Author: Steven Sahiounie

Yemeni forces have launched a ballistic missile at a gathering of Saudi mercenaries in Yemen’s northern province of al-Jawf in retaliation for airstrikes by the kingdom, the army says. The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said Yemeni soldiers and allied fighters hit the gathering with a domestically-developed and medium-range Qassem (Raider) ballistic missile on Thursday afternoon. The missile hit the designated target with high precision and its explosion either killed or wounded dozens of mercenaries, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network further quoted the general as saying. Saree said Yemeni forces also managed to completely block the advances of Saudi mercenaries, who…

Three more fighters have been injured, the military said in a statement as quoted by Reuters. Seven Iraqi paramilitary fighters have been killed in a suicide attack near the city of Samarra north of Baghdad on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing a statement by the military. Three more fighters were injured in the attack, the statement said, adding that no group has claimed responsibility for it. Iraqi forces and paramilitary groups, mostly Shi’ite Muslim, are fighting an insurgency by Daesh* militants, who used to have control over the territory two years ago.

The US military evacuated about 300 family members of militants of the Daesh* terrorist group from the Al-Hawl camp in northern Syria to Iraq, Syrian state television reported on Wednesday. “US military occupiers have taken out 300 family members of Daesh* militants of foreign origin from the Al-Hawl camp to Iraq”, the broadcaster reported. Earlier in the month, US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper did not rule out sending additional troops to Syria despite having previously said that the total number of US troops on the ground would remain at around 600. According to the UN, as of late November, about 69,000 people lived…

By Peter Koenig A recent article “NATO is Brain Dead” described the obsolescence Of NATO and NATO’s defense mechanisms against non-existence enemies. Amazing – with pretense of protection and security in Europe and the world, against Russia and China and fighting against “terror” – as the endless war against endless terror fought by the same forces which create the endless terror – is a very lucrative absurdity. Now we learn from the French Peace Movement which was present at the 70th Birthday at Buckingham, London – that the horrors of NATO planned for the coming year – and if not stopped – they…

Hasaka-Aleppo International Highway was reopened for traffic after the Syrian Arab Army units completed the deployment along its axes. SANA’s reporter said that “Hasaka-Aleppo International Highway was reopened for the traffic after completing the deployment of the Syrian Arab Army units in the area”. Last Friday, Syrian Arab Army units established new posts on Hasaka-Aleppo International Highway as a part of their national duty to face the Turkish aggression on the Syrian territory and protect the locals. The army units began to deploy in the vicinity of the road from the southern side in order to secure it and protect…

The three mediators of the Astana peace process on Syria — Russia, Turkey and Iran — have expressed their concerns about the presence of Takfiri terrorist groups in Idlib, underlining the need for the restoration of peace to the northwestern Syrian province, which is the last main militant bastion in the Arab state. “The parties have reiterated their commitment in re-establishing calm in Idlib and in preserving the de-escalation status of the area,” the trio said in a joint statement released on Wednesday after the 14th round of the Astana talks in the Kazak capital, Nur-Sultan. Idlib remains the only large area in the hands…

Last week, The Telegraph reported that Saudi Arabia burnt off thousands of barrels per day of gas that could be commercialised. The newspaper suggested that the kingdom had therefore every reason to strike a “gas deal of the century” with Qatar and in doing so, patch up bilateral political differences. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al Saud has rejected media reports about a possible “gas deal of the century” with Qatar, saying that the kingdom has its own resources and projects with Russia. “We have plenty of gas in Saudi Arabia. We will be impressing upon the world…

Last month, Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed that they had shot down a Saudi-led coalition F-15 fighter jet, without clarifying which coalition country the plane belonged to. Yahya Sarea, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi movement, was cited by Reuters as saying on Wednesday that the group had downed a US-made drone near the Saudi border. Sarea claimed that the ScanEagle was shot down as it flew over Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region of Najran, gathering intelligence. The reported downing comes a few weeks after the Houthi militia wrote in a tweet cited by Reuters that their “air defence systems had intercepted…

By Ulson Gunnar The collapse of an entire nation is as spectacular as it is rare. For a nation to simply cease to exist it must suffer such absolute defeat across the entire spectrum of what constitutes a nation; economically, militarily, culturally, socially and politically. What is much more common is a transition from existing, prevailing socioeconomic, political and military orders to new ones driven by new, emerging special interests. It can happen quickly and violently, or take place as a long-term process with ups and downs and both constructive and destructive processes intertwining. For the United States, a massive nation…

The international struggle for military supremacy in the Arctic has just risen to absurd new heights. Following the collapse of the arms control regime that for decades aided the US’s tenuous grip on power in the region, the US, Russia and China are now engaged in a winner-takes-all struggle for control of territory north of the Arctic Circle. And as Russia moves to defend its territory (Russia and Canada have the most territory inside the Arctic Circle), the Russian army is reportedly preparing to upgrade the equipment on the anti-aircraft regiment of its Northern Fleet with its new state-of-the-art S-400…