The Russian missile cruiser, Moskva, of the Black Sea Fleet.

The Daily Brief 2020-11-24

This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, US, Aleppo, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Israel, Negev, Raqqa, Ansarallah, Houthis, Saudi, Armenia, Pashinyan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Ethiopia, Tigray, Hasakah, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Karabakh.

Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Syria, Iran, Israel, Middleeast, Gulf, Yemen, Egypt, North-Africa, Iraq, Turkey, Africa

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US responds after Russia stops warship: ‘We don’t recognize your border’

Published 2020-11-24 15:10:32 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The American 7th Fleet announced that Washington does not recognize the Russian maritime borders in the Gulf of Peter the Great in the Sea of Japan near the city of Vladivostok, after a U.S. destroyer violated these borders today. This came in response to the Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement that the anti-submarine ship “Admiral Vinogradov” prevented the American destroyer “John McCain” from violating Russia’s borders in the waters of the Peter the Great Bay on Tuesday morning. The command of the American 7th Fleet said in a statement that the destroyer John McCain was carrying… Read on ->

Tags: Russia, US

Turkish military prepares to withdraw from strategic area in Aleppo

Published 2020-11-24 14:37:54 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – On Tuesday morning, a large number of various vehicles entered the Turkish observation post area, which the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has besieged in the Rashideen 5 area of Aleppo. According to the reports from the Aleppo Governorate on Tuesday, the Turkish military has begun loading the vehicles with equipment in what appears to be preparations for a complete withdrawal from the strategic Rashideen 5 area. Local sources reported that the number of vehicles that arrived there on Tuesday exceeded 30, with most of them being trucks used for transporting equipment. While the Turkish military… Read on ->

Tags: Aleppo, Syria, Turkey

Massive explosion rocks northeastern Aleppo city

Published 2020-11-24 14:23:08 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – A car bomb exploded in the city of Al-Bab in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in several casualties and significant material damage to a number of buildings. Civil sources reported to SANA’s correspondent that “a car bomb exploded this morning in the city of Al-Bab in the northeastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, causing several injuries and causing great material damage to the place.” The sources pointed out that: “Groups of Turkish forces and their mercenaries were deployed in the place and vicinity of the explosion, and it has not been confirmed whether there… Read on ->

Tags: Aleppo, Syria

Iran is preparing to unveil a new ‘weapon unlike the rest’

Published 2020-11-24 13:22:56 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Iranian Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, announced on Monday that a new, locally manufactured Iranian weapon, different from the rest of its weapons, will soon be unveiled. According to the Iranian Fars News Agency, Brigadier General Hatami said during the “Mobilization Week” ceremony that the late Imam (Khomeini) had ordered the establishment of the “Organization of the Most Vulnerable” after the case of the American “espionage den” (the former U.S. embassy in Tehran), considering it a “show Great strength in the face of the Americans”, and that this organization has turned American… Read on ->

Tags: Iran

Israeli helicopter crashes in Negev region: photos

Published 2020-11-24 13:04:41 by News Desk in Israel, Middleeast

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – On Tuesday, Israeli Army Radio announced, “A helicopter has crashed in the western Negev, southern Israel, and caught fire,” confirming that “rescue crews rushed to the site.” https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1331172199005302784?s=20 The official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation announced that “two Israelis were seriously injured in a civilian helicopter crash in the Negev region, in the south of the country.” https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1331177123764113409?s=20 No further details have been released.

Tags: Israel, Negev

Turkish drones carry out new strikes over northern Syria

Published 2020-11-24 12:53:12 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Turkish military continued their aerial campaign on Tuesday, targeting the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of ‘Ain ‘Issa in the Al-Raqqa countryside. According to reports from Al-Raqqa, the Turkish military’s attack drones bombed the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces near ‘Ain ‘Issa, causing a number of explosions in the process. There has been no confirmation on the number of casualties caused by the Turkish military’s new drone strikes on northern Syria. This latest attack by the Turkish Armed Forces comes just hours after intense clashes broke out between… Read on ->

Tags: Raqqa, Syria

New photos show aftermath of Houthi missile strike on Saudi Aramco oil facility

Published 2020-11-24 12:33:22 by News Desk in Gulf, Yemen

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – On Tuesday, the Saudi media published pictures of the Aramco oil station, which was targeted by the Ansarallah (Houthis) Movement in the city of Jeddah. The Saudi newspaper, Al-Yaum, stated that the building “suffered limited damage at the petroleum distribution station in Jeddah,” without providing further details. An official at the Saudi Aramco Oil Company said earlier on Tuesday, “The clients were not affected by the attack by the Yemeni Houthi group on a plant for the distribution of petroleum products north of Jeddah,” stressing that the company “showed its ability to deal with the… Read on ->

Tags: Ansarallah, Houthis, Saudi

Pashinyan sacks Armenian Deputy Defense Minister

Published 2020-11-24 12:15:28 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday, sacked the country’s Deputy Defense Minister, Gabriel Balayan, from his post. According to what was posted on the website of the Council of Ministers on November 20, “Gabriel Balayan is exempt from his duties as Deputy Defense Minister.” On 20 November, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian dismissed Defense Minister David Tonoyan, and appointed in his place the chief advisor to Prime Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan. It is noteworthy to mention that on November 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed an agreement brokered by Moscow, ending the armed conflict in Karabakh, after… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Pashinyan

Iran is strongly defending Syria and its security: official

Published 2020-11-24 11:53:20 by News Desk in Iran, Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – The Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council, Hussein Amir Abdollahian, said that Tehran strongly defends Syria and its security, stressing that his country supports the constructive efforts of the United Nations in helping Syria. “Tehran welcomes the efforts of the United Nations and the measures that help in preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Syria and the return of sustainable security to its territory,” he said during his meeting with the U.N. envoy for the Syrian settlement, Geir Pedersen. Abdollahian considered that the missing link in Syria today is the… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Syria

Russian Navy stops US warship after it enters territorial waters

Published 2020-11-24 11:35:06 by News Desk in World-News

A Russian ship issued a warning to a US warship that entered their territorial waters on Tuesday, prompting them to eventually stop the ship. The incident occurred in the Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The American side has not addressed the situation so far. “The large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Vinogradov stopped the US Navy destroyer John McCain, which was violating the Russian border in the Peter the Great Gulf”, an official statement issued by the MoD says. “Admiral Vinogradov, which was tracking the US destroyer,… Read on ->

Tags: Russia, US

Egyptian MiG-29 fighters in Sudan possess advanced Russian missiles: photos

Published 2020-11-24 11:15:28 by News Desk in Egypt, North-Africa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – New footage released this week showed the “Nile Eagles-1” maneuvers between the Egyptian Air Force and its Sudanese counterpart. The footage showed that the Egyptian Air Force acquired the latest version of the Russian medium-range air combat missile R-77, the RVV-SD version with a range of 110 km, which they armed on their MiG-29 jets. This version of the RVV-SD missile has an improved range of up to 110 km and is powered by a new propellant engine with a speed of Mach 4.5, unlike the INS inertial navigation system, as well as an active… Read on ->

Tags: Egypt, Sudan

Turkish army, allied militants launch heavy attack in northern Syria

Published 2020-11-24 10:54:54 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – Heavy clashes broke out last night in the northern region of Syria, as Turkish troops and their allied militants attacked the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Al-Raqqa countryside. According to reports from the Al-Raqqa Governorate, the Turkish army and their allied militants were involved in a heavy firefight with the Syrian Democratic Forces near the key town of ‘Ain ‘Issa. The clashes reportedly took place when the Turkish army and their allied militants launched several artillery shells toward the Syrian Democratic Forces’ positions along the front-lines in the ‘Ain ‘Issa countryside…. Read on ->

Tags: Raqqa, Syria, Turkey

Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes over northern Iraq: video

Published 2020-11-24 10:13:34 by News Desk in Iraq, Turkey

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense published scenes showing their air force carrying out a raid inside Iraq on Monday. On its Twitter page, the Turkish Ministry of Defense shared a video showing a Turkish fighter carrying out a strike on the alleged positions of the Kurdistan Workers Party inside Iraqi territory. In its statement, the ministry said: “Four PKK terrorists who were detected by reconnaissance and surveillance vehicles in the areas of Matina and Afashin in northern Iraq were neutralized by air operations.” https://twitter.com/tcsavunma/status/1330888358038548482?s=20 The statement added, “Operations will continue until the last terrorist is… Read on ->

Tags: Iraq, Turkey

Tigrayan forces claim to have ‘completely destroyed’ an entire Ethiopian military division

Published 2020-11-24 09:41:31 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

The Tigray forces on Tuesday announced that they had “completely destroyed” the 21st mechanised division of the Ethiopian Army. The Ethiopian government has commented on the claim yet. Earlier in the day, Alsir Khaled, the head of Sudan’s refugee agency in the eastern border town of Kassala, said that more than 45,000 people had fled Ethiopia since the start of the armed conflict in the Tigray region. In November, an armed conflict started between Ethiopia’s government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) after the government accused Tigray forces of conducting an attack on a military base in the region…. Read on ->

Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray

Turkish-backed forces loot church in northeastern Syria: report

Published 2020-11-24 09:10:41 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed forces have looted a church inside an occupied city in the northeastern part of the country, Syrian state media reported on Monday. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted local sources in the city of Al-Hasakah as saying that members of militant groups supported by Turkey looted the Church of St. Thomas in the Al-Kanisa neighborhood in Ras Al-Ain city. The sources pointed out that “the gunmen stole furniture and metal collectibles, including copper, and electrical appliances from the church, with the aim of smuggling them abroad.” The sources affirmed that “the Turkish… Read on ->

Tags: Hasakah, Syria

Ethiopian forces prepare to encircle Tigray’s capital

Published 2020-11-24 08:45:59 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – The spokesman for the Ethiopian government said that federal forces have cordoned off the capital of the Tigray region, about 50 km away, as part of an operation to overthrow the People’s Front for the Liberation of Tigray (TPLF). Radwan Hussein, a spokesman for the government task force on the region, said in a text message that Tigrayans launched missiles on Monday at Bahr Dar, the capital of the neighboring Amhara region, whose authorities support the federal forces’ attack. There has been no immediate response from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and Reuters was not… Read on ->

Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray

All options are open with the Houthis: US National Security Adviser

Published 2020-11-24 08:36:10 by News Desk in Yemen

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – The U.S. National Security Adviser announced on Monday that the United States “keeps all options open” regarding the Ansarallah Movement (Houthis) in Yemen, amid reports that the Donald Trump administration may designate the group a “terrorist” group. In an interview with reporters during a visit to the Philippines, Robert O’Brien criticized the group for failing to engage in “a peace process in good faith” to end the conflict, according to AFP. Asked whether the United States would designate the Ansarallah Movement a “terrorist organization,” O’Brien said Washington was monitoring the situation “closely.” He explained, “We… Read on ->

Tags: Ansarallah, Houthis, Yemen

Russia soldier wounded in new explosion inside Karabakh

Published 2020-11-24 07:07:32 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – A Russian officer of the peace-keeping forces was injured in a mine explosion in the Karabakh region on Monday, local reports said last night. Furthermore, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was killed, and four employees of the Ministry of Emergencies were wounded in Karabakh, as a result of this explosion. “A mine exploded in the Madaghiz region, resulting in the injury of a Russian peacekeeper. A soldier of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was also killed, and four employees of the Ministry of Emergencies in Karabakh were injured, of varying degrees,” the Russian Ministry… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia

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