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Syrian and Lebanese officials met in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday to discuss ways to facilitate the monthly return of 15,000 Syrian refugees. Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf held a meeting with visiting Lebanese Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine, during which they touched upon measures taken by Syria to secure a safe and quick home return for the refugees based on a timeline set by both countries, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. “Lebanon and Syria agree on the necessity to facilitate the return of all refugees to their homeland, not just 15,000 monthly,…

The Shabwa Defense Forces, backed by the Giants Brigades, seize control of the Nada and Al-Mizan site, northwest of the Shabwa governorate. Media sources close to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council said that the Shabwa Defense Forces, backed by the Giants Brigades, tightened control over the oil and gas-rich Shabwa province. Last week, clashes escalated near Ataq Airport and the government complex in the Shabwa governorate between Al-Islah party military forces and other Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council forces according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. Our correspondent added that confrontations have been ongoing for three consecutive days between the Shabwa Defense Forces and the Giants Brigades,…

Civilian infrastructure was damaged following explosions at an ammo depot, the military has said The incident on Tuesday morning that resulted in explosions at a military site in northern Crimea was an intentional act, an update by the Russian Defense Ministry claims. Describing its response, the ministry said it was “taking necessary measures to eliminate the consequences of the sabotage.” The explosions caused damage “to a number of civilian objects, including power lines, a power station, a railroad and several residential houses,” the statement said. The site hit by the apparent attack is located near the village of Mayskoye in the Dzhankoy area…

The United States continues to act without regard for other countries’ security and interests, leading to an increase in nuclear risks, according to a statement published on Telegram on Monday by the Russian embassy in Washington. “Today, the United States continues to act with no regard to other countries’ security and interests, which does contribute to an increase in nuclear risks. The US steps to further engage in a hybrid confrontation with Russia in the context of the Ukrainian crisis are fraught with unpredictable escalation and a direct military clash of nuclear powers,” the embassy warned, according to TASS. “This is…

The Russian president drew the attention of the conference participants to the fact that the NATO bloc is moving to the East, bolstering its military infrastructure, including the deployment of missile defense systems and increasing offensive forces’ attack capabilities The collective West is purposefully destroying the European security system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his address to participants and guests of the Moscow Conference on International Security. “The so-called collective West is purposefully destroying the European security system, putting together more and more new military alliances,” Putin said. “The US and its vassal states grossly interfere in the internal…

Turkish occupation forces and their terrorist mercenaries have escalated their acts of aggression on the villages and towns surrounding their areas of deployment, as they launched an attack with a number of heavy artillery shells on the city of al-Darbasiyah and the surrounding villages in Hasaka northern countryside. Local sources told SANA reporter that “the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries targeted with heavy artillery shells the homes of citizens in the city of al-Darbasiyah and a number of surrounding villages, which led to huge damage to a number of houses and the public property.“ The sources added that the…

The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii’s coast last week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, reviving combined drills with an eye on North Korea as well as China. It was the first time the three countries have held such drills since 2017, after relations between Seoul and Tokyo hit their lowest in years in 2019 amid renewed historical disputes dating to Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative who took office in May, has vowed to improve relations with Japan and deepen the US…

New Zealand announces it will deploy 120 troops to Ukraine where they will train approximately 800 Ukrainian soldiers. The government of New Zealand said on Monday that it will deploy 120 military troops to Britain to assist in preparing Ukrainian soldiers for front-line warfare. Through the deployment, two infantry training teams will be able to provide Ukrainian soldiers with the fundamental abilities they need to be successful in battle, including weapons handling, combat first aid, operational law, as well as other necessary skills. According to a statement from the ministry, the training of around 800 Ukrainian soldiers will only take…

The competent security authorities carried out a special operation in the city of Tafas in Daraa countryside, during which the most prominent leader of DAESH terrorist organization was eliminated. “The security forces carried out a special operation in Tafas city in Dara northwestern countryside, during which the terrorist Mahmoud Ahmad al-Hallaq, nicknamed as Abu Omar al-Jababi, one of the most dangerous terrorists in the southern region, was eliminated”, a security source told SANA. The source pointed out that the terrorist al-Jababi was the former leader of DAESH organization in Yarmouk Basin and responsible for the training camps there, adding that…

The Russian President assures his North Korean counterpart that he will work to expand the scope of their comprehensive relations and promote stability in the peninsula and Asia. Pyongyang’s state media stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the two countries will “expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with joint common efforts.” On North Korea’s liberation day, Putin stated in a letter to Kim that closer ties would be in the interest of both countries, and would further help strengthen the security and stability of the Korean peninsula and the Northeastern Asian…