Local sources say that the area’s population opposed the arrival of Russian troops, SY 24 reports The Russian Army tried to establish a new military base in the areas under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria, which was met with popular refusal, forcing it to …
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Qatirji Tanks Enter SDF Areas, Delivers Oil to Regime
Yet more trucks belonging to Hussam al-Qatirji have collected oil from Kurdish held areas and transported it to regime held lands reports Baladi News. Oil tanks belonging to Hussam al-Qatirji continue to enter the areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to transport oil to the regime-held areas.
Read More »Erbil rocket attacks send Iranian threatening message
David Schenker, the US assistant secretary of state for the Middle East, said: “We will not tolerate threats to our citizens who serve abroad”. Iraqi Kurdistan’s counterterrorism service blamed Wednesday an attack on US troops near Erbil airport on the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an umbrella grouping of mostly Iran-backed …
Read More »Turkey, Russia seen hampering settlement process in Libya
Turkey and Russia are moving counter the international efforts led by the United States to impose a new political settlement in Libya, which brings the spectre of war to the fore again about a month and a half after the rival parties in the conflict announced a ceasefire following a …
Read More »Erdogan's Plan to Take Over the Palestinian Authority
What we are witnessing is an Arab autocrat (Abbas) seeking the help of a Muslim autocrat (Erdogan) in holding “free and fair” elections. Abbas, it seems, is confident that Erdogan’s observers would rubber-stamp the results of any Palestinian election to ensure that the PA president emerges victorious
Read More »UN registers Turkey's maritime deal with Libya
A November 2019 agreement between Turkey and Libya determines a portion of Turkey’s maritime rights in the region.
Read More »Russia to send Syrian mercenaries to Belarus in support of Lukashenko
A well-informed source told Zaman Al-Wasl that Wagner Group, a Russian military security contractor, is recruiting Syrian mercenaries that will be trained and transferred to Belarus to protect the Russian interests as well as to stand with the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
Read More »Why Russia's Su-35S Flanker Exceeded Expectations
Here’s What You Need To Remember: As is typically the case with next-generation platforms, the VKS is not concerned with immediate value. Rather, they see the Su-57 as a long-term investment that will incrementally phase out older aircraft to become Russia’s staple air superiority platform over the coming decades. In …
Read More »Nearly 30 Turkish-Backed Syrian Mercenaries Killed in 48 Hours, Over 60 Others Missing
Reliable sources have informed Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) that the Turkish government has thrown Syrian mercenaries into the ongoing battles in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Read More »Esper pushes reluctant Maghreb to curb Chinese, Russian influence
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper highlighted Washington’s focus on containing Chinese and Russian influence in Africa as he arrived in Tunisia Wednesday.
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