West Africa
ISIS appoints new Boko Haram leader to spearhead Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
The disputed leader of Boko Haram knows how to cheat death — and do it in style. After the Nigerian army declared him “fatally wounded” on Aug. 19, Abubakar Shekau...
Boko Haram last strongholds in Nigeria to be taken in weeks
Major General of Nigeria's military, Lucky Irabor, has claimed that he expect's Boko Haram's last few strongholds to fall over the next few weeks. Although President Muhammadu Buhari set a...
ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram leader injured confirms Nigeria’s leader
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed that the leader of ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, was injured in an airstrike conducted by the country's airforce. “We learned that in an airstrike...
Boko Haram kill 4 soldiers in Chad near Niger border
A Boko Haram landmine killed four Chadian soldiers near the border with Niger at Kaiga Kindji in the Lake Chad region. The soldiers were killed on Saturday whilst on patrol....
Boko Haram relatives in IDP camps become vilified
Starving and alone, five-year-old Umar was left for dead in a camp for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria. The reason? He is the son of a Boko Haram fighter....
109 Boko Haram members to be executed in Cameroon
Cameroonian journalist, Bisong Etahoben, has claimed that a Cameroonian court has sentenced 109 supposed ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram members to death. Nigerians have praised the brutal measures by Cameroon by denouncing...
Governor praises Nigeria’s military in its fight against Boko Haram
Adams Oshiomhole, governor of Edo State in Nigeria, has stated that the people were proud of the Nigerian Armed Forces in their attempt to bring peace and security by defeating...
$52 million needed to support Boko Haram victims in Nigeria claims WFP
The World Food Program (WFP) have released a report claiming that it needs $52 million between now and the end of the year to be able to support over 700,000...
Nigerian air raid targets Boko Haram leader, kills scores
In an ambitious air raid, the Nigerian Air Force have targeted the ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram in Taye village near Sambisa forest, Borno State. The raid occurred on Friday whilst the...
Boko Haram kills at least 10, kidnap 13 and burn village in Nigeria
The Boko Haram terrorist group killed 10 people, abducted 13 and burnt the village of Kubrrivu near the northeastern town of Chibok on Saturday. The attack happened on early Saturday...
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...
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Iran reveals new details about the attack on its ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Iranian website, Noor News, revealed new details about the attack on the Iranian ship...
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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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Iranian 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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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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Iranian tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil arrives in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - A source in the Syrian Oil Transport Company confirmed to RT Arabic on Wednesday that...
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Iranian commander vows to respond to the attack on Saviz ship in Red Sea
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - The Iranian Armed Forces vowed on Thursday that they would respond without any doubt to...
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...
Read moreTurkey 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...
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...
Read moreISIS leader was prison informer in Iraq before joining terrorist group: WP
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - According to a recent report published by Washington Post, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi, the successor...
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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...
Read moreIraqi forces blow up large ISIS ammo dump in northwest Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Security Media Cell in Iraq said that a large warehouse of filled...
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Israeli forces strike rural Damascus from Lebanese airspace
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced on Thursday morning that its air defenses responded to...
Read moreIran to introduce 1,000 centrifuges at recently attacked nuclear facility
Iran will introduce 1,000 more centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear site, Chief Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Abbas Araghchi has said. Iran...
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Lebanon condemns Israel’s use of its airspace to attack Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) - The Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli air attack on the vicinity of the Syrian...
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Lebanese minister reveals contact between Aoun and Assad on maritime border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe revealed on Tuesday that President Michel Aoun called Syrian President...
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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Iran launches new uranium enrichment centrifuges
Tehran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, Iranian state TV reported on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated...
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Houthi forces announce drone strike on ‘sensitive site’ at Saudi airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, in Yemen announced that its forces...
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Indian Air Force pilot killed after MiG-21 Bison crashes: MoD
A pilot was killed after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed while taking off for a combat training...
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Houthi rejects document demanding end of Marib offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) - Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Supreme Political Council of the Ansarallah Movement in...
Read moreHouthi 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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Erdogan accuses Syrian military of launching rockets into Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Syrian Armed Forces of firing rockets into a...
Read moreUkrainian 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...
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Russia and US maintain close military contacts inside Syria: Shoigu
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that Russia and the United States maintain close contacts...
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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,...
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Israeli forces thwart attempt to smuggle weapons along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) - The Israeli army announced yesterday that it thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons and drugs...
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...
Read moreIranian oil exports to China to reach record levels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) - On Tuesday, Reuters reported hat China will receive another large influx of Iranian oil, despite...
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Syria closes all sea ports in eastern Mediterranean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) - All sea ports in the Syrian governorates of Tartous and Latakia suspended sea traffic on...
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....
Read moreUS aircraft carrier reaches Greek island of Crete
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) - The US aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, arrived at the Marathi naval base on...
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Turkish army strikes YPG forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Turkish army stationed in northern Syria launched an artillery attack on several sites belonging...
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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...
Read moreSaudi Energy Ministry confirms drone strikes on Aramco facilities: Sky News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - A source from the Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed to Sky News Arabia on Friday that...
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Erdogan calls on EU to not allow Greece and Cyprus to exploit upcoming summit
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an international conference on the situation...
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King Abdullah II sends message to Jordanian people
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) - On Wednesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan sent a letter to the Division about the...
Read moreFrench aircraft carrier group enters Persian Gulf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in the Gulf waters as part of...
Read moreTurkey calls on Israel, Greece to seek its permission before implementing electricity project in eastern Mediterranean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) - Turkey has notified Greece, Israel and the European Union of the necessity to obtain its...
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Syrian Foreign Minister makes official visit to Oman
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - On Friday, state-owned Syrian TV announced the arrival of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Miqdad and...
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Iraq is coordinating with Syria, Iran, and Russia to secure border: commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - The Iraqi Joint Operations Command revealed the completion of the closure of about 140 km...
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Moment Saudi F-15 jet shoots down Houthi drone: video
A newly surfaced video captures the dramatic encounter on a mountainous terrain where a Saudi F-15 fighter jet intercepted a...
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Turkey announces the ‘neutralization of 14 PKK militants’ in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the 'neutralization' of 14 militants, whom it said belonged...
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Satellite images show dozens of ships backed up at Suez Canal
Recently released satellite images of the maritime jam on both sides of the temporarily closed Suez Canal show more than...
Read moreNuclear agency accuses Iran of enriching uranium at underground plant
According to the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the only centrifuges that may be housed...
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Iran confirms release of South Korean ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) - The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Friday, the release of...
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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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Two tribes protest against theft of oil in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - Members of the Arab tribes in the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor organized a protest...
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Venezuela slams Facebook’s move to suspend Maduro’s account as ‘digital tyranny’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) - Venezuela considered the suspension of the Facebook page of President Nicolas Maduro for 30 days...
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