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Repeated attacks on Turkish posts and soldiers in Idlib are obstructing Turkish efforts to reopen the M4 international highway and cement the cease-fire, raising questions about the parties behind the attacks. The Turkish Defense Ministry recently announced the killing of a sergeant in an attack waged by unknown men Jan. …
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February, 2021
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16 February
Al-Nujaba’s warning to invading Turkish army: Learn from fate of American occupiers
The al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq has officially warned Ankara that if it does not reconsider its aggressive approach, it will face the same fate as the Turkish occupiers.
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16 February
Israeli military analyst: Hezbollah elite forces deployed in Lebanon’s border to invade Galilee, Occupy Settlements
The Israeli Military Analyst, Alon Ben David, considered that Hezbollah elite troops are deployed in the Lebanese border towns with the occupied Palestinian territories to invade Galilee and occupy a number of settlements for a number of days upon the command of the Resistance leadership, adding that period of calm …
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16 February
Turkish units involved in attack on Russian base in Syria
Russian media are heavily circulating the version that the Turkish military is involved in the air attack on the Russian airbase in the region of Latakia, Syria – Khmeimim, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned, citing several Russian sources.
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16 February
Spy microdrones in the French army is growing extremely fast
The French army continues to increase its flotilla of microdrones. The Belgian newspaper Army Recognitions announces a new order for 50 Novadem microdrones. The French army did start equipping its units with microdrones in 2018, and today, the number of these drones ordered from Paris is increasing proportionally and very …
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16 February
The Return of ISIS is a Challenge Biden Must Not Ignore
A recent United Nations Security Council report concluded that ISIS currently controls more than 10,000 fighters, organized in small cells in Syria and Iraq. To date most of the Biden administration’s policy announcements have been aimed at reducing tensions with Iran, such as freezing arms sales to Saudi Arabia and …
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16 February
Iran’s army test fires short-range ‘smart’ missile
Iran’s army test fired a sophisticated short-range missile on Sunday, state media reported. The report by the official IRNA news agency quoted the chief of the army’s ground forces, Gen. Kioumars Heidari, as saying that the missile’s range was 300 kilometers, or 186 miles.
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16 February
Death of 13 Turkish hostages sparks debate about military operation
The killing of 13 Turkish hostages in Iraq by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has caused anger, and also a debate about the possibility of a wide-scale operation by Turkey. The hostages were executed in the Gara region, inside a special PKK cave “prison.”
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16 February
Nations warned of consequences of abandoning citizens in Syrian camps
UN human-rights experts on Tuesday urged 57 countries whose nationals are detained in the notorious Al-Hol and Roj detention camps in northeastern Syria to repatriate them “without delay.” They warned that failure to do so could be tantamount to torture under international law.
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16 February
Drone strike reported on pro-Iran militia arms shipment on Iraq-Syria border
Iraqi media outlets attribute rare daytime attack in the eastern Deir Ezzor province to Israel; IDF refuses to comment Unidentified drones have targeted a weapons shipment making its way from Iraq to Syria near an illegal military crossing used by pro-Iranian militias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday …
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