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In Video: Syrian War Update – October 7 – 11, 2016: Possible Turning Point in Northern Hama
Syria: Rebels hand over weapons as per evacuation deal
Syrian Army tightens noose around rebel-held Douma, captures new town
Jihadi groups launch counter attack in northern Hama [+ Graphic Photos]
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In Video: Syrian Army ambushes ISIS jihadists in southern Syria
In Video: Houthi rebels rock Saudi airbase with ballistic missile
Islamist rebels launch fresh offensive in northern Latakia
Rebel infighting in Syria’s Idlib kills 4 as tensions escalate
Syrian Army pushes deeper in Western Ghouta
In Video: Syrian War Update. October 6-8. Syrian Army continues to advance in Eastern Aleppo
CBS video footage shows Iranian attack on US forces at Ain Al-Assad base in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) - CBS published new scenes documenting the moment Iranian missiles landed on the Ain Al-Assad military...
Read moreRussian military uncovers cave used by Turkish-backed forces in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - Explosives experts from the Russian armed forces destroyed an empty cave in the Syrian Governorate...
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Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council warns of Marib falling to Houthis, calls on Biden to end war
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council in Yemen, Aidaroos Al-Zubeidi, said on Tuesday...
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New images show before and after photos of US attack on eastern Syria sites
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) - The Associated Press, citing Maxar Technologies, released pictures that it said showed a site on...
Read moreUS submarine was ready to sink Russian warships after 2018 strikes: Fox News
USS John Warner, a Virginia-class submarine of the United States navy, was prepared to sink Russian warships should they respond...
Read morePentagon claims 1 ‘Iran-backed’ fighter killed during east Syria strike
Last week's US strike at the presumed facility of "Iran-backed" militia on Syria's territory near the border with Iraq killed...
Read moreIraqi group says US attack in Syria ‘will not go without punishment’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) - An Iraqi group has threatened to retaliate against the United States after the bombing of...
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Russian Air Force launches massive attack on jihadist headquarters in northeast Latakia: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - The e Russian Aerospace Forces have recently carried out a series of airstrikes on the...
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Warning: +18 Video. Aleppo rebels behead a child
Aleppo 'moderate rebels' brutally beheaded a youngster they have captured earlier today near Handarat Refugee Camp in northern Aleppo. The...
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Israeli defense chief says ‘initial assessment’ is Iran’s behind attack on cargo ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday that his "initial assessment is that Iran"...
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Iraqi FM makes first visit to Iran following US strikes on eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein traveled to Tehran on Saturday to meet with his Iranian...
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Israeli cargo ship docks in Dubai after explosion in Gulf of Oman
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) - An Israeli cargo ship belonging to Rami Ungar docked in Dubai on Saturday, following a...
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Afghanistan: Family of murdered journalist Bismillah Aimaq attacked
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Friday saw three Bismillah Aimaq family members shoot and killed in an attack on the...
Read moreSyrian gas pipeline comes under attack in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - The Syrian Ministry of Oil announced that one of the country's gas pipelines had been...
Read moreSaudi Coalition intercepts Houthi missile along Yemeni border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen announced the destruction of a ballistic missile launched by...
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Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles
Sunday marked the first day both women and men were permitted to sign up and serve in the Saudi Arabian...
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Jordanian army thwarts massive drug smuggling attempt from Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - A military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces confirmed that an...
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Opinion: Will The New Interim Government Lead Libya Out Of A Long-Standing Crisis?
Last week, February 17, Libyans celebrated the 10th anniversary of the revolution that ousted the long time leader Colonel Muammar...
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VIDEO: Kurdish insurgents ambush Turkish Army vehicle, execute three soldiers
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 P.M.) – Footage has emerged of Turkish military vehicle being ambushed by a handful of PKK (Kurdistan...
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+18 graphic propaganda video: ISIS conducts deadly raids across western Iraq
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State released a characteristic 16-minute video on Friday, showing large jihadist convoys and...
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Russian Air Force blows up foreigner-led jihadist training camp in northwest Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces dealt a powerful blow to the foreigner-led Ajnad Al-Kavkaz (Soldiers of...
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‘Major blow’: High-ranking ISIS leader killed in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve of the International Coalition, Colonel, Wayne Marotto tweeted on...
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Turkish forces would suffer ‘great losses’ in war with Egypt in Libya: military analyst
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - In the event that a military confrontation occurs between Egypt and Turkey near the city...
Read moreOver 50 fighters killed in battle for key city in northern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - More than 50 fighters were killed on Friday in the renewed battle for the strategic...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-27
This is a summary of 15 AMN articles on the following subjects: Jordan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, US, Armenia, Pashinyan, Sarkissian,...
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Scientists baffled by plummeting levels of coronavirus infections in India
Scientists are baffled by the relatively low rate of coronavirus infections in India after at one point it looked as...
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What lies behind Iran’s noise and Israel’s silence regarding the Turkish invasion of Syria: opinion
While Turkish troops were crossing the Syrian border east of the Euphrates, Iranian army announced that it would hold surprise...
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Libyan Army’s overnight attack inflicts heavy losses in ranks of Turkish-backed forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) - The Libyan National Army's (SAA) heavy assault over the eastern countryside of Misrata last night...
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U.S., Israel building new system that can target missiles in space: reports
The Washington Times reports that the U.S. and Israel are collaborating on a groundbreaking missile defense system that can target...
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Turkey launches major operations near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) - The Turkish Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday, the launch of two new operations against...
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After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza
AP, GAZA. The Palestinian Authority sent the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, two...
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The Daily Brief 2021-02-17
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, Bedouin, Israel, Resistance, Kidnapping,...
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Iran announces new achievements in its weapons industry
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami announced on Saturday, an increase in the...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-03-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Russia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Houthis, UAE, Yemen,...
Read moreUS ‘destroyed 9 facilities’ during eastern Syria attack: Pentagon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, said this weekend that during the American air strike on eastern...
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Bomb blast kills 7 police forces in Afghanistan’s Faryab
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Seven Afghan police forces were killed in a car bomb in the northern province of...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-28
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, Israel. Categories covered in this brief: Iran,...
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Iran tests new solid fuel satellite launch vehicle
Iran on Monday shared a video of its new domestically-made satellite launch vehicle in action. It is the first Iranian-made...
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Syrian Army and ISIS engage in fierce battles in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) - The eastern countryside of Hama witnessed, at dawn on Wednesday, February 3, violent clashes between...
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Journalists, activists, go on trial in Iraqi Kurdistan over ‘endangering’ national security
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A group of journalists and activists from Duhok who were arrested last year and accused of...
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Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) - Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, stressed the need to return Syria to its seat in...
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The Daily Brief 2021-02-15
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, Piracy, Sanctions, US, Journalism, Kurdish, Philippines, Facebook,...
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US sells over 1 million barrels of oil allegedly seized from Iranian tanker
The US has finished selling the 1.2 million barrels of fuel it seized from tankers purportedly sent by Iran to...
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Iran accuses several Arab countries of playing role in Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - On Tuesday, February 23, the Iranian army revealed for the first time, the bomb that...
Read moreJordanian Army foils infiltration attempt from southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEABNON (12:40 P.M.) - On Friday, the Eastern Jordanian Military Region, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, thwarted...
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Turkish-backed forces fight one another in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - Two Turkish-backed militant groups clashed in northwestern Syria this weekend, causing a new wave of...
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IAEA & Iran Issues joint statement after reaching ‘Temporary Understanding’
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have issued a joint statement after...
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Iran will construct 2 new nuclear reactors if sanctions are not lifted: Salehi
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) - The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, announced that his country is...
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Turkey: ‘NATO must respect security concerns of each ally’
BRUSSELS Turkey's permanent representative to NATO Thursday said allies should handle the differences of opinion and respect the security concerns of...
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Iraqi forces kill ISIS commander in Al-Anbar
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) - The Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha'abi) announced on Thursday, the killing of what it called...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-26
This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Journalism, Terrorism, Nigeria, Security, Violence, Albukamal, Biden,...
Read moreIraqi intelligence forces seize large ISIS explosives warehouse
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - On Saturday, the Iraqi intelligence announced that it had seized the main storage for the...
Read moreSudanese army clashes with Ethiopian forces along disputed border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 A.M.) - A Sudanese newspaper quoted eyewitnesses as saying on Thursday that Ethiopian forces attacked the Sudanese...
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Gunmen storm Nigerian school and kidnap students
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s Niger state overnight and abducted many students, the...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-16
This is a summary of 6 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Taliban, Terror, COVID-19, North Korea, South Korea,...
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Turkish aircraft entered Greek airspace several times during military drills with France: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) - The Greek media accused Ankara of violating Greek airspace 31 times with spy planes during...
Read moreAzerbaijani president urges Russia not to upgrade Armenia’s armed forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with foreign media on Friday that Russia...
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Armenian President rejects Pashinyan’s request to dismiss Chief of Staff
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian refused to sign the order of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to...
Read moreNigeria president rules out amnesty for militant bandits
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against the ethnic profiling of criminals in the battle...
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The Daily Brief 2021-02-23
This is a summary of 2 AMN articles on the following subjects: Africa, COVID, Afghanistan, Terrorism. Categories covered in this...
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