Archived Antiwar.com News from December 27, 2021

News

Updated December 27, 2021 - 9:19 PM EST

Israel Plans to Double Settler Population of Golan

		Palestinian Woman Killed as Settlers Continue Attacks in West Bank
		*A Painful Year for Gaza's Patients*

Viewpoints

	The Christmas Truce of 1914 – Why There Is Still No Peace on Earth by David Stockman
	Will Christmas 2022 Be Any Different From This Year? by Doug Bandow
	Israel Has Nukes – but Our Leaders Won't Say So by Philip Weiss

	What! No Russian Invasion of Ukraine? by Ray McGovern
	Washington's Real Credibility Problem by Daniel Larison
	How Not to Explain the Ukraine Crisis by Mike Madden
More Viewpoints

Washington Prepares to Fail
in Ukraine
By Col. Douglas Macgregor

Frontline

	Turkish Airstrike Kills at Least Two in Northern Syria
	Marine Officer Who Publicly Demanded Accountability Discharged
	Explosive War Leftovers Kill 241 Civilians in Syria in 2021: Monitor
	Japan to Boost Military Spending to Record High

Palestine/Israel

	PA President Abbas Urges Tougher Stance Against Israeli Settler Violence
	Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Fire During Protests
	UN Expert: Israel Must Be Held to Account for Expanding Occupation
	Majority of UN Members Back War Crimes Investigation Against Israel
	Israel to Grant Temporary Residency to 2,440 Sudanese Asylum Seekers
	Israeli Settlers Attack Village in Occupied West Bank
	Israel to Ease Entry for Palestinian-Americans, Officials Say
	Israel Turns to UN Over Lebanese Drilling Tender in Its Maritime Waters
	Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Israeli Attack on Burqa
	50 Year-Old Palestinian Man Assaulted by Soldiers Near Nablus
	Woman Killed by Car Bomb in Israel; Passerby and Her Baby Injured in Explosion

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Says Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Its Ukraine Consulate
	Ukraine Leader Discusses Russia Tensions With US Lawmakers
	British Surveillance Aircraft Monitoring Russian Forces Near Crimea
	Russia Conducts Test Launch of Hypersonic Missile

Sudan

	Hamdok 'May Resign Soon' as Thousands March on Sudan's Presidential Palace
	Sudan Forces Fire Tear Gas to Disperse Anti-Coup Protesters
	Sudan Doctors Committee Says 178 Injured in Saturday Protests, Some With Live Bullets
	Sudan Says 58 Policemen Injured in Protests

Libya

	Bodies of Drowned Migrants Wash Up on Libyan Shore
	Western Powers Say Libya's Interim Government Still Valid
	UK's Ambassador Drawn Into Libyan Political Crisis After Elections Called Off

Somalia

	Somali President, PM Trade Accusations Over Delays to Ongoing Elections
	Clashes in Northeast Somalia Force Thousands to Flee

Africa

	Mali Denies Deployment of Russian Mercenaries, Says Only 'Trainers' Present
	Burkina Faso Declares Two Days of Mourning After 41 Militia Members Killed
	Death Toll From DR Congo Suicide Attack Rises to Seven
	Gambia Commission Says Ex-Pres Jammeh Responsible for Murder, Torture and Rape

Afghanistan

	UN Extends Exemption of Travel Ban on Taliban Leaders
	Uzbekistan Provides 3,700 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
	Central Passport Dept in Kabul Halts Activity Indefinitely
	Negotiations Over Kabul Airport Continue
	Putin: Those That 'Destroyed' Afghan Economy Should Provide Aid
	Taliban Blames Ex-Govt of Corruption, Inefficiency
	Afghan Girls Lament 'Worst Year' for Students
	Panjshir Residents Protest Killing of 'Innocent' Youth by Taliban Forces
	US Should Not Interfere in Afghan Affairs: Taliban Deputy FM
	No Long Distance Travel for Women Without Male Relative: Taliban
	'No Need': Taliban Dissolves Afghanistan Election Commission
	Taliban Welcomes US Decision to Facilitate Afghan Aid
	After Chaotic Evacuation, Afghans in the Netherlands Struggle to Find Stability
	Pakistan Warned Against Firing on Afghan Soil

China/Taiwan

	China Calls US Law on Xinjiang Imports 'Economic Bullying'
	China Won't Lose a New Cold War Because It's Not the Soviet Union, Says Ambassador to US
	Taiwan's Opposition KMT Rushes to Regain Lost Voice in America

Myanmar

	Photos of Aftermath of Massacre in Myanmar Fuel Outrage
	Women, Children Among Dozens Killed in Myanmar
	More Than 30 Killed, Bodies Burned in Myanmar's Kayah State

Iraq

	Iraq Roundup: Eight Killed
	Governor of Iraq's Najaf Province Resigns After Protests, Day After Nasiriyah Counterpart
	In Pictures: Bereaved Iraqis Receive Bodies of 16 Killed in English Channel Disaster
	Iraq Report on Press Freedom Says 'Nowhere Is Safe' for Journalists

Middle East

	Egypt: Detained Brotherhood Leader Decries Prison Conditions in Rare Court Appearance
	Malaysia Keen on Buying Kuwait's Hornet Fighter Jets
	Turkey: Three Syrian Workers Burned to Death in Apparent Racist Attack

Europe

	Netherlands Court Jails Man Over Saudi Embassy Shooting
	Amid Spat With EU, Poland Accuses Germany of Seeking to Create a 'Fourth Reich'

US Military

	Army Awards Northrop Grumman $1.4 Billion Contract for IBCs
	Wave of Suicides Hits Texas National Guard's Border Mission
	Space Force Issues $32 Million Contract for Prototype Space-Based Sensor