This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Israel, Syria, Turkey, Ansarallah, Houthi, Yemen, Assad, Iran, Aleppo, Hmeimim, Russia, US, Algeria, Hama, Hasakah, Latakia.
Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Middleeast, Yemen, Iran, World-News, North-Africa
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Table of Contents
- Turkey ‘thwarted’ Israel’s plan to establish ‘terrorist state’ in northern Syria: FM
- Houthi vows to carry out ‘harshest strikes’ against Israel in case of war
- Syria’s Assad reveals why Great Britain seized the Iranian tanker
- US Air Force destroys ISIS base in northern Aleppo: video
- US F-35 stealth jets to deploy near main Russian military base in Syria: media
- Algerian presidential candidate vows to bring Syria back to Arab League
- Syrian, Russian forces deal powerful blow to Al-Qaeda linked group
- Massive US military convoy consisting of 172 vehicles heads to Raqqa and Aleppo: video
- Russian air defense systems to be enhanced to combat drones: TASS
- Turkish-backed forces attempt to capture key town in northeast Syria: video
- Iran used domestically-made air defense system to shoot down foreign drone
- Jihadist rebels attack Syrian Army stronghold in northern Latakia
- Up to 600 US soldiers to remain in Syria to ‘protect’ oil fields
Turkey ‘thwarted’ Israel’s plan to establish ‘terrorist state’ in northern Syria: FM
Published 2019-11-10 22:50:32 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that “a group of countries led by Israel wanted to establish a terrorist state in northern Syria and we thwarted these programs.” His comments came at a joint press conference with the adviser of the Iranian Foreign Minister in the Turkish city of Antalya, the Israeli news site I24 reported. In his speech, the Turkish Foreign Minister also criticized the US statements about Syria’s oil reserves, saying, “They openly admit that they are there because of oil, we are talking about a country that does not hide… Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Syria, Turkey
Houthi vows to carry out ‘harshest strikes’ against Israel in case of war
Published 2019-11-10 22:19:54 by News Desk in Middleeast, Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The leader of the Ansarallah Movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, stated on Saturday, that the Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, continues to carry out airstrikes and besiege Yemen. “I call on the Saudi regime to stop the aggression and the siege,” Houthi said in a televised speech broadcasted by Al-Masirah TV. “The continuation of aggression means that we will continue to develop our military capabilities and carry out the harshest strikes and this is a legitimate right,” stressing that the Yemeni people will not retreat from the struggle for “independence of their territory.” Meanwhile, the… Read on ->
Tags: Ansarallah, Houthi, Israel, Yemen
Syria’s Assad reveals why Great Britain seized the Iranian tanker
Published 2019-11-10 22:05:33 by News Desk in Iran, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) _ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad revealed during his interview with Russia Today why the British authorities seized the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar. “The detention of an Iranian oil tanker came with the aim of harming the Syrian people and forcing them to pay the price for standing with the government of his country,” Assad said in an interview with the English-language RT channel. https://youtu.be/Kn27TOjDASc He added that the Syrians were expected to “rise up against the government during the different stages of the war, but they did not. They were supposed to support the terrorists… Read on ->
Tags: Assad, Iran, Syria
US Air Force destroys ISIS base in northern Aleppo: video
Published 2019-11-10 21:53:58 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition carried out a powerful attack on an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) base in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate last night. According to reports, the U.S. Coalition fired four missiles towards the Islamic State base, resulting in its destruction of this installation in the town of Kafra. Below is a video showing the aftermath of the U.S. Coalition attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-jHH47AEDs
Tags: Aleppo, Syria
US F-35 stealth jets to deploy near main Russian military base in Syria: media
Published 2019-11-10 21:25:07 by News Desk in Middleeast, Syria, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The U.S. Air Force will deploy its F-35 stealth jets to Israel in order to maintain a strong presence in the region, the Israeli publication 9TV reported, as quoted by the Russian publication Avia.Pro on Sunday. “The Americans will place a huge number of hangars for their F-35 fighters on the territory of the Jewish state. We are talking about hundreds of combat aircraft, which creates a certain threat to Russian military facilities in the Middle East,” Avia.Pro said. “Aircraft hangars are being erected urgently throughout Israel, most likely intended to park the latest all-weather… Read on ->
Tags: Hmeimim, Russia, Syria, US
Algerian presidential candidate vows to bring Syria back to Arab League
Published 2019-11-10 21:13:19 by News Desk in North-Africa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Algerian presidential candidate, Abdelkader Bengrina, said on Sunday that he vows to help Syria return to the Arab League after a long absence. Begnrina said, “Algeria did not accept the severance of Arab relations with Syria, which played a historic role in supporting Algeria against French colonialism, and is an ongoing basis in the axis of emancipation of Western hegemony in the region.” He told the Sputnik News Agency that “these files we share with the Syrian state, and the Syrian people, so we will work hard in the event of becoming President of the… Read on ->
Tags: Algeria, Syria
Syrian, Russian forces deal powerful blow to Al-Qaeda linked group
Published 2019-11-10 20:56:52 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Syrian and Russian armed forces carried out a powerful blow against an Al-Qaeda-linked group in the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Sunday. Beginning at the town of Al-Ankawi in northwestern Hama, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a direct hit with a guided missile on a vehicle carrying several jihadists from the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Al-Tawhid terrorist group. According to a military report from this front, the Syrian Army killed at least five members of Ansar Al-Tawhid that were traveling through Al-Ankawi on Sunday. Following the attack on this vehicle, the Russian Air… Read on ->
Tags: Hama, Syria
Massive US military convoy consisting of 172 vehicles heads to Raqqa and Aleppo: video
Published 2019-11-10 20:40:50 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – A massive U.S. military convoy was seen leaving eastern Syria on Sunday for the governorates of Aleppo and Al-Raqqa in the northern part of the country. According to local reports, the U.S. Army convoy consisted of 172 vehicles, including tanks, and several American military personnel. In a video captured on Sunday, the U.S. troops can be seen traveling to these governorates in northern Syria, where they will likely deploy to bases in Al-Raqqa and northern Aleppo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKQ3TXajQOE Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement about moving American troops to the oil fields in eastern and northeastern… Read on ->
Tags: Aleppo, Syria
Russian air defense systems to be enhanced to combat drones: TASS
Published 2019-11-10 20:32:43 by News Desk in World-News
The Russian air defense systems undergo upgrading to address current challenges, for example, to destroy drones, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Force General-Lieutenant Yuri Grekhov said on the air with the Ekho Moskvy radio station. “We do not stand still. Systems capable of countering large-scale application of drones are under development and are fairly efficient,” Grekhov said. “Our equipment is upgraded to cater for novelties invented by the adversary. Air Defense Missile and Gun System Pantsir is currently able to destroy rocket projectiles and drones, including flying with the zero speed [hovering – TASS],” the General said. “It is… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Turkish-backed forces attempt to capture key town in northeast Syria: video
Published 2019-11-10 20:24:30 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) clashed with the Turkish-backed militants in northeastern Syria on Sunday, as the latter attempted to push towards the predominately Kurdish and Assyrian town of Tal Tamr in northwestern Al-Hasakah. According to a report from the Al-Hasakah Governorate, the SDF and SAA troops, backed by the Assyrian-led Syriac Military Council (SMC), fended off another militant attack west of Tal Tamr, as they were able to inflict heavy losses on the Turkish-backed fighters. A video released by the Ruptly channel on YouTube shows SAA tanks shooting… Read on ->
Tags: Hasakah, Syria
Iran used domestically-made air defense system to shoot down foreign drone
Published 2019-11-10 19:37:04 by News Desk in Iran
Iran has downed an intruding unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the domestically made missile defence system Mersad, Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted by the Tasnim news agency as saying on Saturday. He added the Iranian military has yet to fully retrieve the drone’s wreckage in the southwestern port city of Mahshahr, which is why it remains unclear which country is behind sending the UAV to the Islamic Republic. “What has become certain for now is that the [intruding] drone was flying at a low altitude and was targeted by the Mersad indigenous [missile] system”, Mousavi pointed out…. Read on ->
Tags: Iran
Jihadist rebels attack Syrian Army stronghold in northern Latakia
Published 2019-11-10 19:30:33 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in the Latakia countryside launched several rockets towards the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stronghold on Sunday. According to a military report from the Latakia countryside, the jihadist rebels fired several rockets at the resort town of Slunfeh, which is home to a Syrian Army garrison that overlooks much of the area. No casualties were reported; however, there were reports of material damage in the area.
Tags: Latakia, Syria
Up to 600 US soldiers to remain in Syria to ‘protect’ oil fields
Published 2019-11-10 19:17:50 by News Desk in Syria
Up to 600 US military staff will remain in Syria, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told broadcaster ABC. “Less than a thousand, somewhere around 500, maybe even 600,” Milley said when asked about the number of the US troops in Syria. “There are still Daesh* fighters in the region. And unless pressure is maintained, unless attention is maintained on that group, then there is a very real possibility that conditions could be set for a reemergence of Daesh,” Milley said, adding that “the footprint will be small, but the objective will remain the same:… Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
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