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- US nuclear submarine to cross Strait of Hormuz in powerful message to Iran
- Russian 'flying radar' is deploying to Syria for new mission: report
- Syrian forces officially takes over Turkish military base in Idlib countryside: photos
- Houthi forces shoot down Saudi-led Coalition drone over Yemen
- Rescuers find the remains of 22 Armenian soldiers in Karabakh
- Iran mockingly responds to Saudi Arabia's calls for consultations with Gulf states
- Large US military convoy enters northeastern Syria
- Tank-carrying Russian ship heads to Syria: photos
- Houthi forces wreak havoc in new operation on Saudi border region: video
- SDF rejects handing over key town to Syrian gov't, asks Russia to intervene to stop Turkey
- Iran says timing of US embassy attack in Iraq 'raises suspicions'
- US is ready to attack Iran if they retaliate on anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's assassination
- Water finally returns to 1 million people after Turkish-backed militants blocked supply for one month
- US Navy adopts "more aggressive stance" against China and Russia
- Russian Special Forces, Syrian Army to launch major operation against ISIS along Iraqi border
- Syria accuses US of 'stealing oil on a daily basis'
- Iran strengthens naval presence internationally amid fears of US disrupting oil trade to Venezuela
- Russian, Syrian warplanes destroy headquarters of foreign jihadists in Latakia
- Response to assassination of nuclear scientist? Iranian hackers strike Israeli air industries
- Six Armenian soldiers declared missing for 70 days found in Karabakh
- Suspected Russian drones blow up oil smuggling sites for Turkish-backed militants in Syria
- Chinese aircraft carrier enters Strait of Taiwan amid escalation over US warship
- US embassy area comes under fire in new missile attack on Baghdad Green Zone
US nuclear submarine to cross Strait of Hormuz in powerful message to Iran
Published 2020-12-21 22:31:19 by News Desk in IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) - The Pentagon announced on Monday, that a US nuclear submarine will cross the Strait of Hormuz for the first time, accompanied by other warships. A Pentagon official said that the passage of this submarine is a message to Tehran and a commitment from Washington to protect its allies, noting that the USS Georgia submarine is equipped with more than 150 Tomahawk missiles. The crossing of this submarine comes just hours after the commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Frank McKenzie, said that his country is "ready to respond" if Iran attacks it... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
Russian 'flying radar' is deploying to Syria for new mission: report
Published 2020-12-21 19:22:50 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Russian "flying radar" A-50 military aircraft has allegedly been deployed to the Syrian Arab Republic for another mission, the online publication Avia.Pro reported. "The A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off a few hours ago from the airbase in Ivanovo and headed for Syria," they reported. The reason for sending the A-50 "to the Middle East is due to the destabilization of the situation in northern Syria, which is expressed in several attempts by pro-Turkish jihadists to launch an assault on the city of Ain Issa." "According to preliminary... Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Syria
Syrian forces officially takes over Turkish military base in Idlib countryside: photos
Published 2020-12-21 19:01:20 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) officially taken control of an observation post that belonged to the Turkish Armed Forces in the Idlib countryside. According to the National Defense Forces (NDF), their troops and Syrian Arab Army took over the Sarman observation post, which was used by the Turkish Armed Forces since the start of 2020. The National Defense Forces released photos from the observation post after their troops moved into the area and established full control over the area. The arrival of the NDF and SAA at the observation post... Read on ->
Tags: Idlib, Syria, Turkey
Houthi forces shoot down Saudi-led Coalition drone over Yemen
Published 2020-12-21 18:41:47 by News Desk in YemenBEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) - The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) of Yemen announced on Monday, that a Saudi unmanned combat plane was shot down in the airspace of Marib. The Ansarallah-aligned spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare'a, said that their air defenses targeted a Saudi CH4 plane with a suitable missile, Al-Masirah TV reported. He added that the plane was shot down "while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of the Medghal district in the Ma'rib Governorate." The Arab coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia - which has been involved in the Yemen... Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen
Rescuers find the remains of 22 Armenian soldiers in Karabakh
Published 2020-12-21 16:45:52 by News Desk in World-NewsRescuers of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s emergencies ministry have found the bodies of 22 Armenian soldiers and removed them from former areas of combat operations, the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s emergencies ministry said on Sunday. "Rescuers who conducted search operations have removed the bodies of 22 soldiers from Goradiz, Jebrail, and Ishkhanadzor," it said. Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President... Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh
Iran mockingly responds to Saudi Arabia's calls for consultations with Gulf states
Published 2020-12-21 16:17:58 by News Desk in Gulf, IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry mockingly responded to Saudi Arabia's calls for consultations with the Gulf states, noting that there are 15 countries that border Iran, and it has close relations with all of them, with the exception of Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said: "Iran is bordered by 15 countries from the north, west, east, and the Gulf, and the countries of the region are all friends of Iran, and we have close relations with them except for Saudi Arabia." He continued: "Of course, one or two countries are trying to speak... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Saudi
Large US military convoy enters northeastern Syria
Published 2020-12-21 15:58:34 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - A US military convoy with logistics and equipment has entered northeastern Syria through a crossing on border with Iraq, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources. "A convoy that consists of 73 vehicles affiliated to the US occupation has entered the Syrian territories under the protection of six cars affiliated to [Syrian Democratic Forces] QSD militia which accompanied them till they reached the occupation’s illegitimate base at Khrab al-Jir military airport", local sources told the media outlet. The convoy reportedly got into Syria through the Al Waleed border crossing from Iraq... Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
Tank-carrying Russian ship heads to Syria: photos
Published 2020-12-21 15:31:20 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) - A heavily-laden Russian transport ship was photographed on Monday making its way through Turkish territorial waters, en-route to the Syrian port of Tartous. According to the Turkish maritime observer and photographer, Yoruk Isik, the Russian ВМФ Project 775 ЧФ Black Sea Fleet 197th Landing Ship Brigade’s Ropucha class LSTM (tank carrying landing ship) Novocherkassk 142 transited the Bosphorus Strait on Monday, December 21st, as it continued its voyage to the port-city of Tartous in western Syria. ~~~ embed:1341002167369527302?s=20 As pointed out by Isik in the tweet above, the Russian vessel en-route to Syria is a tank-carrying... twitter metadata:WW9ydWtJc2lrfHxodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tL1lvcnVrSXNpay9zdGF0dXMvMTM0MTAwMjE2NzM2OTUyNzMwMnw= ~~~Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Syria
Houthi forces wreak havoc in new operation on Saudi border region: video
Published 2020-12-21 13:39:47 by News Desk in Gulf, YemenBEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) - The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) launched a powerful attack inside the Jizan region of southern Saudi Arabia recently, raiding this border province from their positions inside northern Yemen. In a video that was recently released, the Ansarallah forces can be seen carrying out a wide-scale attack on the Jizan border region, killing and wounding several members of the Saudi Army and their allied troops. The video, which was released by the Ansrallah military media, showed their forces carrying out sniper attacks and blowing up some of the enemy positions inside this large border province in... Read on ->
Tags: Ansarallah, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen
SDF rejects handing over key town to Syrian gov't, asks Russia to intervene to stop Turkey
Published 2020-12-21 13:14:53 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) - The spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Kino Gabriel, told Kurdistan 24 on Sunday that the SDF rejects handing over the key town of 'Ain 'Issa to the government, while calling on Russia to intervene to stop Turkey and its allied militants there. “There are no changes to the control of Ain Issa. We are committed to previous agreements, and there are no new understandings. If there are to be new deals, they will be officially announced,” Gabriel told journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg of Kurdistan 24. “Our communications with the Russian forces in the area... Read on ->
Tags: Raqqa, SDF, Syria
Iran says timing of US embassy attack in Iraq 'raises suspicions'
Published 2020-12-21 12:56:35 by News Desk in IraqBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - On Monday, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the targeting of diplomatic and residential buildings is unacceptable, commenting on the attack of the US embassy in Baghdad last night. However, Tehran questioned the timing of the attack, claiming that it "raises suspicions, especially with US President Donald Trump leaving office on January 20th. The spokesman for Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said at a news conference on Monday: "The attack on the diplomatic and residential buildings is unacceptable, but the type of attack and timing , and the statement issued by... Read on ->
Tags: Baghdad, Iraq
US is ready to attack Iran if they retaliate on anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's assassination
Published 2020-12-21 11:58:44 by News Desk in Iran, World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) - The commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Frank McKenzie, said that his country is "ready to respond" if Iran attacks it on the first anniversary of the assassination of the Quds Force commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. Speaking to reporters, he said, "We are ready to defend ourselves, our friends and allies in the region, and respond if necessary." He continued, "I think that we are in a very good position and that we will be ready whatever the Iranians and their allies decide to do." McKenzie indicated that he visited Baghdad,... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Soleimani, US
Water finally returns to 1 million people after Turkish-backed militants blocked supply for one month
Published 2020-12-21 11:31:31 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) - The Water Corporation in the Syrian Governorate of Al-Hasakah announced that water reached neighborhoods in the administrative capital after a month-long interruption. The Water Corporation indicated that water had begun to be pumped to the neighborhoods of Ghuweiran Al-Sharqi, Ghuweiran Al-Gharbi, Layla, Al-Nashwa Al-Sharqi, Al-Zuhur and the southern districts. This comes about 3 days after the announcement of the operation of the Alouk station, the main supplier of drinking water to the city. In two letters to the Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs... Read on ->
Tags: Hasakah, Syria
US Navy adopts "more aggressive stance" against China and Russia
Published 2020-12-21 11:16:13 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - The US Navy has confirmed that it will adopt a "more aggressive" military strategy against Russia and China, following a powerful cyberattack against the American government. The Guardian quoted a report by the US Marine Corps Command and the US Coast Guard, in which it revealed that Moscow and Beijing have become "decisive opponents " of Washington, and the People's Republic of China "is the most dangerous long-term strategic threat." "Our naval forces, deployed around the world, interact daily with Chinese and Russian warships and aircraft," the report continued. The Pentagon report noted that in... Read on ->
Tags: China, Russia, US
Russian Special Forces, Syrian Army to launch major operation against ISIS along Iraqi border
Published 2020-12-21 10:39:48 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - A joint Russian-Syrian force arrived in the vicinity of the Syrian-Iraqi border crossing, via the Albukamal area, to conduct a special operation on Sunday against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) and its sleeper cells. A high-ranking field source revealed to Sputnik Arabic that a special Russian force, in addition to formations of the Syrian army, were heading towards the Deir Ezzor desert with the aim of carrying out a sweeping operation in the Syrian-Iraqi border area near Al-Mayadeen and Albukamal areas, after monitoring the movements of cells affiliated with ISIS. The source confirmed that reinforcements arrived... Read on ->
Tags: Deir_Ezzor, ISIS, Russia, Syria
Syria accuses US of 'stealing oil on a daily basis'
Published 2020-12-21 10:20:13 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) - US forces, in collaboration with the militias of Qasad (Syrian Democratic Forces), "continued to steal Syrian oil" from the fields of the al-Jazira region after having laid pipelines across the Tigris River in the Semalka area into Iraqi territory, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported on Sunday, citing civil sources in the al-Malikiyah region, According to the report, before transporting the "stolen" oil barrels to Iraqi territory, US forces took them "by tankers from Karachuk fields in the northeast of Rumailan". "The tankers unload oil into oil reservoirs in Semalka region, then the oil is... Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
Iran strengthens naval presence internationally amid fears of US disrupting oil trade to Venezuela
Published 2020-12-21 09:29:26 by News Desk in IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - Tehran has intensified its naval operations in international waters as of late, with the country fighting to overcome the sanctions imposed by the US on its oil trade. Iran has been supplying another country hit by American economic measures, Venezuela, with fuel and components to run oil refineries, despite protests from Washington. The US claims to have intercepted and brought to American shores several Venezuela-bound Iranian vessels. Tehran, however, insists that none of its vessels were taken, stating the vessels mentioned by Washington were not sailing under the Iranian flag. The increasing Iranian presence in... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US, Venezuela
Russian, Syrian warplanes destroy headquarters of foreign jihadists in Latakia
Published 2020-12-21 09:06:42 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) - The Syrian and Russian air forces unleashed a big assault on the jihadist groups in the Latakia countryside on Sunday, inflicting heavy losses within the ranks of the latter. According to a report from the field, the Russian and Syrian air forces heavily targeted the positions of the Turkestan Islamic Party, a jihadist group comprised of a large number of foreigners currently fighting inside Syria. The Russian and Syrian warplanes specifically targeted the Turkestan Islamic Party's positions inside the Jabal Al-Akrad region of Latakia, where these jihadists have carved out a large area of influence... Read on ->
Tags: Latakia, Russia, Syria
Response to assassination of nuclear scientist? Iranian hackers strike Israeli air industries
Published 2020-12-21 08:49:57 by News Desk in Iran, IsraelBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) - On Sunday, Iranian hackers announced that they had breached the computers of the Elta company, affiliated with the Israeli military's air industries. The hackers, who call themselves Pay2Key Group, have published a list of users of the Elta system as proof of their access to the company's computers. One of the listings showed the name of the company's head of cyber projects, Camilla Adre. The Iranian hacker attack targeted this important aerospace defense industry, which is state-owned, in what is believed to be a two-day operation. During the past two days, Pay2Key Group published a... Read on ->
Tags: Fakhrizadeh, Iran, Israel
Six Armenian soldiers declared missing for 70 days found in Karabakh
Published 2020-12-21 08:32:05 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) - Arayek Harutyunyan, President of the Republic of Karabakh, announced on Sunday that six Armenian soldiers have been found on lands handed over to Azerbaijan, after declaring them missing for 70 days. On his Twitter page, Harutyunyan indicated that the search for the missing soldiers was carried out with the participation of the Republic's emergency services, Russian peacekeepers deployed in the region, and International Committee of the Red Cross workers. He expressed his gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that intensive work is still continuing, under the direct direction of the President of Russia, to... Read on ->
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia
Suspected Russian drones blow up oil smuggling sites for Turkish-backed militants in Syria
Published 2020-12-21 07:57:08 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) - The oil smuggling sites for the Turkish-backed militants witnessed a number of strikes last night, when unidentified drones, suspected to be Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), attacked the facilities in the northeastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. According to a field report from Aleppo, the suspected Russian drones heavily bombarded the oil smuggling sites near the city of Al-Bab, resulting in the destruction of a number of facilities in three successive raids. These suspected Russian drones were said to have flown at a low altitude over the village of Tarheen, before they unleashed a powerful... Read on ->
Tags: Aleppo, Russia, Syria
Chinese aircraft carrier enters Strait of Taiwan amid escalation over US warship
Published 2020-12-21 07:38:30 by News Desk in World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 A.M.) - Taiwan revealed that it sent elements of its navy and air forces on Sunday to a major waterway, as a Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait, a day after a US warship sailed in the waterway. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry announced that the Chinese aircraft carrier "Shandong", which entered service nearly a year ago, set sail from Dalian Port in northern China on Thursday, accompanied by four warships. They noted that the aircraft carrier group continued to move south after passing through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, stressing that Taipei had sent six... Read on ->
Tags: China, Taiwan, US
US embassy area comes under fire in new missile attack on Baghdad Green Zone
Published 2020-12-21 07:12:37 by News Desk in IraqBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) - The Iraqi army announced that there had been a missile attack on the Green Zone district of Baghdad last night, causing a number of explosions in the process. The Iraqi army said in a statement that an "outlaw" group fired Katyusha rockets toward Baghdad's Green Zone from an area near the capital city. The statement indicated that the missiles hit a residential complex inside the area, which caused damage to buildings and cars. The army statement indicated that the attack did not cause casualties, despite the explosions that took place after the Katyusha rockets hit... Read on ->
Tags: Baghdad, Iraq, US
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