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More than a dozen Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists, including a number of top commanders, were captured by Iraqi forces hours after five civilians were killed and several others injured in an attack in the eastern province of Diyala. The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced in a statement on Sunday that it had arrested 14 people responsible for planning and carrying out attacks during a large-scale operation in Baghdad. According to the intelligence service, the detainees include senior Daesh commanders, namely Abu Safana, Abu Omar, and Abu Musab, who were arrested during several ambushes. The development came shortly after…
More than a dozen Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists, including a number of top commanders, were captured by Iraqi forces hours after five civilians were killed and several others injured in an attack in the eastern province of Diyala. The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced in a statement on Sunday that it had arrested 14 people responsible for planning and carrying out attacks during a large-scale operation in Baghdad. According to the intelligence service, the detainees include senior Daesh commanders, namely Abu Safana, Abu Omar, and Abu Musab, who were arrested during several ambushes. The development came shortly after…
The sea port of Mariupol has witnessed a blazing fire that left all grains unfit for consumption Despite the looming danger of global food shortage, Ukrainian troops set fire to tons of grain in storage facilities in Mariupol hoping to impact food security in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Yan Gagin, the adviser to the chairman of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said “There is a large amount of grain on the territory of the Mariupol port, this is both corn and wheat. Judging by the smell and appearance, it is unsuitable for further use… And this is due to the fact that the…
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists positioned in Idleb de-escalation zone intensified attacks on the safe areas and Syrian Arab Army’s points in Idleb and Aleppo countryside, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Over the past 24 hours, Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists carried out 12 attacks from their areas of deployment in the de-escalation zone, six of which were in Aleppo province, and six others were in Idleb province, Deputy Head of Hmeimim-based Russian Coordination Center, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlov said.. The leaders of the terrorist organizations in the de-escalation zone in Idleb are stockpiling supplies and intensifying their training, Zhuravlov noted. Source: SANA
At least 50 worshippers have been killed and many wounded after bombs exploded and bullets rained at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State of Southwestern Nigeria Sunday afternoon by yet unidentified gunmen. The gunmen shot at people outside and inside the church building, killing and injuring worshippers, said Funmilayo Ibukun Odunlami, police spokesperson for Ondo state. Some of the eyewitnesses have accused politicians of being behind the terror attack. An eyewitness, Ayo Segun, said, “The attackers were not here to do anything. They were here just to kill.” He added that the people that were killed in the attack…
On the morning of June 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the Russian village of Tetkino in the Kursk region. The village of Tetkino, located on the Russian border with Ukraine, was shelled by the AFU deployed in the Ukrainian Sumy region. The equipment used by the Ukrainian military in the attack was not revealed. “The village of Tetkino in the Glushkovsky district was shelled again early this morning. The blows were inflicted on the bridge and local businesses. Information about damages and possible victims is being clarified,” governor reported. According to the governor of the Kursk region, the…
On May 5, Ukrainian forces celebrated another “victory”. Videos showing an aircraft intercepted in Ukraine was widely spread on the social media with reports that a Russian Su-25 was shot down near the town of Orekhovo in the Zaporozhye region. However, later Russian sources shared another video from a drone showing that a Ukrainian aircraft was destroyed over the Donbass front lines. It was reportedly intercepted by Ukrainian forces. The pilot was reportedly killed as a result of the accident. UPDATE: The plane shot down in the Zaporozhye region on May 5, was identified as a Su-27P of the Ukrainian…
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced the shipment of the US-made M270 multiple-launch rocket system to Kiev Britain is going to supply Ukraine with long-range missile systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has announced. The shipment is going to consist of several US-made M270 launchers. The UK stopped short of revealing the number of units it is planning to provide; however, the BBC claimed on Monday that “it will be three initially.” “These highly capable multiple-launch rocket systems will enable our Ukrainian friends to better protect themselves against the brutal…
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Hundreds of Syrians took to the streets in the city of Afrin on June 3 to protest against routine blackouts and a sharp hike in the prices of electricity provided by Turkey. The electricity is available a mere 10 hours per day, while the summer temperatures are 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in recent days. Afrin, in the Aleppo province, has been under Turkish military occupation since 2018, after President Trump gave Turkish President Erdogan the green light to invade Syria. The protesters stormed the main building of the local electricity company, “Turkish-Syrian Energy”…
Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council noted with irony that now the West in the future could embrace “other progressive family rules as well.” Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has criticized the West for illegitimate sanctions against family members of Russian politicians. “It seems that the West decided to reproduce the best practices of the past,” he said on Telegram. “Let’s take sanctions. They are doubly illegal. Now, according to their model, not only participants in political events – statesmen or deputies – but also their families, who are in no way capable of influencing their relatives,…
