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The Daily Brief 2020-11-21

This is a summary of 5 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Karabakh, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tigray.

Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Turkey, Africa

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Russia developing new weapon to replace powerful Iskander tactical missiles

Published 2020-11-21 12:40:10 by News Desk in World-News

Russia has laid the scientific groundwork for a new weapon to replace the Iskander tactical missile system, Russia’s Missile Forces and Artillery Chief Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky said in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper on Thursday. “The Iskander-M will comply with modern requirements for quite a long time and will remain the basic weapon for the missile forces and artillery at least until 2030… As for the future weapon, we can say that quite substantial scientific groundwork is already available today for its development,” the general said. The Iskander-M tactical missile system is unique and its upgraded potential “has… Read on ->

Tags: Russia

Azerbaijan files complaint against ‘French mercenaries’ in Karabakh

Published 2020-11-21 12:05:42 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani embassy in Paris has filed a complaint with the judicial authorities in order to investigate alleged war crimes committed by French citizens in the Karabakh region. The embassy stated this in a statement via Twitter on Friday, adding that “according to our information confirmed by French media as well, a large number of French mercenaries of Armenian and non-Armenian origin associated with the French extreme right passed to Yerevan, before they headed to the Azerbaijani lands that were occupied by Armenia.” The embassy declared that it had called for an investigation at the… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Karabakh

Turkish army completes final preparations for deployment to Azerbaijan: MoD

Published 2020-11-21 11:38:32 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Saturday that the Turkish ground forces have completed their preparations and can soon head to Azerbaijan to monitor the ceasefire in Karabakh. The state-owned Anadolu Agency quoted Akar as saying: “Our soldiers are heading soon to Azerbaijan. The Turkish ground forces have completed their preparations to perform their duties following the ceasefire agreement signed between Baku and Yerevan.” According to Akar, the Turkish forces will be heading to Azerbaijan after Ankara received a request from Baku to deploy their troops to the disputed Karabakh region. On the other… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Turkey

Russian Defense Minister arrives in Yerevan to meet with Armenian PM

Published 2020-11-21 11:17:03 by News Desk in World-News

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu arrived in Yerevan as part of an interdepartmental delegation of the Russian Federation, the Armenian government told TASS on Saturday. “Sergey Shoygu has arrived in Yerevan. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to arrive, as well as Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak, Alexey Overchuk and others,” the government said. As the government specified, the members of the interdepartmental delegation will meet on Saturday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the complete cessation… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Russia

Ethiopian forces capture town from Tigrayan separatists

Published 2020-11-21 11:04:44 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

The fighting in Ethiopia’s north erupted in early November, when the federal government accused the ruling party in the rebel Tigray region of attacking a local military base. The government has launched an offensive in the region in response. The Ethiopian government has taken control of Adigrat, a town located in the Tigray Region, authorities said on Saturday, as quoted by Reuters. Adigrat lies 116 km north from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region and 898 km north of the federal capital Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government is currently pushing its military further in the region to topple rebel forces… Read on ->

Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray

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