December, 2020

• 25 December

  Hay’at Tahrir al-Sam Arrests 20 in Maarrat Misrin

  Following the discovery of a motorcycle bomb, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham have set a number of checkpoints and made multiple arrests reports Baladi News. The city of Maarrat Misrin in the northern countryside of Idleb witnessed, on Tuesday morning, an intense security mobilization and a wide spread of security checkpoints affiliated …

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• 25 December

  Mikdad: Assad Will not Leave Power Whatever Happens

  During a meeting between Mikdad and Lavrov, the new Foreign Minister insisted that Assad must remain in power and that he has no intention of leaving office reports Annahar. Russia has offered Syria a deal that would eliminate the existing problems between the country and Israel. The deal would be …

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• 25 December

  Nasiriyah activist blames Sadr supporters for IED attack on his home

  A Nasiriyah activist has accused supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr of targeting his home in an IED attack early on Thursday morning. “I had just returned to Habboubi Square when I got a call saying my house had been hit with an IED,” activist Wali Jabar told Rudaw English …

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• 25 December

  Will KDP-PKK tensions ever end in reconciliation?

  Tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) once again came to a head when an improvised explosive device (IED) laid by the PKK in the Amedi district of Duhok killed one KDP-affiliated Peshmerga and injured at least one more.

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• 25 December

  SDF commander slams Russian silence on Ain Issa attacks

  A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander on Monday criticized Russia for not speaking out against recent attacks on the strategic town of Ain Issa in northeast Syria, also known as Rojava.

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• 25 December

  Will Mazloum Abdi Defect from PKK?

  Following recent statements, it is thought that Mazloum Abdi could leave the PKK and that foreign fighters could withdraw from eastern Syria writes Alsouria Net. Mazloum Abdi admitted in recent statements that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are receiving support from the Turkish Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for military operations …

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• 25 December

  New Batch of Syrians Left Hawl Camp in Syria’s Hassakeh

  The eighth batch of displaced Syrians have left the al-Hol camp, as part of ongoing effort to remove Syrians from the camp writes North Press. On Monday, a new batch of displaced Syrians left the al-Hol camp in the eastern countryside of the city of Hassakeh, northeast Syria.

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• 25 December

  Commerce Department Will Publish the First Military End User List Naming More Than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies

  The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding a new ‘Military End User’ (MEU) List, as well as the first tranche of 103 entities, which includes 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies. The U.S. Government has determined that these companies are ‘military …

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• 25 December

  Russia, Rwanda deploy troops to CAR amid pre-election tensions

  The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared that Russia and Rwanda have deployed hundreds of troops to the nation following an alleged military coup plot ahead of this week’s key presidential and legislative elections.

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• 25 December

  USS Georgia Transits Strait of Hormuz

  The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) transited the Strait of Hormuz entering the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 21.

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