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Russian forces destroy 2 ISIS shelters, up to 200 militants killed: Reconciliation Center
Militants created a camouflaged base northeast of Syria's Palmyra, where groups were formed for terrorist attacks and explosive devices were...
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Houthi forces release go-pro footage of raid in southern Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, released a video on their official...
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Watch: Russian suicide drone attack militants in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - The Russian Veste channel published a video showing the use of the Russian Lancet suicide...
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Watch: Russian troops operate in shared zone with US forces in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - A new video was posted by the Russian Spring (RusVesna.SU) YouTube channel on April 15th,...
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Iranian army unveils new long-range air defense system: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) - On Sunday, the Iranian army unveiled its new "Damavand" long-range air defense system, during its...
Read moreRussia and Iran setup mission to secure supply shipments to Syria: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - Private sources revealed to Sputnik Arabic about the establishment of an operations room (Russian, Iranian,...
Read moreBritain informs Turkey that its warship will enter the Black Sea waters: NTV
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - Great Britain has informed the Turkish authorities that its warship will enter the Black Sea...
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Second-in-command of Iran’s Quds Force passes away
The deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Mohammad Hussein-Zada Hejazi, died of a heart attack on Sunday, the...
Read moreRussia reveals number of military experts in the Central African Republic
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that more than 500 military experts are working in the...
Read moreAlleged video footage of Russian attack that killed 200 ISIS fighters near Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its Aerospace Forces destroyed a terrorist training...
Read moreRussian MiG-31 intercepts hypersonic weapons for first time ever in the Arctic
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - For the first time ever, supersonic weapons interceptors and their carriers were being trained in...
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Syrian FM demands US pay compensation for ‘heavy damage’ to the country
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - Damascus demanded that the American administration "compensate for the heavy damage and heavy losses inflicted...
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Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter jets fly over US aircraft carrier: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - US sailors photographed the flight of a Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter flying over the deck of...
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Egyptian FM comments on question about Syria’s return to the Arab League
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - On Monday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry commented on the return of Syria to the...
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Man behind nuclear facility incident has been identified: Iranian TV
On Sunday, the Natanz nuclear site was hit by an attack, which was slammed by Tehran as an act of...
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Israel warns it will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
Israel is ready to do "whatever it takes" to quash Tehran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader calls on military to raise its readiness after nuclear reactor incident
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian army to raise its readiness to...
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Houthi forces announce attack on ‘sensitive military target’ at Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - On Saturday, Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced that it had launched an attack by...
Read moreYemeni gov’t forces retake several areas in western Taiz
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) - The website of the Yemeni Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that "the National Army...
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First applicants for Syrian presidency revealed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The President of the Syrian People’s Assembly, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, announced on Monday that he received...
Read moreMorocco requests to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Moroccan Air Force has requested to purchase 12 Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, which are...
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Attack on Iranian nuclear facility was planned ‘long before’ Vienna talks: media
Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility was hit in what officials have called an “act of nuclear terrorism” on Sunday. Israeli...
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Saddam Hussein’s daughter accuses ‘alliance of evil’ of handing Iraq to Iran in 2003
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) - On Friday, Raghad Saddam Hussein, daughter of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, sent a...
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Video footage of alleged Russian strikes on HTS training camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The YouTube channel, Russian Spring, posted a new video on April 7th that showed alleged...
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Large number of Arab tribesmen join Syrian government forces: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) - A large group of Arab tribesmen in the eastern governorate of Al-Hasakah have joined the...
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Colombian Air Force intercepts Russian aircraft: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - The Colombian Ministry of Defense stated that a special Russian aircraft IL-96-400VPU violated its airspace,...
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Houthi forces announce new drone strikes on 2 Saudi airports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, announced that it had targeted the...
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Ukrainian President to meet with Erdogan in Istanbul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - The Turkish presidency announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will receive in Istanbul tomorrow his...
Read moreIraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - The Iraqi Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said this week that the Iraqi security...
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Long-range Russian missiles destroy militant oil smuggling sites in northern Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - The Russian military carried out a devastating attack on oil smuggling sites in northern Syria...
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Over 30 killed in tragic passenger train collision in Sohag, Egypt
Two passenger trains have collided in southern Egypt, AFP reported on Friday, with multiple videos from the incident emerging online....
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Damascus cuts gas rations in half amid worsening gas crisis in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) - The Damascus Governorate announced that its fuel committee decided to reduce the quantities of filling gasoline...
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Syrian President makes first appearance since recovering from Covid-19
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - On Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad chaired a cabinet meeting, making his first appearance after...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-29
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, IRGC. Categories covered in this brief: Iran...
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Israeli cargo ship damaged by Iranian missile in Arabian Sea: Israeli media
A cargo ship owned by Israeli XT Management suffered damage after being hit by an "Iranian missile" as it sailed...
Read moreIranian vice president claims incident at Natanz reactor was ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran's Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that Tehran is treating today's incident involving Natanz nuclear plant's power grid as...
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Ukrainian security council sanctions Russia companies
The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Danilov, confirmed imposing sanctions on several Russian companies in a...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-04-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Houthii, Saudi, Syria....
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Turkey says US deploying warships to Black Sea: NTV
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - The Turkish media reported on Friday that the United States had officially informed Turkey that...
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Russian Ka-226 choppers spotted in Syria for the first time: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) - Russian Ka-226 light multi-purpose helicopters were first seen during a training exercise by the Syrian...
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Libyan forces complete training under Turkish supervision
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) - On Thursday, Turkey completed a military exercise with the participation of the Libyan forces, soldiers...
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Former Jordanian PM accuses Iran of attempting to spread its revolution to Jordan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - The former Jordanian Prime Minister, Fayez Al-Tarawneh, said that Iran tried to export its revolution...
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Syrian opposition slams announcement of presidential elections
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - The Saudi-based Syrian opposition recently slammed the announcement by the Syrian government of presidential elections...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-31
This is a summary of 7 AMN articles on the following subjects: Azerbaijan, Erdogan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi, Syria, MiddleEast, NATO,...
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Turkish military trains Libyan forces with T-155 howitzers
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - Turkish military specialists in Libya are training soldiers from the Libyan Government of National Accord...
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Turkish forces target several sites near Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) - The Turkish army said that it destroyed more than 20 sites and "neutralized a large...
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‘We monitor the enemy’s movements beyond our borders’: Iranian air defense commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) - The commander of the Iranian air defense, Brigadier General Ali Sabahi Fard, said on Saturday,...
Read moreIran vows to respond to the Natanz nuclear reactor attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - The head of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) said on Sunday that the response to...
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Bashar Al-Assad meets with Russian presidential delegation in Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) - Damascus and Moscow discussed on Thursday, the intensification of bilateral action and exerting efforts to...
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Video footage of air squadron flying over ancient city of Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) - On Monday, a pro-Syrian Arab Army (SAA) YouTube channel shared a short video of an...
Read moreNew incident reported at Iranian nuclear reactor’s power grid
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) - A spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, announced on Sunday that an...
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Iranian commander claims Iran has the largest helicopter fleet in the Middle East
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) - The commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Yousef Qorbani, revealed that his forces...
Read moreHouthi forces attempt to advance in key district of west Marib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) - The Houthi forces continued their offensive in western Marib this week, in an attempt to...
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The Daily Brief 2021-04-01
This is a summary of 8 AMN articles on the following subjects: Saudi, US, Israel, Lebanon, Greece, Libya, Houthi, Yemen,...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-04-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Houthii, Saudi, Syria....
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Russian forces thwart HTS terrorist plot in Crimea
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Russian Federal Security Service announced the arrest of two supporters of the jihadist group,...
Read moreIRGC announces thwarting of terrorist attack in southwest Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it had repulsed a "terrorist attack" in the southwestern...
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Venezuelan Attorney General accuses Juan Guaido of embezzling state funds abroad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) - Venezuelan Attorney General Tariq William Saab announced that opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself ...
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Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed the Syrian...
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Syrian mercenaries complain about stolen salaries after fighting in Karabakh: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:50 A.M.) - The Syrian mercenaries that took part in the Karabakh conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces...
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