Author: Steven Sahiounie

On January 22 and 23, Russian Aerospace Forces warplanes carried out more than 82 airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS cells in Syria’s central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The London-based monitoring group said that the airstrikes targeted the eastern countryside of Homs as well as the deserts of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor. The Russian airstrikes were apparently a response to a large attack by ISIS cells that targeted a number of positions of the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) near the town of al-Resafa in the southern Raqqa countryside early on January 22. During the attack,…

ISIS terrorists have freed 800 of their comrades and killed 200 fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) since the beginning of their attack on Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah, the terrorist group claimed in a lengthy report released by its news agency, Amaq, on January 23. ISIS revealed that its cells kicked off their attack late on January 20 by blowing up the prison’s main gate and fence with two suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (SVBIEDs). The terrorist group identified the suicide attackers as “Abu Abdurrahman” and “Abu Farooq”. The group described both of them…

The country now has the world’s fourth-largest forex holdings Russia’s foreign exchange reserves surged by $7.7 billion last week, with its total holdings reaching a record $638.2 billion, according to the country’s central bank. From January 7 to 14, its international reserves grew by 1.2%, according to the latest data from the regulator. On January 7, their volume had amounted to $630.5 billion. The surge was reported to be the result of planned purchases of foreign currencies and a positive market reassessment. The increase has seen Russia move up from fifth to fourth place in the tally of the world’s…

Hasaka, SANA- SANA reporter said that units of the Syrian Arab Army and the Red Crescent in Hasaka city received On Sunday the displaced families from the southern neighborhoods after receiving warnings and threats from QSD militia to evacuate their homes immediately amid a state of chaos in the vicinity of the Industrial Secondary Prison, that witnessed bombings and fleeing of Dash terrorists. Residents of the southern neighborhoods of Hasaka continue to leave to safe areas in the city center due to the clashes and chaos in the areas surrounding the Industrial Secondary Prison, which is controlled by the “QSD…

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The death toll from the airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s Saada province has surpassed 80, the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) aid group said. “An airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen’s Sa’ada City Remand Prison killed at least 82 people early yesterday and injured 266,” MSF said on Saturday, citing health ministry data. The aid group added that the death toll could be higher as search and rescue efforts continue. MSF said that despite the coalition’s claims that reports of the prison having been hit are “baseless,” the…

The Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq announce an inspection operation to pursue ISIS remnants several fronts in Diyala province. A joint operation between Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the Federal police in Iraq was launched with the aim of cleansing the Hawi Al-Azim area from the remnants of ISIS. The operation has also employed and integrated the Army’s aviation into the land operation. On his account, the commander of the Diyala operations sector of the PMF, Talib Al-Moussawi, announced the launch of a security operation to cleanse the Eastern Azim River Basin from terrorist presence. A security operation was launched with…

Israel did not deny using “advanced technology” to track the population, and rejected allegations that the practice was illegal An Israeli minister has denied reports that police illegally used Pegasus surveillance software to spy on the country’s own citizens, calling the “central claim” – that the practice was illegal – “not true.” Several government investigations were launched this past week after the Israeli newspaper Calcalist reported that law enforcement had been using NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus spyware to illegally intercept the calls of citizens. The newspaper claimed that police had been using the spyware since 2013 to carry out surveillance on citizens “who were…

According to the 2021 Israeli Democracy Index, the Israeli public’s faith in the IOF is declining, with the level of confidence reaching a record low of 78 percent in October 2021, down from 90 percent in June 2021. The data shows erosion of trust in other Israeli institutions as well, including the presidency, the Knesset, the government, and the judiciary. While the IOF promotes its image as “Israel’s” powerful military force, the results show a significant change in public perception of its role. An increasing number of people are criticizing the establishment for its budget, lack of proper living conditions,…

Russia’s top diplomat criticized his American counterpart for comments on Kazakhstan peacekeeping operation The American reaction to the recent Russian-led peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan is a sign that the US thinks it alone has “special status” to maintain law and order around the world, Moscow’s top diplomat has said following talks in Geneva. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at a press conference on Friday, immediately after a meeting with his American counterpart, Antony Blinken. The diplomat said that the two had discussed a number of recent political developments, and that he had demanded an explanation for comments Blinken made about the presence…

Israeli soldiers that took part in a massacre at Tantura in 1948 admitted to a mass murder of Palestinian civilians. Israeli soldiers that took part in a massacre in 1948 at the Palestinian village of Tantura have admitted to a mass killing of Palestinian civilians after decades, Haaretz revealed on Thursday. An Israeli director collected testimonies from Israeli soldiers that were present during the massacre in a documentary film entitled “Tantura”. Moshe Diamant, one of the soldiers who finally admitted to the massacre, was reported as saying, “It mustn’t be told, it could cause a whole scandal. I don’t want to talk…