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US, UK, France, Germany, and Italy Release Joint Statement on Syria

The following statement was released by United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising: Today marks …

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Syria Condemns “Terrorist Act” Against an Iranian Ship in the Mediterranean

Syria has condemned a terrorist act that targeted an Iranian private merchant ship. The attack targeted the Shahr Kurd last Wednesday in the international waters of the Mediterranean, as the ship made its way to Europe. An official source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that it hasn’t ruled out …

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Masoud Barzani: chauvinist ideology is still prevalent in Iraq

Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said that “chauvinist ideology” is still prevalent in Iraq. “It is indeed shameful that even after the bombardment of Halabja with chemical weapons and the genocide against the people of Kurdistan, chauvinistic thinking remains dominant in Iraq, and that the rights of the people of Kurdistan …

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SOHR: 12 Syrian regime fighters killed in an ambush in Daraa

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that rebels had killed twelve members of Syrian government forces in Daraa, Southwestern the country. SOHR founder and director, Rami Abdul Rahman, said, “a group of militants attacked two military trucks and two mini-vans of the regime forces in the vicinity of …

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A commander of IRGC killed in Syria , SOHR reported

A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and his bodyguard were reportedly killed by a landmine blast in Al-Mayadeen to the east of the city of Deir Ezzor, a stronghold of ISIS terrorist organization, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). SOHR said it has monitored …

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From Lebanon to Syria, then to Iraq, security gaps facilitate drug trafficking

782 suspects of terrorism and drug trafficking have been arrested in the governorates of Basra, Nineveh, Al-Anbar and Saladin in 2020. A security source in the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday revealed to Shafaq News Agency that 48 wholesalers of illegal drugs was arrested, and thousands of narcotic pills …

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Masoud Barzani mourning Shaways: a loyal Peshmerga and a dear friend

Masoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, mourned today, Monday, the passing of the party’s political bureau member, Rowsch Nuri Shaways. Barzani said in a statement received by Shafaq News agency, “with great sorrow, we received this morning the news of the departure of the valiant Peshmerga, the national …

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Six terrorists in the custody of al-Anbar Operations Command

The Iraqi security forces arrested six terrorists in two separate operations in al-Anbar governorate. Al-Anbar operations commander, Naser al-Ghannam, said in a statement earlier today, Tuesday, that the security forces apprehended two “dangerous” terrorists in cooperation with al-Anbar intelligence. Al-Ghannam added that a second operation carried out by the 10th …

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Netanyahu indicates he avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles

PM called off first official trip to UAE last week at the last minute, blaming Jordan for failing to approve flyover; Jordan confirms closing its airspace over diplomatic spat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi airspace last …

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Egypt, UAE call for rethink of Syria’s expulsion from Arab League

Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are calling for Syria to be accepted back into the Arab League as analysts say that its suspension has done little good. Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have called for Syria’s return to the Arab League nearly 10 years after its membership was …

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