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Table of Contents
- Israel faces threat unlike before in future conflict with Hezbollah: INSS
- Azerbaijan announces death of 4 soldiers during clashes with Armenian forces
- Israeli forces announce new incident at Lebanese border
- US Ramstein Base allegedly 'on their toes' after alert of 'missile launch' assessed as drill
- Iraqi forces eliminate ISIS governor and scores of terrorist in successful operation: photos
- Syrian military seizes western and Israeli-made weapons in southern Syria: video
- Greece arrests 2 people on charges of spying for Turkey
- 'Turkish special forces participated in new Azerbaijani offensive': Armenian PM
- Large US convoy carrying Syrian oil leaves Syria for Iraq
- Surprise Azerbaijani offensive results in new areas added Armenian enclave in Karabakh: maps
- Iran vows 'crushing response' in warning to US about crossing 'red lines'
- Turkish army launches new attack in northern Syria
Israel faces threat unlike before in future conflict with Hezbollah: INSS
Published 2020-12-13 23:38:00 by News Desk in Israel, Lebanon, PalestineBEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - The Israeli Center for National Security Studies warned of the danger of the upcoming confrontation with the Hezbollah in the northern region of his country. The Center stated in a lengthy study, excerpts of which were published on Sunday that in the event that Israel enters into a possible confrontation with either Hezbollah or Hamas movement, the Israeli home front will face an unprecedented threat, compared to previous confrontations with both (Hezbollah And Hamas). The Israeli Center stated that the northern home front of its country will face a fierce war from the Lebanese party... Read on ->
Tags: Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel
Azerbaijan announces death of 4 soldiers during clashes with Armenian forces
Published 2020-12-13 22:39:09 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - On Sunday, Azerbaijan announced that 4 of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded in Karabakh, accusing the Armenian side of carrying out an unprovoked attack. According to a joint statement of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense and State Security: “After the ceasefire was announced, the Armenian media announced, citing official circles in their country, that their armed forces were missing in the forest area. The Armenian side appealed to the leadership of the Russian peacekeepers to find them and evacuate them. " The statement said, "The Azerbaijani side provided all the conditions for... Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Karabakh
Israeli forces announce new incident at Lebanese border
Published 2020-12-13 22:25:56 by News Desk in Israel, LebanonBEIRUT, LEBANON (10 20 P.M.) - On Sunday, the Israeli army announced a new security incident along the Lebanese border after four people approached the border fence. An army force reportedly fired into the air after spotting four people approaching a kibbutz near the border fence with Lebanon. In a brief statement posted on Twitter, the Israeli army said: "The army forces detected four suspects who approached the border fence earlier today." They added, " The army forces that rushed to the scene began to implement an arrest warrant for suspects, during which they opened fire in the air, and... Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Lebanon
US Ramstein Base allegedly 'on their toes' after alert of 'missile launch' assessed as drill
Published 2020-12-13 22:04:12 by News Desk in World-NewsThere has not yet been any information regarding what triggered the alert at the US Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany. The incident calling to mind an emergency alert in 2018 mistakenly warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack, dispatched to cellphones across Hawaii, that triggered widespread panic. America's central European military installation, Ramstein Air Base in Germany, alerted its personnel of a "real-world missile launch in the European theatre' on 12 December. After the proper procedure was followed and timely notifications issued to personnel, any threat to the base was ruled out as the military hub’s command issued... Read on ->
Tags: Germany, US
Iraqi forces eliminate ISIS governor and scores of terrorist in successful operation: photos
Published 2020-12-13 21:54:15 by News Desk in IraqBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - On Sunday, the Iraqi army confirmed the killing of 42 militants from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization, in a military operation called "The Sweeping Torrent" south of the city of Mosul, with the support of the International Coalition Air Force. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, the Iraqi Armed Forces spokesman, Yahya Rasoul , revealed : "The Sweeping Torrent operation began, when the heroic Counter-Terrorism Service forces raided the so-called Tigris Sector, in which ISIS terrorist gangs are active in the Ain Al-Jahsh area, south of Mosul." The statement said that the... Read on ->
Tags: Iraq, ISIS
Syrian military seizes western and Israeli-made weapons in southern Syria: video
Published 2020-12-13 21:30:23 by News Desk in Israel, Middleeast, SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) - The Syrian authorities seized a large amount of Israeli and western-made weapons and ammunition, as well as a reconnaissance aircraft left over from the armed organizations in the southern region. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted a source in the competent authorities as saying that the discovery of these weapons came: "During close security follow-up and in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Army units in the southern region." He revealed that "a quantity of medium, heavy and light weapons and ammunition were found from remnants of terrorist organizations, some of them Israeli-made, in addition... Read on ->
Tags: Daraa, Israel, Syria
Greece arrests 2 people on charges of spying for Turkey
Published 2020-12-13 21:22:08 by News Desk in Turkey, World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - The Greek media reported that two people had been arrested on the island of Rhodes on charges of spying for Turkey and violating the law on security procedures in defensive sites. According to the Greek City Times, one of the accused was working on a passenger ship sailing between Rhodes and the island of Kastellorizo, near the coast of Turkey, while the second worked in a consular institution in Rhodes. It is believed that these two people were filming warships and military sites of the Greek army and handing over the footage to an employee... Read on ->
Tags: Greece, Rhodes, Turkey
'Turkish special forces participated in new Azerbaijani offensive': Armenian PM
Published 2020-12-13 21:03:19 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Turkish special forces units of participating in an attack by the Azerbaijani forces, Saturday, on Armenian positions in southern Karabakh. "Our sites near the villages of Khtsaberd and Hin Tagher were attacked by the Azerbaijani units. There is information indicating that factions of the Turkish special forces participated in the attack," Pashinyan said during an emergency meeting to the National Security Council. According to Pashinyan, the attack took place while the Russian peacekeepers had not yet deployed in the mentioned area. He also indicated that the clash left six... Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey
Large US convoy carrying Syrian oil leaves Syria for Iraq
Published 2020-12-13 20:35:50 by News Desk in Iraq, SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that American vehicles belonging to the international coalition loaded "stolen Syrian oil" into tanks and transported them from the Hasakah countryside to Iraqi lands, via the illegal Al-Walid crossing. Local sources from the village of Al-Suwaidiah told a SANA correspondent that a column of 85 military vehicles and tanks loaded with "stolen Syrian oil and military equipment" were seen heading to Iraq through the illegal Al-Walid crossing. The sources pointed out that 16 American armored vehicles accompanied the convoy to the Iraqi borders. The American forces have evacuated... Read on ->
Tags: Iraq, Syria, US
Surprise Azerbaijani offensive results in new areas added Armenian enclave in Karabakh: maps
Published 2020-12-13 20:15:41 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) - On Saturday, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched a surprise offensive in the Hadrut area of southern Karabakh, prompting an intense confrontation with the Armenian-led Artsakh Defense Army. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Artsakh Defense Army confronted the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Hin Tagher and Khtasberd after the former tried to advance their positions in these areas. However, the Azerbaijani military's attack was reportedly unsuccessful on Saturday, as the Artsakh Defense Army was able to hold their ground in the Hin Tagher and Khtasberd areas, despite suffering three casualties. Following the attack by... Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Karabakh
Iran vows 'crushing response' in warning to US about crossing 'red lines'
Published 2020-12-13 19:24:21 by News Desk in IranOn Thursday, the Pentagon deployed a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers to the Middle East, with anonymous officials calling the flight “a direct message” to Iran. Tehran has repeatedly warned the US against violating its airspace, demonstratively shooting down a $220 million US spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz in June 2019. Iran will react with force to the slightest violation of its airspace, Brig. Gen. Qader Rahimzadeh, deputy commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defence Base, the central headquarters of Iran’s air defences, has announced. “The country’s airspace is among our red lines and, as enemies have... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
Turkish army launches new attack in northern Syria
Published 2020-12-13 00:10:55 by News Desk in Syria, TurkeyBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) - The Turkish army has launched a new attack in northern Syria this evening, as their forces targeted the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Al-Raqqa. According to a reports from the field, the Turkish army and their allied militants launched several artillery shells toward the town of 'Ain 'Issa, despite the presence of Russian troops in the area. The reports said the Syrian Democratic Forces did not respond to the attack by the Turkish military. This latest attack by the Turkish military comes just days after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and... Read on ->
Tags: Syria, Turkey
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