Category: Conflict

Source: Middle East Monitor The Russian military has revealed that over 63,000 troops from its armed forces have fought in Syria since Moscow entered the conflict in 2015, involvement that has turned the tide of the war in the regime’s favour. The deployment has included some 434 generals over the past three years, and about… Continue reading 63.000 RUSSIAN TROOPS FOUGHT IN SYRIA SINCE 2015

Source: The Independent By Bel Trew The Emirati soldiers in Yemen’s port city of Aden were starting to get jumpy. We had only spent 15 minutes in Dar Saad, one of the city’s worst hit districts from the ongoing war, when they thought security had been compromised. This section of the neighbourhood is deeply impoverished… Continue reading INSIDE THE UAE’S WAR ON AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN

Source: Al Masdar News By Leith Aboufadel The Syrian Arab Army’s long-awaited Idlib offensive is just days away, but the latter continues to send thousands of soldiers to this front in preparation for the operation. According to a military source in Damascus, the upcoming Idlib offensive is to be carried out by the largest Syrian… Continue reading IDLIB OFFENSIVE TO HAVE LARGEST BUILD-UP OF SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS

Source:Middle East Monitor It is only a matter of time before Israel launches a new offensive against the Gaza Strip, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday. The Jerusalem Post reported Lieberman saying: “The question of the next round of fighting is not ‘whether’ but ‘when.’ I am sure we will do what is needed.” The… Continue reading LIEBERMAN: WAR ON GAZA MATTER OF TIME

Source: Balkan in Sight Hashim Thaci told an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday that a deal might be reached with Belgrade for the predominantly Albanian municipalities of southern Serbia – Presevo, Medvegja and Bujanovac – to become part of Kosovo. “This does not mean partition of Kosovo, a territorial swap, or autonomy for Serbs [in… Continue reading KOSOVO’S THACI RULES OUT PARTITION LAND SWAP

Source: Middle East Monitor Hamas is in discussions to reach a deal with Israel that would allow Palestinian to travel through the Rafah crossing and goods to be brought in and out of the Gaza Strip through Kerem Shalom (Kerm Abu Salem) crossing, Israeli radio has said. Quds Press reported Reshet Bet radio station saying… Continue reading HAMAS NEGOTIATING TRUCE TERMS WITH ISRAEL

Source: Asia Times China’s ambassador to Damascus has reportedly told Syrian media that Beijing is prepared to aid the government’s push to retake territory throughout the country. Speaking to Syrian pro-government daily Al-Watan, the envoy, Qi Qianjin, expressed China’s support for what he referred to as Syria’s war against terrorists, according to a dispatch from… Continue reading CHINA SAYS WILLING TO TEAM WITH ASSAD IN PUSH TO RETAKE TERRITORY

Source: Asia Times Japan has launched the first of a new generation of guided missile destroyers from a shipyard in Yokohama, sparking accusations from China’s Global Times that it is trying to destabilize the region. The US$1.5 billion vessel is the seventh Aegis destroyer acquired by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, but the first to be… Continue reading JAPAN FIRES A SALVO IN SENKAKU ROW WITH NEW AEGIS DESTROYERS

Source: HI Souton Saviz is an Iranian flagged general cargo vessel used as an offshore surveillance, command & liaison base by Iranian forces operating in the Red Sea. Analysis suggests that it is primarily deployed in support of Houthis fighting in the civil war in Yemen. Saviz was operated as a bulk cargo carrier until… Continue reading IRANIAN COVERT OPERATIONS SHIP SAVIZ

Source: Al Monitor By Fehim Tastekin There are indications that the Syrian army will launch an operation against rebel forces in Idlib in September, after completing operations in the south of the country in Daraa and Quneitra. The possibility of such an operation against Idlib, where more than 100,000 militants have amassed following rebel evacuations… Continue reading SYRIA’S IDLIB EMERGES AS ACHILLES HEEL IN RUSSIA-TURKEY PARTNERSHIP