The Pentagon’s top arms broker announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) to Lebanon. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lebanon of up to 300 M1152 HMMWVs and related equipment for an estimated cost of $55.5 million. Lebanon will receive additional vehicles from the U.S. to help in the fight against Islamist militants streaming in from across the restive border with Syria. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010121080751766-militants-conduct-15-attacks-in-syrias-idlib-de-escalation-zone-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Terrorists has carried out 15 attacks in Syria’s northern province of Idlib, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Centre for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Monday. Idlib remains one of the last strongholds of terrorists and insurgent militant groups in the country, controlled mainly by terrorists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (formerly known as the Nusra Front*). Militants also open fire in the Aleppo province occasionally, according to the Centre for Syrian Reconciliation. “We have registered 15 instances of shelling in Idlib de-escalation zone from […]
Alexanda Amon Kotey (left) and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed “The Beatles,” speak during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, in March 2018. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP Alexanda Amon Kotey (left) and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed “The Beatles,” speak during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, in March 2018. Hussein Malla/AP The Justice Department […]
PARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he would hold a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the redeployment of Syrian militants to Azerbaijan via Turkey. “I will call President Erdogan in the next several days because I believe that France as a co-chair of the [OSCE] Minsk Group must demand explanations on this issue,” Macron said. The French president pointed out that he had held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to exchange information on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “I believe I can say the Russian party […]
Earlier, the Turkish government rejected allegations of mercenaries from Syria being present in the Karabakh region, where Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have engaged in intense fighting for several days already. 300 Syrian militants have been sent to Baku via the Turkish city of Gaziantep to fight in Karabakh, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the EU summit on Friday. “I can confirm that, according to our data, 300 militants have left Syria to arrive in Baku via Gaziantep. These militants have been identified, they are members of a jihadist group that is operating near Aleppo”, Macron said. Reports of mercenaries from Syria […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107894/20/1078942006_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a4aca59445b47fe5dffd93549a2b1b68.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009281080602416-militants-plotting-provocations-with-poisonous-substances-in-syria-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Terrorists plan to organise provocations with poisonous substances in settlements in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, Rear Adm Alexander Grinkevich, deputy head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said at a briefing. Idlib remains one of the four de-escalation zones established in Syria in 2017 that is not under full control of the Syrian government. “The Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties has received information about the next attempt by militants of illegal armed groups to organize provocations using poisonous substances in […]
…from SouthFront.org 1,000 fighters of the so-called Syrian National Army, a coalition of Turkish-funded militant groups, will be moved to Azerbaijan in September as a part of a 6-month long deployment, Syrian pro-militant media reported. According to reports, Turkish proxies will pass additional training and may even be deployed along the contact line with Armenian forces near the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region. During the Azerbaijani-Armenian escalation in July, reports already surfaced that Turkey was deploying its Syrian proxies to support Azerbaijani forces in their standoff against Armenia. Then, Syrian sources also reported about a potential 6-month long contract for Turkish-funded militants. […]
…from SouthFront.org Turkish forces have been passing through hard times in northwestern Syria. First a mysterious ‘heart attack’ that killed a Turkish general in Idlib. Then, Turkish military positions in the province of Aleppo were devastated by a series of rocket strikes. Rockets pounded the so-called ‘observation post’ of the Turkish military near the town of Xezwe on September 12. Later on the same day, when Turkish reinforcements deployed in the area, the Xezwe post was once again shelled by unguided rockets. Photos and videos from the ground showed that the strike caused notable damage, while pro-militant sources also claimed that […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009111080425370-taliban-militants-attack-afghan-forces-in-nangarhar-province-at-least-16-killed-source-claims/ On Thursday, the Taliban confirmed that the opening ceremony of intra-Afghan peace talks will begin on Saturday, following a peace greement between the Taliban and the United States Taliban militants attacked the security forces of Afghanistan in eastern province of Nangarhar, leaving at least 16 soldiers killed and more injured, a local source told Sputnik on Friday. The militants targeted checkpoints of the Afghan army and police in the Gandumak area of Nangarhar’s Khogyani district, the source continued. The described attack comes amid the approaching first round of intra-Afghan peace talks between the Taliban […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009081080403096-saudi-led-coalition-strikes-down-explosive-laden-drone-from-houthi-militants—state-media/ According to Saudi state media, Saudi air defenses intercepted an explosives-laden drone launched from Houthi territory in Yemen on Tuesday night. The intercept is just the latest in nearly a dozen incidents over the last two weeks as the five-year-long war in Yemen continues to rage. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW… Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105967/60/1059676043_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_96ed9b6f3137a8155dd36487290950cc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009051080378454-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-latakia-aleppo-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Latakia and Aleppo, the deputy head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syrian Reconciliation, Rear Admiral Alexander Grinkevich, said on Saturday. “We have registered two attacks on the Urum as Sughra settlement in Aleppo province, Kinsibba in Latakia province from the positions of the terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra*”, Grinkevich said. The official added that the Russian military police units had also conducted patrols in Aleppo’s Manbij area, as well as in the provinces of Raqqa, Al Hasakah, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009041080370141-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-idlib-latakia-aleppo-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Idlib, Latakia, and Aleppo, the deputy head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syrian Reconciliation, Rear Admiral Alexander Grinkevich, said on Friday. “We have registered 12 attacks on the Kafer Hanni settlement in Aleppo province, Skira, Kinsibba, Ikko, Qastal in Latakia province, Jubas, Qursa’a, Ain al-Naur, Dadikh, Mallaja and Ma’ar Shoreen in Idlib province from the positions of the terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra*”, Grinkevich said. The military official added that the Russian military police units had also […]
…from SouthFront.org Russian and Syrian forces eliminated 327 ISIS militants during a joint security operation that took place in the desert areas of Homs and Deir Ezzor from August 18 to August 24. According to the Russian side, strikes of the Syrian Air Force, the Russian Aerospace Forces, field artillery and actions of special forces units in the desert also allowed to eliminate 134 shelters, 17 observation posts, 7 warehouses and 5 underground storage areas belonging to ISIS terrorists. The operation came in response to a series of successful ISIS attacks on pro-government forces in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert. One of […]
Despite Daesh losing its territory in the Middle East around two years ago, over 10,000 of the group’s fighters remain active “in small cells” between the countries of Syria and Iraq, according to new statements from Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office Vladimir Voronkov. Speaking before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, Voronkov detailed that not only are there more than 10,000 Daesh fighters between Syria and Iraq, but attacks committed by Daesh personnel have also increased within the past year. Voronkov expressed that “there is a continued trend of attacks by individuals inspired online and acting alone […]
…by Press TV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Despite the organized assassinations of the NE Syrian tribal sheikhs by outside actors, the tribes are united in not being robbed of their land and resources. The US continues to squander any legitimacy it might have pretended to have earlier at one point in the Syrian war. Trump is fully onboard the proxy terror war, and to the disgrace of our own military, using our own forces to support it. What has gone on for years in the Al Tanf seized area under UN control could easily be viewed as a crime against humanity, […]
…by Press TV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Despite the organized assassinations of the NE Syrian tribal sheikhs by outside actors the tribes are united in not being robbed of their lands and resources. The US continues to squander any legitimately it might have pretended to have earlier at one point in the Syrian war. Even under Trump he is fully onboard the proxy terror war, and to the disgrace of our own military, using our own forces to support it. What has gone on for years in the Al Tanf seized area under UN control could easily be viewed as a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105066/59/1050665935_0:109:2100:1291_1199x675_80_0_0_59c99a43359d421f0f76c964053d7431.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008201080221938-militants-shell-towns-in-syrias-aleppo-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group have attacked a settlement in the Syrian province of Aleppo, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Wednesday. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Basratun in the Aleppo province from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Shcherbitsky said. The rear admiral added that Russian military police units had also conducted patrols in the provinces of Raqqa, Hasakah, and Deir Ez-Zor. On 5 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107894/20/1078942006_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a4aca59445b47fe5dffd93549a2b1b68.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008191080210929-militants-continue-shelling-settlements-in-syrias-northern-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syrian reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Tuesday. “We have registered two instances of shelling in the Dadih settlement of the Idlib province and in the Maarat settlement of the Aleppo province from the positions of the Nusra* terrorists”, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky said. As per the 2019 Russian-Turkish memorandum, forces of the two countries have conducted joint patrolling in the Hasakah province. Additionally, […]
Violence erupted in Chicago AGAIN on Saturday evening. Chicago police clashed with violent Black Lives Matter and Antifa militants in the Loop on Saturday night. Advertisement – story continues below The police formed a riot line and advanced as left-wing rioters retreated on Randolph in the Loop. WATCH: TRENDING: Garbage DC Website Known for Promoting Conspiracies Attacks Gateway Pundit After Crashing White House Press Corps Coven Police continuing to advance as protesters retreat west here on Randolph in the #Loop. #ChicagoProtesters pic.twitter.com/EVLxsIFaoE — Grace Del Vecchio (@delvecchiograce) August 16, 2020 Advertisement – story continues below Police used their riot batons to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106122/93/1061229355_0:108:5280:3078_1200x675_80_0_0_3ad7af9948fa722a9c258a27699c3300.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008151080176830-afghanistan-peace-negotiator-injured-in-militants-attack-in-kabul/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team was injured in an attack by armed militants in Kabul late on Friday, chief negotiator of Afghanistan peace negotiation team, Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai said. “Fawzia Koofi, a member of the negotiating team was attacked by unknown gunmen on Friday evening in Qarabagh district of Kabul city”, Masoom Stanekzai said on Twitter as quoted by Khaama press agency. According to the chief negotiator, Koofi’s health condition has been reported to be satisfactory. Earlier in the week, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed a decree on the […]
Antifa-BLM militants roved into residential neighborhoods in Portland Saturday night and threatened to kill people in an apartment building. “Black Lives Matter!” the rioters chanted in the middle of the night causing residents to awaken. “We’re gonna burn your building down!” a terrorist screamed at a person who looked out their window. “We know where you live!! TRENDING: RUMORS SWIRLING: President Trump’s Recent Actions Indicate Something HUGE Is About to Drop One of the terrorists accused the Portland resident of “internalizing Capitalism” for wanting to sleep so they can work. “You’ve really internalized Capitalism if you’re more worried about getting a […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Syrian militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled eight towns in the northwestern Idlib and Aleppo provinces, the head of Russia’s Syria reconciliation centre said Saturday. “Nine attacks by the Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization have been recorded on Jbala, Kermel, Maaret Mouhos (two), Kafr Battikh, Kafar Roma, Dahr al Kabir, Mellaja in the Idlib province and on Miznas in the Aleppo province”, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky told reporters at a news briefing. The admiral added that the Russian military police continued patrolling the provinces of Aleppo, Al Hasakah, and Deir Ez Zor, while the Russian air […]
…from SouthFront The joint Russian-Turkish patrol set to be held in southern Idlib on July 29 was delayed due to increased military tensions and the inability of Ankara to ensure the security of the patrol in its area of responsibility. And the situation does not seem to be improving. According to pro-militant sources, on the evening of July 29th and morning of July 30th, the Syrian Army launched over 500 shells at militants’ positions in the Zawiya Mount area, including Kansafra, al-Bara, Kafar Aweed, Fatterah and Erinah. In response, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies struck Syrian Army checkpoints at Kafr […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007221079958075-militants-continue-shelling-settlements-in-syrias-north-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Latakia, the head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation said at a briefing on Wednesday. “We have registered one shelling of the Kawkaba settlement and one shelling of the Mardih settlement in the province of Idlib, and one shelling of the Mamouhiya settlement in the province of Latakia by the Nusra* terrorists”, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky said. The Russian military specified that no firing was recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone by Turkish-controlled armed groups […]
The home of far-left Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was shot with fireworks and vandalized with “defund the police” graffiti on Monday night. Local station ABC 7 reports that “Witnesses say 30 to 40 people dressed in black and wearing masks shot projectiles and set off fireworks around 2 a.m.” Some of the messages that were spray-painted on #Oakland Mayor @LibbySchaaf’s house include: “defund OPD! Cancel Rent! Homes for all! Drop the charges!” Someone spray painted “Blood on your hands” on the public sidewalk. There’s also some graffiti with expletives. @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/7SsJ4k0F8w — Melissa Colorado (@melissacolorado) July 21, 2020 TRENDING: Photo Appears […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007221079949288-egyptian-military-thwarts-terrorist-attack-kills-18-militants-in-northern-sinai/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – Egyptian armed forces have thwarted a terrorist attack in northern Sinai and killed 18 terrorists during a security operation, military spokesman Tamer Rifai said in a statement on Wednesday. “Our military has successfully thwarted a terrorist attack on a security post in the Bir al-Abed area in northern Sinai using four vehicles … As a result of the operation, 18 militants were neutralized, including a suicide bomber, and four cars were destroyed, three of which were rigged with explosives”, Rifai said in a statement. According to the spokesman, two Egyptian servicemen […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107977/75/1079777511_0:0:3123:1756_1200x675_80_0_0_571d5a56897cf644d1a1a3b87060e7a8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007121079860349-militants-kill-4-injure-10-members-of-afghan-security-forces-in-countrys-north-media-reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and 10 others injured in an armed clash with Taliban militants in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, TOLOnews reported on Sunday, citing a security source. According to the media outlet, the incident took place in the Cheshmaye Shir and Bagh-e-Shamal areas on the highway between Baghlan and Samangan provinces when the militants attacked servicemen. “The highway was closed to traffic for several hours and four Afghan forces humvees [high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles] were also damaged in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0b/1079858614_0:0:3015:1697_1200x675_80_0_0_eccccef8614ed0e0237472432e31c962.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007111079858544-eight-insurgents-killed-after-militants-launch-unsuccessful-attack-on-syrian-armed-forces-in-idlib/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Syrian armed forces have repelled up to 250 militants who launched an attack in Idlib province, with eight insurgents killed in the fighting, Rear Adm. Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday. The head of the centre for Syrian reconciliation noted that the Syrian armed forces repelled the attack and suffered no casualties. “At around 09:30 [06:30 GMT] on 10 July, two groups of militants from illegal armed groups, totalling up to 250 people from the Zaytunjik settlement attacked government troops’ […]
Indian security forces killed six Naga separatists during a three-hour gunfire battle near the Myanmar border on Saturday. A haul of weapons and two bombs were recovered at the scene, and one Indian soldier was injured. The deadly incident took place in Longding district in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early on Saturday morning as part of a counterinsurgency operation with the police, the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force. Also on rt.com BJP leader & family shot dead by militants in Kashmir The Indian forces exchanged heavy fire with the militants, who “fired at least […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107894/20/1078942006_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a4aca59445b47fe5dffd93549a2b1b68.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007101079852434-militants-shell-towns-in-syrias-idlib-aleppo-latakia-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group have attacked settlements in three Syrian provinces, Rear Adm. Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Friday. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Mamouhia, one attack on the Beit Smara settlement, one attack on the Djub al-Zarur settlement, one attack on the Nahsheba settlement in the province of Latakia, one attack on the settlement of Dadih in the Idlib province, one attack on Urum-al-Kubra in the Aleppo province from the positions of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007091079841877-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-latakia-aleppo-idlib-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Idlib, Aleppo and Latakia, the head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, said during a press briefing on Thursday. “We have registered two attacks on the Mamukhia settlement, one shelling of the Sarahf settlement in the province of Latakia; one shelling in the Khantutin village in the province of Idlib; one shelling of the Ernaz settlement, one shelling in the Kafer-Taala settlement, one shelling in the Urem Al-Kubra settlement in the province of […]
Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrate a peace deal and victory in the Afghan conflict, in Alingar district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 2. News reports citing U.S. intelligence allege Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops. Russia’s Foreign Ministry accuses U.S. intelligence of leaking the story to scuttle the peace process. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrate a peace deal and victory in the Afghan conflict, in Alingar district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 2. News reports citing U.S. intelligence allege Russia offered […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007061079813275-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-latakia-idlib-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Latakia, the head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation said during a press briefing on Monday. “We have registered two attacks on the Mortlu settlement, one shelling of the Akch-Bayer settlement, one shelling of the Safsafa settlement and one shelling in the Jubb-al-Zarur settlement in the province of Latakia as well as one shelling of the Dadih settlement in the province of Idlib by the Nusra* terrorists,” Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky said. Russian military police […]
…from SouthFront Late on June 30, fighting resumed near the villages of Kansafrah, Al-Ruwayha and Bayanin in southern Idlib between the Syrian Army and Turkish-backed militants. Intense artillery shelling also targeted positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham across the Jabal Al-Zawiyah area. Pro-militant sources claimed that the Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces tried to advance there, but were forced to retreat after several hours of clashes. In their own turn, pro-government sources say that the fighting in southern Idlib came as a result of a provocation by militants. Nonetheless, by the morning of July 1 the situation on the frontline […]
St. Louis homeowner Mark McCloskey spoke out in his first on-camera interview since he confronted Black Lives Matter militants who broke through a gate onto a private street in his neighborhood. A livestream of the militant mob clearly shows they entered through a gate into a private community. In this livestream footage you can clearly see the STL black lives matter mob entered through the gate to a private community. This was not a public sidewalk. https://t.co/NeKHgTBWEu pic.twitter.com/UdYq3pGtlb — Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) June 29, 2020 TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance The mob broke the gate. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105764/69/1057646924_0:87:2000:1212_1200x675_80_0_0_b5d8f54e5f8349de498ada451dc5ac30.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006281079742611-nine-taliban-militants-killed-during-clashes-in-afghan-province-of-paktia/ KABUL (Sputnik) – Nine Taliban* militants have been killed and five others were wounded during armed clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, Hayatullah Nizami Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the provincial police force, said on Sunday. According to the spokesman, the clashes took place after militants launched an attack on a checkpoint in the Patan district of the province. No Afghan soldiers were killed or injured during the incident, the spokesman said. The Taliban has yet to make any comment on the attack. Earlier on Sunday, one police officer and 12 Taliban militants […]
A New York Times report has claimed, citing officials with knowledge of intelligence, that Trump had known for months but ignored briefings that Russia had offered cash rewards to Afghan militants for killing US troops. Both Russia and the Taliban denied the report, and the White House said Trump had not been aware of the information. Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump over a report that the US president failed to act on intelligence “findings” about an alleged Russian plot against US troops in Afghanistan. “The truly shocking revelation that if the Times report is true…is that President Trump, the commander […]
A pro-police rally was hijacked by angry Black Lives Matter militants on Saturday outside of Governor Tim Walz’s mansion. Hundreds of BLM Marxist militants showed up and screamed at pro-police rally goers. WATCH: HAPPENING NOW: a pro police rally has been overrun by BLM outside Gov. Walz’s mansion in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/iLtcCsH1IC — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) June 27, 2020 TRENDING: WATCH: US Postal Worker Caught on Video Throwing Stack of GOP Congressional Candidate Campaign Mailers in Dumpster Black Lives Matter militants screamed, “F*ck America!” WATCH: WARNING* Explicit Language. Scenes from Support The Police Rally at the the Minnesota Governor’s Mansion: An angry […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107925/62/1079256284_0:59:2903:1692_1200x675_80_0_0_2b71635ca67fad0ddb4c422def0538fc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006271079737523-one-police-officer-12-taliban-militants-killed-in-clash-in-eastern-afghanistan/ KABUL (Sputnik) – One police officer and 12 Taliban* militants have been killed in a clash in the Mirzaka district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia, local police said in a statement. “A group of insurgents attacked Mirzaka district, one policeman was killed and another one injured in the clash and 12 insurgents were killed and six others were injured”, the statement read. The Taliban has not yet commented on the conflict. Earlier in the day, fifteen members of the terrorist group were killed and six others were wounded in an attack by the […]
Antifa militants in Portland tried to barricade the Central Precinct on Friday night. Antifa had just set fire to the North Precinct. The anarchists did all their usual stuff in targeting the North Precinct, such as tagging the police building, setting up pallets and barricades, and lighting random stuff on fire, before the police moved in and actually did their job. However, last night, Portland police rushed in to stop the rioters trying to barricade the Central Precinct. TRENDING: Far Left Companies and Brands – Pepsi, HP, Doritos, Paypal, Adobe, BMW – Pull Ads from Facebook Until they Ban Conservative Voices […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107894/20/1078942006_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a4aca59445b47fe5dffd93549a2b1b68.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079737054-militants-shell-towns-in-syrias-idlib-aleppo-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group have attacked three settlements in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Friday. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Saqqarib and one attack on the settlement of Hanoutine in the Idlib province and one attack on the settlement of Abreh in the Aleppo province from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Shcherbitsky said. He noted that no attacks by Turkey-controlled armed groups […]
The communist agitators in Portland once again took to the streets to protest whatever the outrage-of-the-week is, and again tried to copy-cat Seattle by setting up an “autonomous zone.” They tried that last week near vichy “mayor” Ted Wheeler’s apartment, but the police actually did their job and broke up the party. This time, the protesters targeted Portland police’s north precinct. They did all their usual stuff, such as tagging the police building, setting up pallets and barricades, and lighting random stuff on fire, before the police moved in and actually did their job for the second time in a week, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006241079713348-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-idlib-aleppo-provinces-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has attacked several settlements in Syria’s provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Ruaiha in the province of Idlib, one shelling of Urum al-Kubra, two attacks on Urum al-Sughra in the Aleppo province from the side of the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Shcherbitsky said. According to the head of the reconciliation centre, no shelling by illegal […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian security forces have stepped up operations to eliminate militants from Kashmir since the region was stripped of its special status in August 2019. According to security forces, they have shot and killed about 35 militants in June alone in the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian in South Kashmir. In continuing operations in Kashmir, security forces gunned down two unidentified militants in Bandzoo area of Pulwama on Tuesday. Kashmir police said one soldier belonging to the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force also lost his life in the encounter, which was still underway at the time of publication. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107894/20/1078942006_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a4aca59445b47fe5dffd93549a2b1b68.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006221079692396-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-idlib-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has attacked several settlements in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Maaret Moukhos, one shelling of Dadikh in the Idlib province from the side of the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Shcherbitsky said. According to the head of the reconciliation centre, no shelling by militants controlled by Turkey has been registered over the past 24 hours. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107962/59/1079625972_0:0:3054:1718_1200x675_80_0_0_26618a3fc53a5801fd8d273a2b84aac3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006161079625931-three-militants-killed-in-gunfire-with-security-forces-in-indian-kashmir/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Kashmir has been witnessing gunfire with militants for the past 10 days in the Pulwama district. Pulwama also witnessed one of the deadliest terror attacks in February, 2019, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with improvised explosive devices into a convoy of buses, killing 40 soldiers. Three terrorists were killed in gunfire with security forces on Tuesday in Shopian, in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. According to the Indian Army, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir police was launched in the early hours in the Turkawangam area of […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Tor air defence missile systems have downed more than 45 drones used by militants in Syria, the chief of the Russian air defence forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov, said. “Since the start of combat duty, the calculations of the Tor combat vehicles targeted over 45 UAVs crafted by militants”, Leonov said in an interview with the Natsionalnaya Oborona (National Defence) magazine. According to Leonov, the short-range Tor air defence systems of various modifications are used together with the S-400 and Pantsir-S systems in protecting various facilities in Syria. The Russian armed forces will be supplied with the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006111079580475-militants-shell-settlements-in-syrias-idlib-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has attacked settlements in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Hantutin, one shelling of Mellaja, one attack on the locality of Kafr Nabl in the Idlib province from the side of the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Shcherbitsky said on Wednesday. He added that Russian and Turkish servicemen had conducted their sixteenth joint Russian-Turkish patrol of […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will not allow Syria’s Idlib it “to become a conflict zone again.” He also accused the Syrian government on Tuesday of “increasing provocations” in the rebel-held areas. The Turkish-Russian ceasefire deal over three months ago halted major fighting in Syria’s northwest region. Syrian government forces have repelled militants’ attack on a settlement in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone, the Russian military said on Monday. Damascus’ SANA news agency reported last week on infighting among Turkey-backed militants over “the looting of agricultural lands after the displacement of their owners” in northwestern […]
Middle East 19:22 GMT 08.06.2020(updated 19:26 GMT 08.06.2020) Get short URL The Syrian Army has thwarted an attempt by terrorists to capture Tanjara in southern Idlib, the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation said on Monday, adding that at least 30 militants were killed and wounded. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107932/77/1079327718_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_76b10f64ad360464789f5a3aac367c02.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005291079458969-militants-shell-settlements-in-northwestern-syria-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has attacked settlements in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Friday. “We have registered one attack on the settlement of Maaret Moukhos, one on the village of Dahr al Kabir, one on the settlement of Mellajah in the Idlib province from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra* terrorist organization”, Zhuravlev said. The military added that no attacks by Turkey-controlled armed groups had been recorded over the past day. In addition, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107933/45/1079334587_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_17c19e28748033fdf5188ff3f6ae65cb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005261079424044-militants-shell-town-in-syrias-idlib-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group have attacked a settlement in the Syrian province of Idlib, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Tuesday. He noted that no attacks by Turkey-controlled armed groups had been recorded and that Russian military police units had continued patrolling several routes in the provinces of Aleppo and Hasakah. “At the same time, we have registered one attack on the settlement of Maaret Moukhos in the Idlib province from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra* […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107932/77/1079327718_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_76b10f64ad360464789f5a3aac367c02.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005161079327587-militants-shell-towns-in-syrias-idlib-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group have conducted three attacks in the Syrian province of Idlib, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday. “We have registered two attacks on the settlement of Maaret-Mouhos and one attack on the settlement of Dadih in the Idlib province from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization”, Zhuravlev said. He noted that there had not been any confirmed attacks by the armed groups controlled by Turkey. Russian military police meanwhile carried out […]
…from SouthFront The security situation has been escalating in southern Syria. Over the past 24 hours, at least 3 pro-government fighters and a civilian have been killed in attacks by gunmen in al-Musayfrah and Saida-al-Taebah. The attacks followed the March 14 and March 13 protests that erupted in the town of Tafas and in the southern part of Daraa’s city center, Daraa al-Balad. A portion of the locals previously affiliated with militant groups defeated in southern Syria was protesting against the recent deployment of the Syrian Army reinforcements to the province. The attempts of the Syrian Army and security forces to […]
Asia & Pacific 06:35 GMT 12.05.2020Get short URL Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202005121079277591-explosion-happens-at-entrance-to-kabul-hospital-militants-enter-building—reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An explosion occurred at the entrance to a hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, and militants then entered the building, 1TV broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing a doctor working at the hospital. This was a suicide bombing, 1TV specified. Only some staffers have managed to leave the hospital. A gun fight is ongoing in the building, with militants using hand grenades, 1TV added, citing a security source. Source link
The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces have launched a large security operation in the southern province of Daraa. For this purpose, the army recently deployed reinforcements, including up to 50 armoured vehicles and trucks equipped with weapons, in Tell al-Khodor, Athman, al-Yadudah, Saru. Sheikh Sa’ad and al-Sheikh Maskin. The town of Muzayrib and nearby areas are the target of the operation. Government forces seek to put an end to destructive actions of an illegal armed group led by Mohamad Qassim al-Subhi, the former leader of the Free Syrian Army al-Karam Brigade, and ISIS cells operating in the area. Over […]