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Women in Qamishli Rally in Support of Syrian Army, in Denunciation of Turkish Threats

31 December، 2018 Hasaka, SANA Scores of women participated in a rally held in al-Qamishli on Monday morning in support of the Syrian Arab Army and in denunciation of the threats by the Turkish regime against the unity and territorial integrity of Syria. The rally started from al-Sabi’a Bahrat Square heading for the Arab Cultural…

Syrian Government Forces Deployed Along Manbij Border

Syrian Army Highly on Alert to Counter Turkish Troops’ Possible Operation in Manbij Sputnik-Middle East The city of Manbij in the northern province of Aleppo has switched hands three times since the civil war began in 2011. With US troops leaving and Turkey concentrating forces at the border, the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG),…

Turkish Military Mobilizing Along Syrian Border

Sputnik-Middle East Earlier, several media reports also suggested that Turkey has been amassing tanks, howitzers and other equipment on the border with Syria. The redeployment comes ahead of a military operation announced by Ankara East of the Euphrates River in Syria against Daesh* and Kurdish forces there. Russian media has published footage of a Turkish…

US Army Forwards Large Military Convoy from Kuwait to Base in Western Iraq

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Army has dispatched tens of military vehicles from Kuwait to Ein al-Assad base in Anbar province, a news website reported on Monday. The Arabic-language al-Ma’aloumah quoted a security sources within the Iraqi popular forces of Hashd al-Shaabi as reporting that a long convoy of the US army, including a sum of…

Iraqi Forces Eliminates Gathering of Daesh Commanders

See: Syria Allows Iraq to Conduct Air Raids Against Daesh TEHRAN (FNA)- A meeting of over 30 senior commanders of the ISIL terrorist group came under attack by an Iraqi warplane in Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Monday. The Arabic-language Sumeriyah News quoted the Iraqi-Syrian Joint Command as reporting that an Iraqi F-16 fighter jet bombed…

Army General Command Issues Order Demobilizing Conscripted Officers

31 December، 2018 Damascus, SANA The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces on Monday issued an administrative order which stipulates for ending the reservation of batch no. 103 of conscripted officers and the earlier batches who joined the armed forces on 21-11-2010. The administrative order also stipulates for ending the reservation of conscripts…

Army Targets Terrorists’ Positions in Hama Countryside

30 December، 2018 Hama, SANA Army units conducted concentrated bombardments against positions of the terrorist groups in Hama northern countryside after they breached the demilitarized zone agreement again. SANA’s reporter in Hama said that army units positioned in the surroundings of Tal Bazam carried out precise bombardments against fortifications and positions of terrorist groups affiliated…

Syria Allows Iraq to Conduct Air Raids Against Daesh

Sputnik-Middle East The Iraqi military has conducted two airstrikes this month against Daesh on the territory of Syria, leaving dozens of terrorists dead. They reportedly used intelligence obtained from Damascus to locate the terrorists’ positions. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has granted Iraqi jets general permission to conduct airstrikes on Daesh* positions in Syria, an anonymous Iraqi source told…

Kurdish Militia Hands Over Strategic Dam in Northern Syria to Damascus Forces

TEHRAN (FNA)- The predominately-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) surrendered control of the strategic Tishrin Dam in Northern Syria to the Damascus troops a day after it retreated from the key town of Manbij to be replaced by the Syrian army. The Arabic-language website of Sputnik reported that the army took control of the Tishrin Dam…

Humam al-Hamoudi: US Seeking to Resurrect Daesh in Iraq

TEHRAN (FNA)- Leader of a major political party in Iraq stated that there has been clear intelligence evidence suggesting that the United States is trying to resurrect Daesh-led militancy in the Arab country after the Takfiri terrorist group was defeated in neighboring Syria. Humam al-Hamoudi, who chairs the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, said on…

US-led Coalition Only Acknowledges Killing 1140 Civilians in Syria and Iraq

30 December، 2018 Washington, SANA The illegitimate coalition led by USA acknowledged killing 1140 civilians in raids launched on Syria and Iraq since 2014. The coalition attempted as usual to reduce the number of victims, saying in a statement published by TASS news agency that 1139 civilians were killed “inadvertently” in the raids. Since its…