Eurasia Press & News
Russia and Iran are back to promoting the International North-South Transport Corridor as an alternative future option to the Suez Canal after a giant container ship went aground in the canal last month, disrupting global trade traffic for a week. The disruption of global traffic in the Suez Canal in …
Read More »Security chaos prevails in FSA-controlled town of north Syria
Assassinations and attacks are on the rise in the Syrian city of al-Bab controlled by the Free Syrian Army, and the perpetrators remain unknown. Organized assassinations are surging in the city of al-Bab in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, targeting civilians, military, media personnel and members of the police and …
Read More »Baghdad airport hit in latest Iraq rocket strike, no injuries
The strike follows a drone attack on a coalition site at Erbil Air Base last week. Baghdad International Airport, which houses personnel of the US-led international military coalition against the Islamic State, was targeted by at least three rockets on Thursday night. No one was reported injured in the strike, …
Read More »Syrian missile exposes Israel’s fragility
The Israeli military is concerned by the failure to intercept a long-range missile fired from Syria. According to Israeli military assessments, the Syrian anti-aircraft missile that exploded in the pre-dawn hours of April 22 near the southern town of Dimona was not targeting Israel’s nearby nuclear reactor. However, the Israel …
Read More »Fighting between Syria’s Kurdish forces, pro-Assad militia enters fourth day
CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said the United States is “prepared to assist” the Kurdish-led forces to de-escalate clashes. Fighting escalated between Syria’s Kurdish-led forces and members of a pro-regime militia in the northeastern city of Qamishli on Friday after a local community leader was shot dead returning home from …
Read More »US Formally Notifies Turkey of Removal From F-35 Deal Over S-400 Purchase, Report Says
The United States has officially notified Turkey that it was excluded from the agreement on the F-35 jet production due to its purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defence systems, the official Anadolu news agency reported, citing a Pentagon source. According to the news agency, the US abrogated the 2007 F-35 …
Read More »Europeans warn against attacks on Iran nuclear facilities
“We condemn escalatory measures by any actor which could jeopardize progress.” Iran’s clerical establishment said it will not return to the 2015 agreement unless all sanctions are lifted. The European parties to the Iran deal warned against taking non-diplomatic steps to stop the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, in a statement …
Read More »Iran media celebrates ‘explosion’ at ‘sensitive Israel missile factory’
Reports indicate the explosion happened near Ramle at a routine test at the Tomer factory for advanced weapons. Iranian state media highlighted a “powerful explosion” that they said took place at a “sensitive Israeli missile factory” during a test. A similar report appeared in Haaretz, and it appears Iranian media …
Read More »Syria has a history of wildly firing air defense missiles
The IDF says that “surface-to-air missile fire was identified from Syria, which landed in the Negev area. In response,the IDF struck the battery, from which the missile was launched, and additional Syrian surface-to-air batteries in the area.”Reports online say the missile was an S-200, also known as an SA-5. This …
Read More »Aiming at Dimona: Did the Syrian regime purposely target Israel?
Much remains unclear about the incident on April 22, including why Syria fired a missile so wildly and so far south into Israel – and whether Israel’s interceptors failed to stop the threat. A sleepless night on Thursday morning left many in Israel wondering what sirens at two in the …
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