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Turkish Authorities Claim To Have Killed More Than 80 PKK Members In Northern Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey - On Monday, the Turkish minister of defense made an announcement that at least 83 members of the PKK terrorist group had been killed since the beginning of anti-terrorist operation in northern Iraq. He Said anti-insurgents operation which was set in on 16 June 2020, has produced desired results so far, in terrifically executed operation, as many as 83  PKK  terrorists were neutralized and a large cache of weapons and ammo was most probably to be used to launch more deleterious attacks in different parts of Turkey also confiscated from the terrorists. PKK is a Kurdish militant and political group, based in the Kurdish regions of Turkey and Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Since 1984, the PKK has been involved in an armed conflict with the Turkish state. Kurdistan Workers' Party  (PKK) has been calling for a Kurdish state in Turkey since the last 35 years, their armed struggle has left more than 40,000 people dead, mostly civilians. Source: Turki

In Anti Extremists crackdown, 39 ISIS Elements Exterminated In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The National Media Cell of Iraq also known as National Press Centre, confirmed the elimination of a large column of malefactors in clampdown on miscreants in Salah ad-Din province in Iraq, located in the north of Baghdad. The anti-ISIS operation was carried out by Iraqi special forces in rocky areas of Salah ad-Din province on Monday, which was expected to be accomplished within a short span of time, stretched to next-day with the desired result by liquidating about 39 terrorists, military media reported on Tuesday. Following the intelligence-based information, coalition aircraft in collaboration with Iraqi ground forces wrought havoc with the hostile forces, in targetted airstrikes, several underground tunnels frequently used by extremists and weapons depots were annihilated. In late 2017, a spokesperson for the NATO-lead anti-ISIS coalition told the media during the briefing that approximately 10,000 Iraqi forces and 2,000 Kurdish militants had been killed in the

Turkey Beefs Up Military Presence In Syria By Dispatching Thousands of Soldiers With 2,100 Tanks & Other Vehicles

DAMASCUS, Syria — Turkey has started consolidating the fragile position of A-Qaeda affiliated Syrian government opposition forces in Idlib and Aleppo governorates, United Kingdom-based information office of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday. While citing the local source observatory made widely known that at least 7,000 Turkish troops along with 2,100 battle tanks, trucks, anti-mine automobiles, and other vehicles had entered the Syrian territory through Kafr Lusin border crossing, in the north of the Syrian Idlib province in course of two weeks. A local source said  Turkish troops and vehicles were deployed in 33 observation posts established in different cities, towns, and villages of Aleppo and Idlib provinces. Last week Turkey had evacuated most of its observation military posts from Al - Hasakah Syria without giving any prior notice to the bullying parties. Turkey decided to remove its military observation posts from Hasakah after losing 14 soldiers in

Turkey Removes Observation Military Posts From Al - Hasakah Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria  — The UK based Syrian Observatory for human rights reported that Turkish forces evacuated most of its observation posts from Al-Hasakah. Al-Hasakah province is located in the northeast of Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) more informed that the Turkish military has removed all its surveillance posts without giving any prior notice to bullying sides. Turkey decided to remove its military observation posts from Hasakah after losing 14 soldiers in the Syrian province of Idleb.    

Syrian Arab Army Scores Huge Advance In Adlib & Aleppo

The Turkish news agency reported on Sunday that more than a dozen districts, towns, and villages had been fallen into the hands of  Syrian government forces after a swift and violent military offensive. The reliable source added that anti-government forces affiliated to Al-Qaeda, backed by the Turkish, American and Israeli regimes collapsing like a house of cards in Idlib and Aleppo provinces. In the past 78 hours, more than 18 cities, towns and villages including Tal Bajir, Tal Qaratin, Abad, Maryada, Maarat Al-Numan and Saraqib cities were seized by Syrian government forces in a deadly ground assault with Russian air force support. Asad forces have expanded control over 600 square Km in Idleb and Aleppo countryside, the Syrian military announced today during a press briefing. Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Idlib has been known as a stronghold of anti-government forces, but now it has turned out to be a regime citadel as Jihadists' presence is depleting with each

Syrian Military Captures Al-Eis Town In Aleppo

A fter staging the series of blistering and result oriented onslaughts, the Syrian army managed to retake an important town of Al-Eiss or Al-Iss, situated in the southern part of Aleppo from the opposition forces. Al-Iss is a Syrian town, that is a part of  Mount Simeon District, located in the Aleppo governorate. In the anti-terrorist crackdown, several villages including Rasm Al-Suhreej village were also purged from Al-Nusra Front and Tahrir al-Sham jihadist groups, Syrian government authorities said on Saturday. The Syrian Arab Armed Forces dismantled all explosive mines and improvised explosive devices (IED) from the city of Saraqeb, Al-Eis town and other liberated territories were placed by the al-Qaeda linked elements, the state-run news agency SANA reported Yesterday. https://twitter.com/Shujaat15abbasi

Israeli Airstrikes Wiped out Pro-Government Forces Positions In Syria, Killing Dozens

DAMASCUS, Syria — United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights office documented 23 Pro-government forces deaths, were largely believed to have been martyred on Thursday morning, in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territories. SOHR claimed that at least 15 paramilitary forces, including five Syrian and three Iranians, were killed when their positions were pounded by hostile projectiles in Damascus and Daraa. These claims were convincingly refuted by the State-owned News Agency SANA, it said only eight government soldiers were wounded in hostile fire. Most of the Israeli missiles fired in Syrian airspace were destroyed in the air before reaching the military targets in Damascus and Daraa. https://twitter.com/Shujaat15abbasi  

Following The Pinpoint Strikes In Iraq USA Evacuated Bases From Syria Al-Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Syria —  In the wake of Iranian successful strikes on Ain al-Asad and Erbil military bases housing American soldiers, the USA evacuated forces from two basses in the Syrian province Al-Hasakah yesterday. A large convoy of the American soldiers consist of dozens of lite and heavy vehicles withdrew from the base located in Kharab Al-Jir and moved to the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing, local media reported yesterday. It said a platoon of USA soldiers was also shifted from Shaddadi base towards Houl, east of Hasakah. Irani military targeted several times Al-Asad airbase hosting American soldiers with sophisticated missiles in Iraq’s Anbar province on Wednesday midnight, the airbase from where Irani on service general and the iconic figure Qasem Soleimani was believed to have been targeted and martyred by the American ruthless airforce last week. In a reprisal of Qasem Soleimani's martyrdom, Irani forces hit hard yet another American military base with ballistic missiles situa

Iraq: Over 100 Protesters Killed & Wounded In Fresh String Of Gun Violence

At least 25 anti-government protesters died and around 130 more were wounded when their protest camp came under an unidentified gunmen attack in the capital city of Iraq on Friday. The scene of violence kicked off after anonymous assailants showered the demonstrators camp with bullets, resulted in mortalities and injuries among the ranks of protesters in the city of Baghdad. A peaceful rally turned into violence at the night time when gunmen on Cars, pickups, and trucks sprayed the demonstrators sit in with automatic guns. The bloody onslaught caused hundreds of people to flee the scene, with teenagers at the camp separated from the elders in chaos local media reported. Most of the victims were identified as Shia Muslims,  supporters of pre-eminent   Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's had been fighting against corrupt and unassembled Iraqi government since October 1, 2019.  Muqtada al-Sadr is a head of the Iraqi communists' political party (Sairoon).  Sairoon had acquired 54 s eat

Scores Killed & Wounded As Baghdad Rocked By Deadly Blasts

As many as 23 civilians are reported to have been killed and wounded in the latest wave of terrorism in the capital city of Iraq. A statement issued by the Interior Ministry of Iraq on Tuesday publicized that at least 6 people were killed and 17 others wounded in three blasts understood to had been carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in populated areas of Baghdad city. In the first attack, the famous market Al-Shaab was banged by explosive motorcycle blast that shook up the neighboring residents and left six people dead and nine more  wounded. In the second blast, four people sustained superficial injuries when a homemade bomb denoted in the Al-Baiyaa vicinity in southwestern Baghdad.  Al-Baladiyat neighborhood in eastern Baghdad was targeted in the third attack that left four people injured as well. 

Israel : Hezbollah's Power Is Greater Than Organization, Equal To State

S tudying Hezbollah's military strength, Israeli media has reported that by reshaping and modernizing the military, Hezbollah has turned out to be a state power rather than a small militants organization. After gauging Hezbollah's military strength, the military correspondent of the Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth news agency has reported that Hezbollah has become a regional power after acquiring sophisticated and developed warfare ammunition. It says because of its military might, and protracted war expertise in Syria, Hezbollah can face Israel without hesitation with proficiency   in the future war, it can also upset any of its rivals because of the missiles, rockets, and air defense superiority. On Monday,  9  September   2019, Hezbollah had claimed of downing Israeli unmanned aircraft with an adequate surface to air weapon outside the southern town of Ramah.     

19 Iranian Are Released By Saudi Arabia

The Iranian high-level authorities have confirmed the freedom of 19 fishermen, detained by Saudi coastguard, about 11 months ago after their vessel entered the Kingdom's water. Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thanked Saudi Arabian counterpart on Thursday. He said matter of piscators' freedom was argued out prudently with Saudi Arabia, which led to their freedom. All fishermen are residents of Iranian southern province of  Bushehr and are in good health. Our families were in the state of tenterhooks before the libration of our beloveds, one of the family members of detainees told the local media. Iranian fishers and their vessels were taken into custody in separate raids launched by Arabian forces in Persian (Arabian) Gulf coastlines. A vessel carrying 11 Iranian fishers was caught by the Saudi forces when it moved into Kingdom's territorial water on December 31, 2018, an onother Iranian boat with 8 fishermen was seized on February 8, 2019, by Saudi coastal

Turkish Incursion Of Syria Has Left 183 TFSA Soldiers, 224 SDF Fighters Dead

The United Kingdom-based NGO The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that 224 Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters and 183 Syrian National troops have been killed in the latest Turkish invasion. On Thursday,  non-governmental organization (NGO)  SOHR  further added that 72 civilians were also killed, and about 140 Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers had been wounded since the beginning of Turkish Assault. It is believed that two district centers, a town and tens of villages inside Syria have been purged  from Kurdish forces .

Turkey - Syria offensive: Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan Turndown US Call For Armistice

The US call for an instant halting of the Turkish offensive in the  Kurdish  region of   Syria  has been renounced by Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan. Despite the US sanctions, and unhealthy economic state, the man of principle Turkish president refusing to genuflect to the American leadership. His statement comes ahead of Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Turkey. On a Monday evening, the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had gauged the more sanctions to be imposed on Turkey over the incursion of Syria.

Syrian Government Is Believed To Have Control 387 S.M Area Around Manbij City

Quoting to the Russian defense ministry, the  Russian based Interfax news agency has reported that about 1,000 Squire kilometers of the area around the Manbij city is under Syrian government forces control.  Manbij is a city in the northeast of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, 30 kilometers west of the Euphrates. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics,  Manbij had a population of nearly 100,000. The population of Manbij is largely Arab, with Kurdish, Circassian and Chechen minorities. Russian Ministry of Defence added that all major buildings including Tabqa military airfield, several hydroelectric power plants and key bridges across the Euphrates river are under Syrian government control.

Yemen: Anti-Houthi Coalition Airstrikes Annihilated War Prisoners Cell In Dhamar Governorate Killing & Wounding Over160

Web News SANA, Yemen — Saudi-lead aerial assault on Houthis controlled Dhamra province has left 60 people dead and another 100 wounded  Ministry of health  says. Incident began when coalition airstrikes targeted prisoner cell where huge number of war prisoners were held. Houthi-run media initially said that Saudi-lead coalition bombed the jail where war prisoners  were kept, and up for the prisoner swap. According to a local source, all 170 detainees were  killed in US-Saudi airstrikes.  While on Sunday, the anti-Houthi coalition claimed that their airstrikes had targeted the Houthi's site where drones and ammo were stored.   

The Popular Mobilization Forces Claim To Have Taken Out Islamic State's Governor Of Baghdad

Web News The media wing of Hashd al-Shaabi said that governor (Wali) of  Baghdad appointed by Islamic state was exterminated during the anti-terrorist operation in Al Anbar Governorate. Stating the media Popular Forces said that they had captured and killed Abdulsalam Hamad Hamoud, codenamed as Abu Nurdduring in operation in Wadi area of Anbar desert. Officials added that six other ISIS members were arrested when they were trying to escape the scene. The victory against ISIS was declared year ago, but some remaining elements are spreading chaos and havoc to penetrate security forces and civilians in order to expand control over strategic constituency.

America Planning Direct Talk With Houthis : WSJ

SHUJAAT HUSSAIN WASHINGTON, America — The Donald Trump administration is planning to start a substantive dialogue with the Yemeni powerful militia group. The Wall Street Journal report said that Trump wanted to end long imposed war on the poorest Arab country. The statement issued by the US officials on Tuesday further added that America is seeking a ceasefire in Yemen. Trump administration is looking to prompt Saudi Arabia into taking part with Ansarullah in Oman to broker a ceasefire. Bullying parties in Yemen are none the wiser about what the US plans.  According to the reports published in the leading newspapers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been invading Yemen since March 2015 to reinstall fugitive president Mansour Hadi in power, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 34,100 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition in four y

Irani General : Any Israeli 'Idiotic Operation' Will Be Its Last Combat.

Web News  LEBANON, Beruit — In response to Israeli airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon, Qassem Soleimani the leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it will be Zionists last war if it imposes. Yesterday, Israeli airforce targeted and damaged Hezbollah media center in the Dahyeh outskirts of  the city. During the operation in Lebanon's airspace yesterday, two Israeli drones plummeted near Beruit  suburbs . The Israeli act of aggression was criticized by Lebanon's P.M. Yesterday, Saad Hariri said that Zionist's airstrikes in Lebanon were the act of aggression aimed at to destabilize the security of the region. In the series of hostile acts, Israeli drone targeted Popular Mobilization Forces vehicle near the   Iraqi-Syrian border resulted in the death of the paramilitary commander. The victim of a drone strike ascertained as Abu Ali al-Dubi.     Source: Reuters

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia All Set To Invest $75 Billion In Indian Oil Industry Despite Kashmir Move

NEW DEHLI, India  —    The managing director of Reliance Industries Limited announced the biggest deal of Indian history with Saudi Arabia’s state-run energy group, Saudi Aramco. He said Saudi Aramco is ready to purchase a 20% stake in  Reliance Industries Limited. He told the media that the deal between monsters companies was finalized a few days ago, after acquiring a 20% stake in Reliance Industries Limited Saudi Aramco will be bound to supply 500,000 barrels of crude oil every day to Reliance Industries refinery. In October 2018, India’s Reliance Industries Ltd had halted imports of Iranian crude oil ahead of the U.S. sanctions against Tehran’s oil sector. Today's Indian business report claimed that shares of Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited climbed over 11% after deal with Saudi Aramco .  Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a Saudi Arabian government petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest rev