The Daily Brief 2020-11-26

by News Desk · AMN

This is a summary of 16 AMN articles on the following subjects: US, Iran, IRGC, Idlib, Saraqib, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, ISIS, Egypt, France, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tigray, Russia, CIA, Somalia, Libya.

Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, Africa, North-Africa

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Declassified video shows US F-35 jet drop nuclear bomb for first time ever

Published 2020-11-26 16:19:29 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – A U.S. F-35 fighter jet dropped a B-61-12 inert nuclear bomb at a government testing site in the state of Nevada. According to the website, The Drive, the test was conducted on August 25th at the Tonopah Test Range, as the F-35 jet dropped the inert nuclear bomb on its intended target. The nuclear bomb was dropped at an altitude of 10,500 feet, and it hit its intended target in 42 seconds. https://youtu.be/P1JGe1jj9u0 This is ever test of its kind using the F-35 stealth fighter, which is only used by a few countries in the… Read on ->

Tags: US

Show of strength: Massive armada of Iranian warships mobilize in the Strait of Hormuz

Published 2020-11-26 15:56:07 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The naval forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard conducted a massive maneuver, the first of its kind in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, with the participation of 1,000 boats of various kinds. According to the Fars News Agency, more than 1,000 light, medium and semi- heavy boats took part in the maneuver organized by the naval mobilization of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. These activities came on the seventh day of the Mobilization Week, which is being carried out by the naval mobilization in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The operation… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, IRGC

Turkish forces withdraw from strategic city in northwestern Syria

Published 2020-11-26 15:39:14 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – In the last 72 hours, the Turkish Armed Forces have begun withdrawing their troops from two important areas in northwestern Syria. According to a new report from the Aleppo Governorate, the Turkish Armed Forces have begun withdrawing their troops and equipment from the Saraqib area, putting an end to their presence that was meant to stop the Syrian Arab Army’s advance in the Idlib Governorate. The report said the Turkish Armed Forces brought in several transport trucks to withdraw not only their soldiers, but also their heavy equipment that has been there for several months…. Read on ->

Tags: Idlib, Saraqib, Syria

Palestinian prisoner Maher Al-Akhras released after 104-day-long hunger strike

Published 2020-11-26 14:03:47 by News Desk in Israel, Palestine

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Palestinian prisoner, Maher Al-Akhras, has been released based on a recent agreement with the Israeli government, in response to his suspension of the hunger strike, which lasted for 104 days. For his part, Qaddoura Fares, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, said on Thursday that Al-Akhras, who went on hunger strike for 104 days in protest against his administrative detention, has been released. ” “He will be transferred to An-Najah University Hospital in Nablus to receive treatment due to the effects of the strike.” On November 6th, an agreement was reached between Al-Akhras and… Read on ->

Tags: Israel, Palestine

US is ‘busy occupying Syria and plundering its oil and wealth’: Iran

Published 2020-11-26 13:51:33 by News Desk in Iran, Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said on Thursday that the unilateral embargo measures against Syria and Iran are illegal, inhuman and doomed to failure. The Islamic Republic News Agency cited Ravanchi as saying that the U.S. forces are “busy occupying parts of Syria and the plundering the oil and wealth of this country. Ravanchi statements came during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Syria, during which he confirmed that some countries by imposing unilateral embargo measures against the Syrian people and preventing them from international efforts aimed at… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Syria

Azerbaijani soldiers desecrate Armenian graves in newly handed over area: video

Published 2020-11-26 13:33:25 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – A new video shared on the TikTok app showed Azerbaijani soldiers desecrating Armenian graves inside the Karvachar (var. Kalbajar) area. In the video, the Azerbaijani soldiers can be seen walking up to an Armenian gravesite and stepping on the memorial flowers before they repeatedly kick a grave until it is destroyed. https://twitter.com/301_AD/status/1331915067248488449?s=20 As shown in the video above, it also appears that they have destroyed nearby graves, as more are seen damaged. The incident reportedly took place in Karvachar, which is known in Azeri as Kalbajar; this district was recently handed over to the Azerbaijani… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Karabakh

ISIS launches big attack on Syrian Army troops near strategic highway

Published 2020-11-26 12:46:29 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has continued their campaign in the eastern countryside of Hama, as their fighters targeted the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) positions near the Ithriya crossroad. According to field reports, the Islamic State attacked a Syrian Army unit in eastern Hama on Wednesday, resulting in a number of casualties within the rank of the military. Not long after the Islamic State launched the attack, the Syrian Arab Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) sent reinforcements to the eastern Hama front in order to drive back the terrorists. The reinforcements provided much needed relief… Read on ->

Tags: ISIS, Syria

Egypt warns Israel of threatening regional security by building illegal settlements

Published 2020-11-26 12:30:41 by News Desk in Egypt, Palestine

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that Israel’s approval of building new settlement units in Jabal Abu Ghneim in East Jerusalem threatens the stability of the region. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation of the construction of new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, as this constitutes a grave violation of international law and decisions of international legitimacy. The spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, said that the continuation of Israeli settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territories undermines the chances of a two-state solution, and… Read on ->

Tags: Egypt, Israel, Palestine

Turkey expresses rage over French Senate’s decision to recognize Karabakh’s independence

Published 2020-11-26 11:47:09 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated this week that the French Senate’s decision to recognize the Artsakh (var. Karabakh) Republic is devoid of logic and limits the possibility of France’s participation in resolving the crisis. “The decision of the French Senate adopted yesterday regarding the Karabakh conflict is an example of how international law, legality and justice can be ignored for domestic political reasons. We deny the baseless allegations in the decision against Turkey,” a statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The statement continued, “After Armenia’s aggression and provocations, Azerbaijan took the… Read on ->

Tags: France, Turkey

Ethiopian PM orders final offensive against Tigrayan rebel forces

Published 2020-11-26 11:19:54 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced in a statement on Thursday that the army would begin the “final stage” of an offensive against the rebel forces in the Tigray region, hours after the deadline for the Tigrayans to surrender. “The 72-hour deadline given to the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front to surrender peacefully has now passed, and our law enforcement campaign has reached its final stage,” Abiy Ahmed tweeted, adding that thousands of TPLF fighters had already surrendered. African envoys went to Ethiopia on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the crisis, hours before the… Read on ->

Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray

Iran warns enemies they possess long-range missiles and world-wide naval presence

Published 2020-11-26 11:04:29 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Major General Sayed Abdel Rahim Mousavi, said that their navy has emerged in a place where the enemy devotes all energies and strategies to flexing their muscles. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Wednesday that Mousavi warned his country’s enemies that Iran possesses long-range and accurate missiles. Mousavi warned that his country’s missiles are capable of destroying targets hundreds of kilometers away from Iran’s maritime border. Mousavi explained in his speech on the occasion of the National Day of the Iranian Army’s Naval Force: The maritime power… Read on ->

Tags: Iran

Russia slams Pompeo’s visit to occupied Golan as provocation

Published 2020-11-26 09:43:46 by News Desk in Israel, Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said on Wednesday that Russia considers the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Golan Heights as a provocation. Nebenzia said during the meeting of the UN Security Council: “We constantly call for preserving the unity of Syria and respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We call for abandoning plans to divide the country and prolong the conflict in it.” He added: “This applies to both eastern and western Syria, including the occupied Syrian Golan, and the visit by a high-ranking US… Read on ->

Tags: Israel, Russia, Syria, US

Iran responds to potential Trump attack before leaving office

Published 2020-11-26 09:20:37 by News Desk in Iran, Israel, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Wednesday that the military war is beyond an option for the U.S. Salami warned that the Iranian “mobilization forces have great values, including honor, dignity and self-sacrifice, and the mobilization forces also have divine glory and their hearts are reassuring in the remembrance of God,” the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. He continued: “The mobilists are not afraid of any enemy, at the same time they embody the beauty of mercy and love, and starting from that when the enemy thinks… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Israel, US

CIA agent killed during mission in Somalia

Published 2020-11-26 09:02:18 by News Desk in Africa, World-News

A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has died from an injury sustained during a mission in Somalia last weekend, The New York Times reported, citing a former senior US administration official familiar with the matter. The report on Wednesday said the CIA officer was a former US Navy Seal, but the identity of the officer has not been made public. It added that he was also a member of the CIA’s paramilitary division. Earlier on Wednesday, the US Defense Department’s Inspector General said in a report that militants from Islamist group al-Shabab continued attacks in East Africa as US forces… Read on ->

Tags: CIA, Somalia, US

Libyan Army shows its strength in simulated battle against Turkish troops

Published 2020-11-26 08:19:36 by News Desk in North-Africa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, demonstrated its strength by executing a military maneuver in which it simulated a supposed Turkish military attack on the eastern city of Benghazi. According to the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the maneuver comes as the latest “review of the military forces of the Libyan Army through a maneuver with live ammunition, during which he insulted the Turkish flag by placing it under the feet of its soldiers” A statement by the Military Information Division of the Libyan National Army said that “the 106th Brigade carried… Read on ->

Tags: Libya

Iran tells US to immediately withdraw troops from Syria

Published 2020-11-26 07:43:26 by News Desk in Iran, Syria

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Majid Takht-Ravanchi has called for the immediate and full-fledged withdrawal of US troops from Syria. “All foreign forces whose presence is not permitted by the Syrian government must leave Syria”, the diplomat told a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, in an apparent nod to the US. He questioned American forces’ current role in Syria, insisting that instead of fighting terrorism, they “continue supporting UN-designated terrorist groups such as al-Nusra Front* as well as looting the oil and wealth of the Syrian people”. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier noted that… Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Syria, US

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