Despite the ceasefire regime being established throughout the country, there are still cases of ceasefire regime violation by illegal armed formations in the Idlib de-escalation zone. Over the past day, terrorists attacked Djubb al-Zarur, Ikko, Mamuhiyah, al-Areim, Ein-al-Qantara, Safsafa, Ein al-Ashra in Latakia province, Hamamiyat, Tal Mitvazi in Hama province, Nic and al-Buraidj in Aleppo…
Syrian Army Reinforces Military Positions in Homs’ Desert Region
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army dispatched fresh troops and massive military equipment to Badiyeh (desert) region in Homs province in a bid to reinforce its military positions in areas around Palmyra and al-Sukhneh region, a Syrian military source said. The source pointed to the possibility of ISIL’s increasing movements in Badiyeh region after the alleged…
Syria in Last 24 Hours: US Sends Nearly 1400 Trucks Carrying Military Hardware to Hasaka
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Army forwarded hundreds of trucks containing military equipment to the Syrian province of Hasaka despite Washington’s declaration of end of the ISIL in Eastern Euphrates region. Hundreds of trucks loaded with logistics and military support have arrived in areas under control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasaka province in…
Russian Security Council: Downed US Drone Violated Iranian Airspace
Sputnik-Middle East Tensions between Iran and the US have intensified since Tehran downed an American drone, which as Iran said, had violated the country’s borders. Washington, meanwhile, has accused Tehran of allegedly attacking oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, something that the Islamic Republic denies doing. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev stated in…
Senior Analyst Discloses US Plan to Transfer ISIL Terrorists to Iraq-Syria Borders
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iraqi security expert warned of the US plot to transfer the ISIL terrorists to the bordering areas with Syria in collaboration with the two countries’ tribes. The Arabic-language al-Ma’aloumeh news website quoted Hossein al-Kanani as saying on Tuesday that the US attempts to transfer the ISIL terrorists to the bordering areas…
Idlib & Gulf of Oman: How US and Its Allies are Raising Stakes in the Middle East
Ekaterina Blinova The US and its allies are involved in a collective act of brinkmanship by simultaneously ramping up tensions over Idlib and the Persian Gulf trying to force Damascus, Tehran, and Moscow into making concessions, say political analysts of Syrian origin. The UN and US have stepped up criticism of Damascus and Moscow over…
US-Backed SDF Wages Economic War Against Raqqa Residents to Suppress Popular Uprising
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have increased economic pressures on the residents of the city of al-Tabaqa in Western Raqqa in a bid to suppress the Syrian citizens after they staged a popular uprising there, media reports said. The Arabic-language Baladi news website quoted local sources in al-Tabaqa as saying that the…
How Iran Decided to Down a US Drone and Averted War by Sparing Another US Plane
Elijah J. Magnier Iran averted all-out war in the Middle East at the last moment when the Central command and control operational room of its Army and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ordered not to shoot down a US Navy anti-submarine warfare, Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Poseidon P-8 . Unusually, there were 38 on…
Syrian MP: Recent Clashes in Hama Direct Russia-Turkey Confrontation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian parliamentarians from Idlib disclosed direct military confrontations between the Russian and Turkish armies in recent military confrontations in Hama province due to Ankara’s direct backup for terrorists in the province. Syrian lawmaker Safvan Qorba from Idlib Province, in an interview with the Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper, said that another dimension of the recent…
Syrian Army Preparing for Resuming Fresh Military Operations in Hama
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army has dispatched massive military convoys to Northern Hama to resume military operations in the region, the Arabic-language media outlets reported. The Arabic-language website of the Russian Sputnik news agency quoted a Syrian Army military commander as saying that the army has recently sent its special forces known as ‘Tiger Force’…
Sabotage Damages 5 Oil Pipelines in Syrian Waters
Sputnik-Middle East Five offshore oil pipelines near the western Syrian city of Baniyas were damaged in an apparent attack, the country’s oil ministry said Sunday. Work is underway to repair the pipelines. Oil supply will be restored in the coming hours, the ministry stressed. “We were informed yesterday about an oil leak off Baniyas. Specialist…
Tahrir Al-Sham’s Key Military Base Destroyed in Russian, Syrian Airstrikes in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- The most important military base and two arms-ammunition depots of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) were destroyed in massive airstrikes by the Russian and Syrian fighter jets in Western Aleppo in Northern Syria, media sources said. The Arabic-language Al-Watan newspaper quoted a military source as saying that…
