org Drones are being used as weapons of terror and oppression throughout the world. Not only do they make it possible for the United States to colonize and occupy other countries, but police departments in the US have access to surveillance and weaponized drones to target civilians. As the technology evolves, drones have the potential to lead to greater wars, including a war between major powers. To prevent this dystopian future, anti-drone activists are organizing an international campaign to ban drones. Clearing the FOG speaks with Nick Mottern, one of the founders of the Ban Killer Drones campaign, about the impac…
(2021-08-29). New Escalation In Gaza: Israel Struck Hamas Positions Following Violent Protests (Photos, Videos). southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Israeli F-15 fighter jet © Reuters | Early on August 29, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to what was called "riots" by Palestinian protesters. | In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the airstrikes hit a military compound used for manufacturing weapons and training as well as an entrance to a tunnel of the Hamas Movement, the de-facto ruler of Gaza. | "The strikes were in response to Hamas launching incendiary balloons into Israeli territ…
(2021-08-29). Turkish Military Received First Akıncı Combat Drones In Official Ceremony (Photos). southfront.org 
Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone of Bayraktar at Teknofest, 17 September 2019, By Wikimedia user (CeeGee). | On August 29, Turkey's leading drone manufacturer Baykar handed over the first four Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ±s combat drones to the Turkish military. | The advanced drones entered service with the Turkish military in a ceremony held in the northwestern province of Tekirdaƒü and attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Baykar's Chief Technology…
(2021-08-29). Missile, Drone Attack Leaves 40 Dead In Saudi-led Coalition Base In Yemen's Lahij (18+ Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On August 29, several missiles and suicided drones struck Yemen's al-Anad Air Base where forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition are situated. | The air base, which once hosted US troops, is located in the southern province of Lahij, some 60 kilometers to the north of the city of Aden. | The pinpoint strikes targeted a unit of the Giants Brigades that was conducting a training course in al-Anad Air Base. According RT reporter in Lahij, the strikes killed 40 fighters…