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Table of Contents
- Syrian Army seizes massive weapons cache in Homs (PHOTOS)
- WATCH Russian fighters force US B-52 bombers change course
- Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-missile systems in Kaliningrad drills (VIDEO)
- Breaking: Trump calls on US to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights
- US Navy’s F-35 jet allegedly in serious trouble: report
- Intense clashes breakout across Idlib-Hama axis
- Russian fighter jets intercept US B-52H bomber (video)
- Trump’s maps of the ‘caliphate’ disregard ISIS pockets near Syrian gov’t areas
- Russian Air Force launches largest attack of the year over Idlib
- New Russian military aircraft to enter service in next few weeks
- Israel has ‘freedom to act’ against Iran inside Syria: Netanyahu
- Breaking: Russian Air Force unleashes massive attack over Idlib
Syrian Army seizes massive weapons cache in Homs (PHOTOS)
Published 2019-03-21 22:59:24 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The Syrian military seized a large cache of weapons that were left behind by the jihadist rebels in the northern countryside of Homs on Thursday. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the military discovered a variety of weapons inside the weapons cache, including medium-sized machine guns, rifles, and satellite devices. The Syrian Arab Army uncovered this weapons cache while combing through the areas previously controlled by the jihadist rebels in northern Homs.
Tags: Homs, Syria
WATCH Russian fighters force US B-52 bombers change course
Published 2019-03-21 22:20:42 by News Desk in World-News
US and NATO planes have been regularly conducting flights close to Russia’s borders since 2014 sometimes forcing Russian jets to scramble and escort them during the flight in order to prevent airspace violations. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, a group of B-52 Stratofortress bombers approached Russia’s border in the skies over the Baltic Sea but then changed course when the Russian jets came closer. A video of the incident was released by the Russian military on Thursday. The video comes out just a day after the US Air Force command in Europe confirmed the incident, stressing that the flights serve as a demonstration of Washington’s commitment to regional security.
Previously, the… Read on ->Tags: Russia, US
Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-missile systems in Kaliningrad drills (VIDEO)
Published 2019-03-21 20:40:46 by News Desk in World-News
Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile complexes carried out combat shootings at targets in the Kaliningrad region, as shown by footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday. According to the press service of the Russian Baltic Fleet, the drills were held as a part of a field training competition ‘Keys of the sky’ for air defence units.
A defence ministry statement said the targets were models of helicopters and armoured carriers located at a considerable distance from the complexes. In total, two units of the Pantsir-S1 and about 50 military personnel of the air defence units… Read on ->Tags: Russia
Breaking: Trump calls on US to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights
Published 2019-03-21 19:25:40 by News Desk in Middleeast, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that it is time for his nation to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights region. After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability! Trump’s comments come just a week after U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham made a visit to the occupied Golan Heights region with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Graham said he would be pushing for U.S. Congress to pass… Read on ->
Tags: Golan, Israel, Syria
US Navy’s F-35 jet allegedly in serious trouble: report
Published 2019-03-21 19:05:33 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – The U.S. Navy’s F-35C stealth fighter jet is not ready for combat-related activity, despite a proclamation from the commander of the U.S. Naval Air Forces about the aircraft being “ready for operations, ready for combat and ready to win,” the Task and Purpose publication reported this week. According to Task and Purpose, the testing data that was obtained by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) indicates that the F-35 variant’s “fully mission capable” rate — a key measure of a military aircraft’s readiness — collapsed from 12% in October 2016 to zero in December 2017 before… Read on ->
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Intense clashes breakout across Idlib-Hama axis
Published 2019-03-21 18:35:51 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – A series of intense clashes broke out on Thursday between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Jaysh Al-Izza along the Idlib-Hama axis. According to a military source at the town of Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army and Jaysh Al-Izza clashed at a number of different points along the Idlib-Hama axis, resulting in several casualties for both parties involved. The source said the most intense clashes were reported near the northern Hama towns of Lahaya, Zakat, and Al-Latamnah. Meanwhile, in the Al-Ghaab Plain area, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the military managed to… Read on ->
Tags: Hama, Idlib, Syria
Russian fighter jets intercept US B-52H bomber (video)
Published 2019-03-21 17:58:32 by News Desk in World-News
Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday shows US Air Force’s nuclear capable bomber B-52H Stratofortress over international waters of the Baltic Sea. According to the ministry, Russian airspace control detected the bomber at a considerable distance from the Russian border, and sent a pair of Su-27 fighter jets to identify and escort the US aircraft. After being trailed by the Su-27s, the B-52H changed direction and left the area.
According to a statement by the US Air Force, six B-52 bombers have been recently deployed to Europe to take part in training… Read on ->Tags: Russia, US
Trump’s maps of the ‘caliphate’ disregard ISIS pockets near Syrian gov’t areas
Published 2019-03-21 17:30:39 by News Desk in Iraq, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted two maps on Wednesday that showed the territory the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) held in both 2017 and 2019. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1108479818000224256 As shown in the two maps above, the Islamic State has been nearly wiped off the map in both Syria and Iraq; however, there are some errors that are evident. For one, the Islamic State’s largest “residual presence” is barely highlighted on these maps. The Islamic State has a major presence inside the Badiya Al-Sham region, which is a desert area located between the Deir Ezzor and Homs governorates of Syria…. Read on ->
Tags: Iraq, ISIS, Syria
Russian Air Force launches largest attack of the year over Idlib
Published 2019-03-21 08:19:34 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force launched their largest attack of the year over the Idlib Governorate last night. Led by six Sukhoi jets, the Russian Air Force unleashed a barrage of airstrikes over Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions inside the Jisr Al-Shuhour District and Al-Ghaab Plain region of southwestern Idlib. A military in nearby Hama told Al-Masdar News that these airstrikes targeted a number of areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, including Jisr Al-Shughour city and its nearby Sugar Factory. The source said the Russian airstrikes lasted for a short while and resulted in heavy… Read on ->
Tags: Idlib, Russia, Syria
New Russian military aircraft to enter service in next few weeks
Published 2019-03-21 07:20:41 by News Desk in World-News
The first flight of new Russian military transport aircraft Il-112V will take place at the end of March or start of April, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS on Thursday. “It is planned that the first flight of Il-112V will take place soon, at the end of March or beginning of April. Everything is ready for this,” the source said adding that “all issues with engines have been resolved.” Another source in the defense industry told TASS that preparations are underway “almost 24/7, with no days off” at the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. “Specialists are checking the aircraft’s… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Israel has ‘freedom to act’ against Iran inside Syria: Netanyahu
Published 2019-03-21 05:16:31 by News Desk in Middleeast, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed the country’s intention to fight the alleged entrenchment of Iranian forces in Syria, noting that Tel Aviv enjoys having “no limitation to freedom of action” in the Arab Republic, during his address on Israeli TV channels. The prime minister noted that such freedom of action is possible due to support from Washington. He added that the topic of countering the alleged Iranian military presence in Syria will be one of the topics for discussion with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem. The statement came ahead of Netanyahu’s planned visit to the US later this week, with the situation in Syria being high on the agenda of the upcoming talks… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Israel, Netanyahu, Syria
Breaking: Russian Air Force unleashes massive attack over Idlib
Published 2019-03-21 00:41:54 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force has unleashed a major assault across the Idlib Governorate tonight, targeting several areas under the control of the jihadist rebels. Led by six Sukhoi jets, the Russian Air Force conducted strikes on several points inside the Idlib Governorate in the last 20 minutes. According to a military source in the Hama Governorate, the Russian Air Force primarily targeted Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in the Jisr Al-Shughour District and nearby Al-Ghaab Plain. Among the sites hit by the Russian Air Force were Jisr Al-Shughour, Farika, Tal ‘Aas, Sheikh Mustafa, Basida, and the… Read on ->
Tags: Idlib, Russia, Syria
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