June 10, 2021 Middle Orient
At least one person was killed and eight others injured on Monday when a bomb-laden bag exploded in Syria’s border town of Al-Rai, security sources said.
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June 9, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Syrian Democratic Forces continue to dig tunnels on the demarcation lines with the Turkey-backed opposition factions in northeast Syria, fearing a military operation. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued to dig trenches and tunnels in the areas under its control in northeastern Syria for more than three …
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June 9, 2021 Middle Orient
Turkish forces have transferred dozens of their soldiers to Idleb, northwestern Syria, a region witnessing a military escalation and mutual shelling between Turkish-backed armed opposition groups and government forces, according to military sources affiliated with the opposition. In fact, 15 military vehicles carrying soldiers arrived at the Turkish point in …
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June 9, 2021 Iran, Middle Orient
Two members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in an ambush set by ISIS in central Syria. ISIS ambushed a military convoy in the al-Sukhnah area, east of Palmyra city in the eastern countryside of Homs, killing IRGC military adviser Hassan Abdullahzadeh and his companion Mohsen Abbasi. …
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June 9, 2021 Afghanistan, Eurasia
The U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, along with a high-level delegation, met Sunday with leaders in Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation after U.S. and coalition troops leave the country by a Sept. 11 deadline. The discussions come as Taliban insurgents have intensified battlefield attacks against government forces, capturing …
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June 9, 2021 Middle Orient
Sinwar boasted that the last round of bloodshed with Israel represented only “a small battle,” and that the next war will be more significant. There is no pretense of a move to peace. The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last month started after the terrorist group launched seven rockets …
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June 9, 2021 Middle Orient
America offering money is not enough. Money might appease the Palestinian National Authority leadership but not the public. US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have spoken of providing equal measures of dignity, freedom, prosperity and democracy, and said that they are working on practical steps to …
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June 9, 2021 Middle Orient
Lapid’s years as a writer and a TV presenter have made him an excellent communicator and one of the Knesset’s best orators, traits that will serve him well as Israel’s chief diplomat. If the new government is voted in on Wednesday, as seems likely, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will …
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June 9, 2021 Iran, Middle Orient
China is one of the few actors which could potentially save Israel from Iran in favor of stability, a new report by the Institute for National Security Studies exclusively first obtained by The Jerusalem Post. According to the report, with Dr. Kevjn Lim as lead author on behalf of INSS, …
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June 9, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Lebanon’s endless political crisis continues. It has lacked a government since prime minister Hassan Diab resigned last year after the Beirut Port explosion. Since then, the country has lurched from crisis to crisis, with Hezbollah being the main benefactor of these crises. Lebanese President Michel Aoun has held discussions with …
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