The Daily Brief 2020-11-23

by · AMN

This is a summary of 9 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iraq, ISIS, Germany, Libya, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tigray, Ansarallah, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, Iran, Obama, Israel, Netanyahu, Jeddah, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

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

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Iraqi forces arrest high-ranking and internationally wanted ISIS leader

Published 2020-11-23 13:58:24 by News Desk in Iraq

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – On Monday, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Yehya Rasoul, announced the arrest of an ISIS terrorist at Baghdad International Airport. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Rasoul posted on his official Twitter page: “Through constant follow-up and field work, the Counter-Terrorism Service was able to arrest the so-called General Administrative Coordinator of the ISIS terrorist gang called ‘Abu Nabaa’ at Baghdad International Airport.” Rasoul added, “It was carefully tracked by the intelligence of the Counter-Terrorism Service, since its launch from a country until its arrival in Iraq,… Read on ->

Tags: Iraq, ISIS


Turkey blocks Germany military from searching for weapons on ship destined for Libya

Published 2020-11-23 13:25:18 by News Desk in North-Africa, Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The German military said on Monday that Turkey blocked its forces from searching a ship that was suspected of carrying arms destined for Libya. Citing the German military spokesperson, Reuters reported that the German military entered the cargo ship, but was prevented from searching the vessel after Turkey protested to the European Union’s mission. According to the report, the German soldiers from the Hamburg frigate boarded the Turkish vessel, Rosalina-A, after they suspected the vessel was transporting weapons to a Libyan port city. Turkey immediately protested the search by the German military, claiming that it… Read on ->

Tags: Germany, Libya, Turkey


Tigrayan forces destroy airport under Ethiopian army control

Published 2020-11-23 13:09:16 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – On Monday, Reuters announced that the forces of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) destroyed an airport under the control of the Ethiopian army. Reuters quoted the Ethiopian media as stating that the rebel forces of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front destroyed an airport in the city of Axum, after federal forces gave them 72 hours to surrender. The front’s leader, Debretsion Gebremichael, told Reuters that the deadline was a cover in order to allow the government forces to regroup after the defeats suffered on three fronts. There was no immediate response from the two… Read on ->

Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray


New video shows Saudi Aramco station after Houthi attack

Published 2020-11-23 12:39:48 by News Desk in Gulf, Yemen

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (Houthis) launched a powerful attack on a oil station inside the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah last night. According to the Ansarallah-aligned spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, their rocket forces fired a newly-developed Quds-2 missile at the Saudi Aramco station inside Jeddah. Sare’a said the missile managed to hit its intended target, prompting the local civil defense units to rush to the scene of the explosion. In a video allegedly captured at the scene of the explosion, smoke can be seen billowing out from the Saudi Aramco… Read on ->

Tags: Ansarallah, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen


Fact check: Barack Obama’s book claims Soviet Union armed Iran with chemical weapons

Published 2020-11-23 12:09:00 by News Desk in Iran, Iraq

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s much anticipated book, A Promised Land, hit the shelves of bookstores on November 17th, two weeks after the U.S. presidential election. In the book, the former U.S. President discusses his tenure in length, while also highlighting several major events that took place while he was commander-in-chief. Among the topics discussed in the book was Iran and their ongoing feuds with several countries, including the Gulf Arab states. On page 452, Obama discusses the Islamic Republic of Iran their eight-year-long war with neighboring Iraq that saw several countries providing arms and… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Iraq, Obama


Video footage shows moment Israeli tank flips over

Published 2020-11-23 11:38:41 by News Desk in Israel, Middleeast, World-News

A video of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) Merkava tank flipping over during a routine drill emerged on social media on Sunday, garnering swift attention. The Israeli army was informed of the accident, and later stated that no one suffered injury. As can be seen in the video, the IDF tank was slowly driving onto a transport truck during a military drill in the Jordan Valley, when suddenly, while boarding it began to accelerate and then flew over the side of the vehicle, next landing upside down, presumably activating the tank’s fire suppression system. The IDF stated that no one… Read on ->

Tags: Israel


Netanyahu secretly visited Saudi Arabia to meet Pompeo and MBS: Israeli media

Published 2020-11-23 10:15:07 by News Desk in Gulf, Israel, World-News

Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio reported on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The report comes as an array of Israeli reporters, including Barak Ravid, claimed that the alleged secret gathering took place in Neom, Saudi Arabia’s new planned city, located a few miles from Israel’s southern border. The Israeli government and the US Embassy in Jerusalem have not yet commented on the report, which followed the Saudi Press Agency announcing in September that the Kingdom would allow “all… Read on ->

Tags: Israel, Netanyahu, Saudi


Ansarallah forces launch powerful attack on Saudi oil station along Red Sea coast

Published 2020-11-23 07:47:22 by News Desk in Gulf, Yemen

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement announced on the early hours of Monday, the bombing of an oil distribution station in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, said in a statement via his Twitter account: “With God’s help and support, the missile forces managed to target the Aramco distribution station in Jeddah with a winged missile, the Quds 2, which entered the service recently, after successful experiments in the Saudi depth.” He continued: “The attack was very accurate, and ambulances and firefighting vehicles rushed to the targeted… Read on ->

Tags: Ansarallah, Jeddah, Yemen


New videos surface of Azerbaijani forces dehumanizing and beheading Armenian soldiers

Published 2020-11-23 00:15:24 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have taken to social media recently to gloat about their declared victory in the Karabakh region, often using videos to show the dehumanization of their Armenian prisoners. In one of the most recent videos released, an Azerbaijani soldier was filmed beheading an Armenian prisoner and later playing with the victim’s severed head (please note the video was not posted in the article due to its graphic nature). More videos were shared on social media this past weekend, showing Azerbaijani soldiers dehumanizing Armenian prisoners, whether by hitting them or forcing them to… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan


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