Africa

2021-04-26

31 Nigerian soldiers killed as ISIS-aligned extremists ambush convoy

2021-04-26

Chadian president killed during clash with rebels

2021-04-20

Russia reveals number of military experts in the Central African Republic

2021-04-19

Chadian rebels seize border province en route to capital: US

6 months ago

Chadian rebel fighters from the Front for Change and Concord (Reuters)

The United States said rebel fighters in Chad appeared to be moving towards the capital N'Djamena and ordered non-essential staff to leave, warning of possible violence. A spokesman for the...

Morocco requests to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones: media

6 months ago

Photo of a Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Moroccan Air Force has requested to purchase 12 Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, which are considered one of the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)...

Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin says son Saif Al-Islam if favorite to win Libyan presidency

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - Libyan politician Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam said that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is the favorite if he decides to run for the presidential elections in Libya. In...

Sudanese army clashes with Ethiopian forces along disputed border

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The Sudan Tribune newspaper quoted military sources as saying that the armed forces and reserve forces of the 2nd Infantry Division clashed with an Ethiopian...

Nigerian Air Force rejects Boko Haram claim about shooting down aircraft

"Nigerian Air Force set for training on A-29 Super Tucano" by USAFRICOM is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The Nigerian Air Force has denied that one of the service’s aircraft was shot down by Boko Haram* - the militant group linked to Daesh, noting in a late Friday...

Nigerian Air Force rejects Boko Haram claim about shooting down aircraft

The Nigerian Air Force has denied that one of the service’s aircraft was shot down by Boko Haram* - the militant group linked to Daesh, noting in a late Friday...

US aircraft carrier crosses Suez Canal: video

An F-18 Super Hornet taking off from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in October of 2016 in the Persian Gulf.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) - On Saturday, the Suez Canal Authority published new video clips, confirming the regularity of navigation in the canal days after the end of the crisis,...

Turkish military trains Libyan forces with T-155 howitzers

File photo of Turkish T-155 Firtina (Wikipedia)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - Turkish military specialists in Libya are training soldiers from the Libyan Government of National Accord forces to operate modern self-propelled howitzer systems, in particular, the...

Greek PM to visit Libya and reopen embassy in Tripoli

By European People's Party - A23A8701, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77339957

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - The Greek government announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Libya next Tuesday and reopen the Greek embassy, which was closed for...

First ship crosses Suez Canal after days of blockage

A satellite image shows the "Ever Given" and idling ships at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt March 25, 2021. Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS

The first vessel to cross the Suez Canal after the days-long "traffic jam" was reportedly a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship under the name of "YM Wish". The New York Times...

Satellite images show dozens of ships backed up at Suez Canal

A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt March 25, 2021. CNES/AIRBUS DS via REUTERS

Recently released satellite images of the maritime jam on both sides of the temporarily closed Suez Canal show more than 50 vessels anchored at both its ends. The ships and...

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Long-range Russian missiles destroy militant oil smuggling sites in northern Syria: video

2020-10-24

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - The Russian military carried out a devastating attack on oil smuggling sites in northern Syria...

Russian Military Hails Syria’s Successful Intercepts of 22 of 24 Missiles in Latest Israeli Attack

2021-08-21

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - Following Thursday's night's largescale airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets on areas in and around Damascus...

Biden Falsely Asserts the U.S. Doesn’t Have a Military Presence in Syria

2021-08-20

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) - The U.S. troop occupation of sovereign Syrian soil in the northeast has been well-known since...

U.S. F-15 Jet Shot Down Alleged Iranian Drone that came Near U.S. Forces in Syria

BEIRUT (5:50 A.M.) - On Sunday a Pentagon spokesman announced that an enemy drone had been shot down over eastern...

Israel Drops Leaflets Threatening Syrian Army And Hezbollah After Nighttime Strike

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – After an Israeli airstrike near Quneitra late Tuesday night, which SANA described as involving two...

+18 propaganda video: ISIS reveals all urban warfare tactics used in Raqqa

by Chris Tomson

2017-09-05

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45 P.M.) – On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a 38-minute propaganda video showing clashes during the three-month...

Alleged video footage of Russian attack that killed 200 ISIS fighters near Palmyra

2021-04-20

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its Aerospace Forces destroyed a terrorist training...

Moment of second blast, source: Sky News

At Least 11 US Marines, a Navy Medic, and Over 60 Afghans Killed in Kabul Blasts

BEIRUT (9:45 P.M.): The death toll from the Thursday twin suicide bombings at entrances to Hamid Karzai International airport in...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-27

2021-08-29

This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, Nasrallah, Bennett, Biden, Israel. Categories...

Syrian Army on the verge of besieging Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after capturing key town

2020-01-28

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army's 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly Tiger Forces) continued their offensive...

Iran

Saddam Hussein’s daughter accuses ‘alliance of evil’ of handing Iraq to Iran in 2003

2021-04-09

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) - On Friday, Raghad Saddam Hussein, daughter of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, sent a...

US Soldier Releases Surreal Footage of Still Unfolding Crisis at Kabul Airport

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) - This week a series of videos coming out of Hamid Karzai International Airport documented the...

Iraq

Iraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation

2021-04-10

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - The Iraqi Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said this week that the Iraqi security...

Featured

In Video: Nusra executes captured Syrian Soldier

by Zen Adra

2016-05-09

A Syrian soldier who was captured by Jabhet al-Nusra in Aleppo southern outskirts has been executed. The al-Qaeda branch in...

ISIS executes two dozen prisoners in a slaughterhouse

2016-09-13 - Updated on 2016-12-22

The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) reportedly executed two dozen detainees this past weekend in the Deir Ezzor...

Syrian Army strikes jihadist gas depot in southern Idlib: report

by Leith Aboufadel

2017-04-04

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) struck a jihadist gas factory in the Idlib Governorate town...

Iraq

‘Major blow’: High-ranking ISIS leader killed in Iraq

2021-01-29

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve of the International Coalition, Colonel, Wayne Marotto tweeted on...

Uyghur militant filmed with Turkish-backed rebels near Afrin

2018-03-15

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) - A Uyghur militant was filmed on Thursday openly declaring war against China, while also confessing...

Featured

Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Tiger Forces?

by Leith Aboufadel

2015-02-26

Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Syrian Arab Army’s Special Forces Brigade known as the “Tiger Forces” (Qawat Al-Nimr) has become one...

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, source: AP

Taliban Warns U.S. Troops must Leave Kabul Airport by Aug.31 or Face “Consequences”

BEIRUT (5:10 P.M.) - The Taliban has rejected proposals from the U.S. and its Western allies to extend evacuations from...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-20

2021-08-22

This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Biden, Pentagon, Syria. Categories covered in this brief:...

Is the U.S. Headed for a ‘Black Hawk Down’ Moment in Kabul?

BEIRUT (12:20 A.M.) - Since things in Kabul quickly unraveled last week, the Pentagon has confirmed that American forces have...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-19

2021-08-21

This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Damascus, Israel, Syria, Afghanistan, Pentagon, Taliban, Hezbollah, Iran,...

Israel

Biden Tells Israeli PM There are “Other Options” for Dealing With Iran in Veiled Threat

BEIRUT (9:15 P.M.) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval office on...

Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Issues Statement Celebrating Taliban Victory in Afghanistan

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) - The Syrian anti-government Islamist faction and al-Qaeda spinoff which has for years occupied Idlib province,...

Ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Emerges In UAE, Reportedly Fled With $169 Million

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – It's being widely reported that ex-president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has emerged in the United...

Twin Bombings Rock Kabul Airport, Multiple Civilians Killed and U.S. Troops Wounded

BEIRUT (4:50 P.M.) - There are multiple dead, including children, and reports of at least three U.S. Marines injured or...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-16

This is a summary of 2 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Kabul, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nasrallah. Categories...

Iran

Israel’s PM Bennett says He Will Continue “Clandestine Attacks” on Iran

2021-08-25

BEIRUT (8:05 P.M.) - Just ahead of his expected visit to the White House to meet with President Biden on...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-26

2021-08-28

This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Kabul, Marines, Black Hawk. Categories covered in...

Taliban Appoints former Gitmo Detainee as Afghanistan’s Defense Minister

BEIRUT (8:05 P.M.) - Afghanistan's new Taliban government has appointed former Guantanamo detainee mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as it's acting...

Lebanon

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Announces Third Fuel Tanker Will Sail to Lebanon From Iran

BEIRUT (10:00 P.M.) - On Friday the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, announced that a third Iranian fuel tanker will...

Israeli Airstrikes Targeting Damascus, Syrian Anti-Air Defenses Active

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) - A major aerial attack is underway in Damascus, Syria, with residents reporting the ground and...

Iran

Israel to “Accelerate” Covert Action Against Iran, Budget “Earmarked”: IDF Chief

BEIRUT (6:50 A.M.) - Just on the heels of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks to The New York Times...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-21

2021-08-23

This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: {article_tags}. Categories covered in this brief: Syria Let...

Palestine

Israel Unleashes Overnight Airstrikes On Gaza – Officials Fear New “Collision Course” With Hamas

BEIRUT (1:15 A.M.) - Late into the overnight hours Israeli warplanes are pummeling the Gaza Strip, following accusations that Hamas...

Four U.S. Marines Among the Dead After Suicide Bomb Attacks on Kabul Airport

BEIRUT (8:30 P.M.): Following what's widely being reported as two suicide bombing attacks at crowded entry points to Kabul international...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-25

This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Bennett, Iran, Israel. Categories covered in this brief:...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-18

2021-08-20

This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Kabul, Hezbollah, Israel, Syria, Ashraf Ghani. Categories...

U.S. Senators “Horrified” this Advanced Weapon System Fell into Taliban Hands

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) On Thursday a group of 25 U.S. Senators led by Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio penned...

Lebanon

Hezbollah Leader Confirms Iranian Fuel Shipment Will Head To Lebanon Within Hours

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – On Thursday Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, for the first time gave specifics in terms...

The Daily Brief 2021-08-24