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Table of Contents
- Breaking: Russian military launches long-range missiles on jihadist stronghold
- Syrian President says US operation to kill Baghdadi ‘is no different than Hollywood’
- Turkish-backed militants release video of ambush against Russian Special Forces
- Iran claims 8 people with CIA links have been arrested
- Erdogan slams Israel for ‘putting region and world in danger’
- IRGC to receive large delivery of speed boats
- Russian sniper breaks world record with longest night shot
- US worried Israel might strike Iran to divert attention from Netanyahu
- ISIS fighters in SDF prisons to face trial in Syria: Assad
- New report warns Chinese long-range anti-ship missiles outclass US radars
- Iran has quashed ‘extensive & very dangerous conspiracy’ perpetrated by foreign enemies: Khamenei
- Column of US military vehicles enter Syria with air force escort
- Russia creates killer drones to fight enemy UAVs
- Syrian President sends letter to Lebanon’s Aoun
- Russian, Syrian air forces unleash massive attack over northwestern Syria
- Iran preparing to unveil new naval destroyer
- Turkey refuses to sign NATO defense plan until they recognize Syrian Kurdish forces as ‘terrorists’
- Russia warns Syrian Kurds to adhere to withdrawal agreement
- UN chief called on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah
- Russian Air Force expands patrols along Syrian-Turkish border
Breaking: Russian military launches long-range missiles on jihadist stronghold
Published 2019-11-27 21:51:58 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian military unleashed a powerful attack on the jihadist stronghold of Jisr Al-Shughour in the Idlib Governorate. According to preliminary reports, the Russian military launched long-range missiles on the Jisr Al-Shughour District, resulting in a number of powerful explosions. No further details have been released. Jisr Al-Shughour is a large city in western Idlib that is under the control of jihadist groups like Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party. The city itself was captured by Jaysh Al-Fateh in the Summer of 2015.
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Syrian President says US operation to kill Baghdadi ‘is no different than Hollywood’
Published 2019-11-27 20:48:11 by News Desk in Syria
In an interview with the French magazine Paris Match published on Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad confirmed his sceptical stance on the destruction of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by US special forces, also quipping at President Trump’s words of thanks to Damascus for its alleged contribution to the operation. When asked whether the Syrian government really gave the US information on al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts, Assad said that he “always laughs when this question is raised, because the more important question which should be asked is: was al-Baghdadi really killed or not?” Wondering whether “this ‘fantastic play’ staged by the Americans… Read on ->
Tags: Assad, Syria
Turkish-backed militants release video of ambush against Russian Special Forces
Published 2019-11-27 19:46:11 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) released a video on Wednesday of their alleged attack on a contingent of Russian Special Forces personnel that were carrying out an attack behind enemy lines. In the video, the NLF claim the Russian Special Forces attempted to carry out an attack behind enemy lines near the town of ‘Aajaz in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. https://twitter.com/alwataniatahrer/status/1199721916002643970?s=21 The Russian Special Forces have carried out several ambushes against the militants in Idlib and Hama over the past few months; however, this is one of the first times that… Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Syria
Iran claims 8 people with CIA links have been arrested
Published 2019-11-27 19:19:19 by News Desk in Iran
At least 8 people with alleged links to the CIA were detained by Iranian authorities amid the ongoing protests in the Middle Eastern country. “These elements had received CIA-funded training in various countries under the cover of becoming citizen-journalists,” the Iranian Intelligence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). “Six were arrested while attending the riots and carrying out (CIA) orders and two while trying to … send information abroad.” Protests erupted in several of Iran’s provinces earlier in November, following the government’s decision to suddenly increase the price of gasoline, with some of the… Read on ->
Tags: Iran
Erdogan slams Israel for ‘putting region and world in danger’
Published 2019-11-27 18:44:41 by News Desk in Middleeast, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Israel in a statement on Wednesday, claiming that the latter is putting the region and world in danger. “Israel, who does not respect Palestinians’ right to life, property and work, is putting the region’s as well as the world’s future in danger,” Erdoğan said, as quoted by the Hurriyet Daily News. “As Turkey, we are determined on defending the privacy of Jerusalem,” he added. Erdoğan also stressed the importance of Jerusalem for three religions, saying those “looting” the holy city is doing “wrong.” “The West’s spoiling of Israel does… Read on ->
Tags: Erdogan, Israel, Turkey
IRGC to receive large delivery of speed boats
Published 2019-11-27 17:58:04 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The head of the Marine Industries Organization of Iran, General Amir Rastegari, announced that a large number of speed boats will be delivered to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in the next few months. “A large number of speed boats will be delivered to the IRGC Navy by year-end (March 21, end of the Iranian year) and we are also preparing a number of vessels for the Law Enforcement Police’s coast guards,” General Rastegari said in an interview with the state radio on Wednesday. He also said that the home-made destroyer, Dena, will… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, IRGC
Russian sniper breaks world record with longest night shot
Published 2019-11-27 17:47:03 by News Desk in World-News
In a record-beating stunt, a marksman defied bad weather and total darkness, hitting all the targets, using a Russian made long-barreled extra-powerful sniper rifle at a distance as far as two kilometers. Made by a Russian firearms company Lobaev Arms, the SVLK-14 anti-materiel rifle was put to the extreme test this week. The ultra-high velocity firearm was equipped with a passive night vision scope that allows one to see in the dark but doesn’t illuminate the target. “We want to set a record for the longest night shot, without any lighting … by a laser or other sources of light,”… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
US worried Israel might strike Iran to divert attention from Netanyahu
Published 2019-11-27 17:33:59 by News Desk in Iran, Middleeast, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The U.S. is worried Israel might attack Iranian troops or their allies in the Middle East to get the pressure off of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has failed to form a new government, while also facing criminal charges related to corruption. Citing an anonymous source, journalist Amos Harel reported in the Haaretz that Israel might carry out a unilateral attack against Iran in order to force the U.S.’ hand into a war with Tehran. At the same time, Israel is concerned that the U.S. may abandon the Iran issue in the coming future. Harel… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
ISIS fighters in SDF prisons to face trial in Syria: Assad
Published 2019-11-27 16:20:18 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad sat down for an interview with the Paris Match newspaper this week to discuss a number of topics, including the future of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) fighters in Syria. While the interview itself will appear on Thursday at 7:00 P.M. (local time), a brief excerpt was released by Syrian state TV today. In the excerpt, the interviewer asks President Assad what will happen to the Islamic State fighters in the prisons belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), for which he responded: “every terrorist in the areas controlled by the Syrian… Read on ->
Tags: Assad, Syria
New report warns Chinese long-range anti-ship missiles outclass US radars
Published 2019-11-27 15:35:32 by News Desk in World-News
In naval warfare, awareness and range are key. Fleets are by their nature projections of power that contest a given area of the sea, and their commanders must be aware of everything that comes into and goes out of that zone. A new report by the conservative Hudson Institute think tank warns the US Navy doesn’t have the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to provide the information US fleet commanders need in today’s oceanic battlefields, much less in the expanded naval ops envisioned by the Trump administration. “Among the most important is the ability to out-range an adversary, for… Read on ->
Tags: China
Iran has quashed ‘extensive & very dangerous conspiracy’ perpetrated by foreign enemies: Khamenei
Published 2019-11-27 14:58:14 by News Desk in Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has thanked his country’s people for creating a “magnificent movement” to counter protests against higher fuel costs, unrest which he blamed on a vast conspiracy. Khamenei said that a “grave, extensive and very dangerous conspiracy” was responsible for “destruction, villainy, and murder in Iran,” but that the chaos had been “quashed” by the Iranian people. “The people proved again that they are powerful and great, and defeated the big conspiracy of the enemy with their presence on the scene,” Khamenei said, according to a statement released on his official website. Pro-government marches reportedly sprung up… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Khamenei
Column of US military vehicles enter Syria with air force escort
Published 2019-11-27 14:39:17 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – A column of U.S. military vehicles entered eastern Syria from western Iraq this week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. According to the SOHR report on Wednesday, three armored vehicles and three tanks carrying logistical and military supplies entered eastern Syria through the Al-Walid Crossing. The report added the U.S. military convoy entered eastern Syria with warplanes escorting their vehicles from western Iraq.
Tags: Iraq, Syria
Russia creates killer drones to fight enemy UAVs
Published 2019-11-27 14:26:02 by News Desk in World-News
Russia has developed killer drones capable of tracking, intercepting and disabling the enemy’s unmanned aerial vehicles with the help of nets, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Viktor Kladov told TASS on Wednesday. “We have not only EW [electronic warfare] systems but also active killer drones that track an intruder drone, catch up with it and capture it with a net,” Kladov said, as he spoke about the existing Russian devices to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. At the Dubai Airshow 2019 held in the UAE in November, Russia demonstrated effective electronic warfare systems… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Syrian President sends letter to Lebanon’s Aoun
Published 2019-11-27 13:41:33 by News Desk in Lebanon, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad sent a letter to his Lebanese counterpart Michel ‘Aoun on Wednesday to congratulate him on the occasion of his country’s independence day. According to the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., the Syrian President said, “It is my pleasure to commemorate our brothers in Lebanon on the occasion of their Independence Day.” “We would like to extend to you, and through you to the Lebanese people, my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes that Lebanon will always be prosperous and secure,” he added. In addition to President Assad’s letter, Jordan’s King Abdullah II sent President… Read on ->
Tags: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Russian, Syrian air forces unleash massive attack over northwestern Syria
Published 2019-11-27 13:23:44 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Russian and Syrian air forces have been busy over the skies of northwestern Syria today, as their jets and helicopters have targeted several sites belonging to the jihadist rebels in the Latakia, Hama, and Idlib governorates. According to a military report from the Latakia Governorate, the Russian and Syrian air forces have conducted over 70 airstrikes in the past 24 hours, with the majority of these strikes taking place in southern Idlib and northeastern Latakia. In particular, Russian and Syrian military choppers have been conducting hourly attacks on the Turkestan Islamic Party’s (TIP) positions… Read on ->
Tags: Hama, Idlib, Latakia, Syria
Iran preparing to unveil new naval destroyer
Published 2019-11-27 13:02:55 by News Desk in Iran
Iranian Naval Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that his forces will be equipped with a new home-made destroyer, dubbed the ‘Dena’, within the next two months. “God willing, we will witness addition of the destroyer, Dena, to the Navy in (the Iranian month of) Bahman (January 21 to 19 February),” Rear Admiral Khanzadi told reporters in a press conference held in Tehran on Wednesday to mark the national Navy Day (November 28). He also noted that Sahand, another destroyer which joined the Navy last year, is now ready for missions in the ocean, and further expressed the hope that… Read on ->
Tags: Iran
Turkey refuses to sign NATO defense plan until they recognize Syrian Kurdish forces as ‘terrorists’
Published 2019-11-27 12:53:19 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
Ankara has reportedly been blackmailing NATO, refusing to sign the proposed defense plan for the Baltics and Poland unless the alliance officially recognizes Kurdish-led militia in northern Syria as a “terrorist group.” Agreeing on a new NATO defense plan for the eastern European countries has escalated from a formality into a true diplomatic battle, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing four senior sources within the bloc. “[The Turks) are taking eastern Europeans hostage, blocking approval of this military planning until they get concessions,” one of the sources said. Turkey’s envoy had been instructed not to sign off the plan – which has… Read on ->
Tags: Baltic, Kurds, NATO, Syria, Turkey
Russia warns Syrian Kurds to adhere to withdrawal agreement
Published 2019-11-27 12:39:16 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov issued a warning to the Syrian Kurds this week, calling on them to adhere to the withdrawal agreement that was put in place in October. “I would advise Kurdish political leaders to stick to their word,” Lavrov told reporters, as quoted by the Tass News Agency. “Kurdish leaders vigorously assured us that they would cooperate,” Lavrov said while citing the October 22nd agreement. “The Kurdish leadership immediately lost enthusiasm for cooperation… and once again opted to rely on the United States’ support.” The Kurds should help maintain Syria’s sovereignty and… Read on ->
Tags: Kurds, Russia, Syria
UN chief called on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah
Published 2019-11-27 12:28:44 by News Desk in Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, allegedly called on the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah following their retaliatory attack against the Israeli forces in September. According to a report from Israel Hayom, the U.N. report, which was signed by Guterres, expressed ‘concern’ over Hezbollah’s attack on the Israeli forces along the Lebanese border. In the report, Guterres said that Hezbollah’s attack against the Israeli forces reflects a growing danger presented by armed groups. Hezbollah and other groups, added Guterres, are violating UN Security Council resolution 1701. He added that Hezbollah should be disarmed by the… Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Lebanon, UN
Russian Air Force expands patrols along Syrian-Turkish border
Published 2019-11-27 11:18:47 by News Desk in Syria
Russian military pilots are widening flight zones over Syria and start patrolling new areas in the country’s northern and northeastern provinces. The helicopters’ crews told reporters that they are tasked not only with supporting military police units near the Syrian-Turkish border, but also with ensuring security at points of distributing humanitarian assistance in Aleppo and Al-Hasakah. According to Mi-35 helicopter’s commander Alexei Trefilov, currently Russian planes mainly fly to northern Syria. “We carry out flights at very low altitudes, bypassing settlements, and we are ready to fulfill combat tasks at any time of the day or night. We pay attention… Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Syria, Turkey
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