Israel fired several missiles early on Monday targeting areas near the Syrian capital, Damascus, Syria’s state news agency reported. An opposition war-monitoring group said the strikes killed six Iran-backed fighters.
Read More »Turkish operation to rescue intelligence operatives in Iraq ends in catastrophic failure
No less than 13 intelligence and police personnel, including two intelligence directors, were killed. A Turkish operation in northern Iraq ended in a bloodbath after special forces failed to rescue 13 elite intelligence and police officers who had been kidnapped by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.
Read More »Pro-Iran Liwa Fatimiyoun Militia Recruits 200 Fighters in Syria’s Hassakeh, Qamishli
Iran is seeking to expand its influence over regime-controlled areas, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. Despite Iran insisting that it only plays an advisory role in Syria, a recent report published by a UK-based war monitor confirmed that Tehran is actively consolidating its influence over regime-controlled areas in the war-torn Levantine …
Read More »Syrian air defences ‘intercept Israeli aggression’ over Damascus
Syrian army says Israeli military jets flew over the Golan Heights to hit targets on the edge of Damascus. Syria’s army said on Monday the country’s air defences intercepted “Israeli aggression” over the capital, Damascus, in the latest stepped-up bombing of alleged Iranian targets inside the country over the last …
Read More »US sends military assistance to YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria from Iraq
Dozens of U.S. military vehicles carrying assistance to the PKK’s Syrian offshoot YPG-dominated SDF arrived in northeastern Syria on Sunday, according to video footage shared on Twitter. The trucks carrying military assistance, including the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle used by the U.K. Special Forces, were seen in the footage allegedly …
Read More »Russia Establishes Military Unit in Northeastern Syria
Strengthening its military presence, Russia has established a new unit near Hassakeh, writes Anadolu News Agency. Russia started to establish a military unit consisting of local elements in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province, according to local sources.
Read More »Security Chaos, Faction Infighting in Northern Aleppo
The areas of northern and eastern Aleppo, which are under the control of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), are witnessing a state of lawlessness and an increase in the number of car and motorcycle bombings, in addition to assassinations and fighting among the factions. The most recent of incident …
Read More »Syria Kurds hand Iraq 100 alleged ISIS fighters: Reports
A US-backed Kurdish force in northeast Syria handed over 100 alleged Islamic State (IS) group fighters to Baghdad this week, a senior Iraqi security source told AFP on Sunday.
Read More »Syrian air defenses intercepted ‘Israeli Aggression’ over Damascus, army says
Syria’s army said on Monday the country’s air defenses intercepted an “Israeli aggression” over the capital, Damascus, in the latest stepped-up bombing of Iranian targets inside the country.
Read More »HPG: Several Turkish soldiers killed during invasion operation in Gare
Turkish troops suffered heavy losses during their ongoing operation seeking to invade the area of Gare in Southern Kurdistan, according to a statement published by HPG on the latest situation on the ground. The press office of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) has released a statement on the Turkish military …
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