Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement warned about an operation underway to revive Daesh’s (ISIL or ISIS) presence in the Middle East in order to whip up an excuse for the United States’ continued presence in the region under the guise of fighting the terrorist group.
Taking advantage of Erdogan’s troubles with Europe, Moscow appears to be moving in Syria to break its alignment of convenience with Ankara, writes Sayed Abdel-Meguid
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored a spike in the death toll of the conflict in southern Syria, between members of the “Fifth Corps” on the one hand, and the regime-backed forces and local militiamen from Sweida on the other. 13 fighters were killed and more than 60 were wounded of the regime-backed forces and local factions in Sweida.
On September 29, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed unprecedented information about the anti-terrorist campaign in Syria on the Red Star channel.
In an echo of events in Libya, rebels from Syria’s Idlib province are being recruited by Turkey to fight for Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, The Guardian has reported, citing several militants.
On 18 September, the US Central Command announced that it had taken a series of measures aimed at ensuring the safety and security of US-led coalition forces in north-eastern Syria. Mark Sleboda, a US military veteran and international affairs and security analyst, has explained who the major addressees of the Pentagon’s move are.
Abbas has already damaged the Palestinians’ relations with some Arab countries by condemning the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for signing peace treaties with Israel…. Now it appears that the Palestinians are also headed toward ruining their relations with Egypt because of Abbas’s decision to make peace with Hamas and appease Iran, Turkey and Qatar.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Walid al-Muallem has reiterated calls for Turkey and the US to leave Syria, describing their presence as illegal writes Al-Masdar.
Iran has reminded Syria that the help they provided to the regime is not free and that payment is expected reports Alsouria Net.
Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, aide and military advisor to Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, announced that Iran had signed contracts with the Assad regime in exchange for the support provided by Tehran to Assad.
The Human Rights Organization of Afrin has released a list of rebel divisions active in Syria that have been transported to Azerbaijan and hired as mercenaries to fight against the Artsakh military in the ongoing Azeri offensive.
According to the organization, 80 fighters from the seven different divisions were killed in action.