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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Take Delivery of Entire Armada of Missile Speedboats

The Islamic Republic’s large coastal defence fleet of small missile and machinegun-armed speedboats has become a major headache for US military planners. Last year, then-President Donald Trump threatened to blow Iranian speedboats out of the water after accusing Iran of “harassing” large US surface warships by zipping by them at …

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White House Emphasizes No Major Change to Iran Policy

The White House is clarifying its position on Iran after President Joe Biden gave an interview in which he indicated that the United States would not lift sanctions until Tehran stops enriching uranium. “Just to be very clear, the president never said that exactly,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki …

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US forces not protecting Syrian oil fields: Pentagon

US forces in Syria are focused on fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group and are not guarding oil fields as previously ordered by ex-president Donald Trump, a US defense official said Monday. Since a US firm contracted last year with the Kurds in northern Syria to help exploit …

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Houthis step up attacks on Marib despite resistance, condemnation

The Houthis on Monday moved ahead with an offensive on the government-controlled Yemeni city of Marib, despite encountering fierce military resistance and strong condemnation. Hundreds of Houthis marched toward Marib from three fronts, triggering clashes with army troops and allied tribesmen backed by air cover from Arab coalition warplanes, Yemeni …

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14 killed this year in Syria camp holding IS fighters’ relatives

At least 14 killings, including three beheadings, have rocked a northeast Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group since early January, a Kurdish official said Monday. It was the latest sign of deteriorating security at the Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp which holds almost 62,000 people, mostly women and …

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IS ambush kills 26 pro-regime fighters in Syria: monitor

The Islamic State group on Monday ambushed a regime convoy in eastern Syria, killing at least 26 fighters, including seven Syrian troops, a war monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the early morning ambush in the province of Deir Ezzor came as the convoy combed the …

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14 Civilians Injured Due To Clashes Between Turkish Occupation, SDF Militia

Clashes and heavy shelling near Aleppo has led to fourteen injuries, reports SANA. Fourteen civilians were injured, including five children and three women, due to clashes and exchanged shelling between Turkish occupying forces, supported by their mercenaries of terrorist organizations, and the SDF militia in the western countryside of al-Bab …

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Syrian National Reconciliation Criticises Turkish College in Northern Syria

The Advisor of the Syrian National Reconciliation has lambasted Turkey’s medical initiative in northern Syria, writes North Press. Turkey’s initiative to open a college and health institute in northern Syria is a “dirty initiative,” according to the Advisor of the Syrian National Reconciliation.

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Turkey offers language, religion courses in northern Syria

With Turkey’s support, courses on both religion and the Turkish language are available for the residents in the Syrian towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain. Locals of the towns, which were liberated from the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, during Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in 2019, demanded …

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