Author: Steven Sahiounie

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that Turkey had transferred about 300 fighters from the Syrian armed factions to the Nagorno-Karabakh region. “I can confirm that, according to our information, 300 Syrian militants left the city of Gaziantep for Baku,” Macron said.“These militants have been identified as belonging to a jihadist group operating in the Aleppo area,” Macron continued, without providing more details.Macron noted that another unit of the same size is being prepared to participate in the conflict alongside Baku.The French President also announced that Russia, the United States and France will soon present peace initiatives to Armenia…

The Armenian air defense forces shot down an Azerbaijani drone that was seen flying towards the capital city, Yerevan, last night. The press secretary for  the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shushan Stepanyan, tweeted last night:“According to the air defense location data, as of 00:15 four UAVs were shot down by the AF of #Armenia- 1 in Kotayk, the 3 in Gegharkunik regions. The destroyed drones were all used for S and R. Thus, today a total of 7 drones were destroyed in the airspace of #Armenia.”Kotayk is located northeast of Yerevan and deep into Armenian territory.In the video released from…

A child was injured and six houses were damaged when shells fell on a village in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran, amid the ongoing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh region. On Thursday, the ISNA Agency of Iran reported that three shells fell on the village of Proizkhanlu in the city of Garmaduz, following clashes between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Karabakh, which resulted in the wounding of a child and damage to six homes.Iran did not blame any party for shells that landed inside the country.Last Tuesday, the Iranian air defenses shot down a…

The spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Anna Nagdalian, announced on Thursday, that Yerevan has decided to summon its ambassador to Israel for consultations due to the supply of arms to Azerbaijan. Nagdalian said in a press statement that “Israel’s supply of ultra-modern weapons to Azerbaijan is unacceptable to us, especially now, under conditions of aggression by Azerbaijan with the support of Turkey.”Israel has been a major arms supplier of Azerbaijan for years, as Baku and Tel Aviv enjoy solid economic and military relations.Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan renewed on Sunday, September 27, following an exchange of fire in the…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The waters off Lebanon are the scene of a gathering Armada of French and American naval ships. What appeared at first to be a humanitarian response to the devastating Beirut Port explosion on August 4, is now feared to be the prelude of the next US-NATO humanitarian war. French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Hezbollah and all of the Lebanese politicians Sunday and warned of a new civil war. “I’m ashamed of the Lebanese political leaders. Ashamed,” Macron repeated.  He accused them of “collective betrayal” while putting their parties and personal greed above the needs…

Syria has underlined its rejection of any agreements or treaties with the Israeli enemy since they harm Arab causes in general, on top of which is the Palestinian cause. An official source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Thursday that Syria, for decades of the Arab-Israeli conflict, has adhered to a principled and steadfast approach based on rejecting any attempts to renounce rights, desecrate the land and consecrate de facto policies and that is why the Syrian people offered many sacrifices in various fields and at all levels. “Renewing its firm position based on adhering to land and rights and…

For the third straight day, either a drone or artillery shell has entered Iran because of the ongoing conflict between neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Karabakh region.A video captured from Iran’s Ardebil Province, which is located south of the Azerbaijani border, showed the Islamic Republic’s air defense forces shooting a foreign drone over their airspace.The video was reportedly taken from the Aslan Heights, which is located near Azerbaijan’s southern border with Iran. Prior to downing this unmanned aerial vehicle, the Iranian air defense forces shot down a drone over the city of Malekan in the East Azerbaijan Province.Iran has…

The Armenian-led Artsakh Defense Army has managed to capture another armored vehicle left behind by the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh region.In a video captured from the Karabakh region, the Armenian forces can be see in possession of a Russian-made BMP-2.The Armenian forces were filmed driving the captured armored vehicle to their lines and oddly parking it on a mound in Karabakh The capture of the Azerbaijani BMP-2 by the Armenian forces comes at a time of increased tension between Yerevan and Baku.Fierce clashes broke out in the Karabakh region on Sunday, September 27, prompting both sides to declare partial…

The commander of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, spoke about “foiling plans that were prepared for Lebanon,” stressing that the terrorist project was not allowed to infiltrate into the country.He said during his meeting with soldiers who were killed during a raid on the home of a wanted terrorist in northern Lebanon, “terrorism does not recognize a sect or religion, and its main project is murder,” indicating that “these soldiers thwarted plans that were prepared for our homeland, but we will not allow the terrorist project to infiltrate into the Lebanese interior, whatever sacrifices that cost us. ”He added,…

Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev announced that his country has used Israeli-made drones in the military confrontations with Armenia in the disputed Karabakh region.The Times of Israel newspaper quoted Hajiyev as saying on Wednesday, in an interview with the Hebrew-language site Walla News that the Azeri forces used Israeli drones, including suicide drones (kamikaze), in their recent combat operations in Karabakh.He expressed his country’s praise for those aircraft, saying, “We raise the hats in front of the engineers who designed them.”He pointed out that the Baku government values ​​cooperation with Israel, especially in the field of defense,…