Eurasia Press & News
The controversial Geert Wilders has had spats with the Turkish government before amid wider crises between Turkey and the Netherlands. The Turkish government and a far-right Dutch politician are in a row over a tweet portraying the Turkish president as a terrorist and Islamic State (IS) supporter.
Read More »Iran begins joint naval exercise with Russia in Indian Ocean
India will also join the defense maneuver, according to the Iranian navy. The Iranian military began a naval drill with Indian and Russian forces on Tuesday.
Read More »Iran denies involvement in Erbil rocket strike
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said attempts to blame Tehran for the attack are “suspicious.” Iran’s government Tuesday denied involvement in Monday night’s rocket strike that killed one person and injured nine in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Read More »Is HTS reining in or expanding jihadist network in Idlib?
Ansar al-Tawhid recently attacked a Russian operations room in the south of Idlib governate, killing and injuring several soldiers on the site, raising questions about the group’s identity and affiliations.
Read More »Militia attacks on US forces in Erbil challenges Iraqi government
A rocket attack on a US base in northern Iraq is putting pressure on the Iraqi government and challenging the Biden administration’s policy in Iraq. At exactly 9:30 pm local time on Feb. 15, several rockets were launched on US coalition forces located inside Erbil’s international airport from the southern …
Read More »Damascus scrambles for more control in southern Syria
As the Russian-brokered Tafas agreement in the western countryside of Daraa between the Syrian regime and the Central Committee enters into force, the regime is now seeking to take over the towns outside its control in southern Syria before the upcoming 2021 presidential elections.
Read More »Eastern Aleppo | Attack targets headquarters of “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” faction in al-Bab city
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored this morning an armed attack by gunmen in a car on a military position belonging to the “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” faction on al-Ra’i road inside the city of Al-Bab, which is under the control of Turkish forces and proxy factions in eastern Aleppo …
Read More »Russia Mediating Israeli-Syrian Prisoner Swap
Russia is mediating a deal for the release of an Israeli girl who accidentally crossed into Syria, in exchange for two Syrians held by Israel, Syrian state media said on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to comment on the report by SANA news agency during an interview with …
Read More »Large Cache of Terrorists’ Weapons Discovered in Syria
A large cache of weapons used by militants of the Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) Takfiri terrorist group in the Southern Syrian provinces of Homs and Deir Ezzur was discovered by the country’s government troops with the support of Russian Aerospace Forces drones, a Spokesman for the Russian …
Read More »To counter Iran’s expansion and weaken SDF | Russian forces plan to recruit Arab tribesmen in al-Qamishli and al-Hasaka
Reliable sources have informed SOHR that Russian forces meet, on the tenth of this month, with the elders and sheikhs of Arab tribes in the city of al-Qamishli, in coordination with the Syrian regime. The meeting was attended by the head of the tribe of Bani Sab’a and other Arab …
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