Author: Steven Sahiounie

Earlier predictions that Moscow could be poised to stage an assault have been pushed back Russian tanks and troops could be just weeks away from rolling across the Ukrainian border and sparking an all-out conflict in Europe, one of Kiev’s top generals has alleged. In an interview published in British newspaper The Times on Saturday, Lieutenant-General Alexander Pavlyuk said that the incursion could be staged in the days following the Winter Olympics, due to be held in Beijing next month. February 20 “is a date that concerns us,” he went on, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin would likely want…

Senior Russian official confirms that the West accuses Russia of “planning an invasion of Ukraine”, and points out that the West’s attempts to destabilize the situation in Russia’s neighboring countries persist. Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matviyenko affirmed that the West’s efforts to destabilize the situation in Russia’s neighboring countries continue, stressing that accusing Russia of planning an invasion against Ukraine is a baseless allegation. Matviyenko added that “the year began with some really dreadful international events. The world continues to be in a state of fear and instability; unfortunately, attempts to destabilize…

British special forces have been spotted near Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah where ISIS terrorists have been holding up for nearly a week now. The terrorists launched a large-scale attack on the prison, which is located in the southern part of al-Hasakah, late on January 20. The attack, which was meant to free ISIS captives, ended up with the terrorists capturing the entire prison and nearby areas from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). On January 25, the al-Ghad TV aired footage from the vicinity of Geweran prison showing a convoy of five “Escapade” Bushmaster PMVs…

Hasaka, SANA- The QSD militia, backed by the American occupation forces, raided al-Zohour and Ghwairan neighborhoods and a number of villages near Hasaka City under the pretext of searching for fugitives from the Industrial Secondary School Prison and kidnapped a number of civilians. Groups of the QSD militia raided this morning the western neighborhood of Ghwairan under the pretext of searching for fugitives from the Industrial Secondary School Prison and broke into homes and kidnapped a number of men and young men and took them to an unknown destination, local sources told SANA reporter. The sources indicated that the raid…

New York, SANA- The Russian mission to the United Nations has affirmed that Washington continues to support and enhance the capabilities of the terrorists of “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” terrorist organization in Idleb, northern Syria. “Under the pretext of helping the Syrians who are forcibly detained by the terrorists of (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) in Idleb as human shields, American diplomacy supports these terrorists at the expense of American taxpayers… The United States also spares no effort to beautify the image of the beheaders in Idleb and present them as an alternative to the legitimate government in Damascus,” the mission said in…

Close to 550 ISIS terrorists surrendered to SDF forces after the prison break in the Syrian city of al-Hasakah. More than 500 ISIS terrorists have surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the Al-Sinaa prison break that took place last Thursday in Syria’s Al-Hasakah. Close to 250 terrorists had barricaded themselves in a building following the prison break. This morning, they surrendered to SDF forces who raided the building, raising the tally to 550. 300 ISIS terrorists had previously been captured on Monday. ISIS began its attacks on Thursday when two car bombs exploded in front of the gates…

A number of strikes targeted Sanaa International Airport and Al-Daylami Air Base. Al Mayadeen correspondent in Yemen reported that the Saudi coalition launched Tuesday evening violent airstrikes on various parts of the capital Sanaa. Our correspondent confirmed that more than 20 coalition airstrikes were launched on the capital and its surroundings, a number of which targeted Sanaa International Airport and Al-Daylami Air Base. The coalition warplanes also launched 5 strikes on the Al-Sabaha area in the Bani Matar district, west of Sanaa, and on the Al-Nahdin area, in addition to two raids on the Al-Hafa area, south of the capital.…

Washington and Tokyo agreed to expand military cooperation on issues related to China, North Korea and Ukraine. Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. The US and Japan are once again involved in joint plans to confront China. On January 21 US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a virtual meeting to talk about various topics of mutual interest, especially in defense matters. China, North Korea and the Russian-Ukraine border were the main focus of attention during the few more than twenty minutes of meeting.…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that his company is creating what he claims is the world’s fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer. As part of his intentions to create a virtual metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg has stated that his social media company is creating what he claims is the world’s fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer. The metaverse, a concept that mixes the physical and digital worlds via virtual and augmented reality, will require “enormous” computing power, according to the Facebook creator in a blog post. According to Zuckerberg’s Meta business, the AI supercomputer, dubbed AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), is already the fifth fastest in the world. “The…

Last week, President Biden warned that Russia would face sanctions unlike any ever seen before if it invaded Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied any intention of doing so, accusing the West of hyping up the ‘Russian threat’ to justify NATO’s expansion, and calling the claims a cover for Kiev’s own plans to resolve the war in the Donbass by force. The United States is mulling a CIA-researched package of additional sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation over Ukraine, Bild reports. The sanctions package was reportedly presented in Berlin by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited the German…