The Daily Brief 2020-10-20

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This is a summary of 14 AMN articles on the following subjects: Israel, UAE, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Idlib, Russia, Syria, Hama, Turkey, Indonesia, US, China.

Categories covered in this brief: Middleeast, World-News, Syria, Turkey

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UAE and Israel sign 4 cooperation agreements

Published 2020-10-20 14:07:37 by News Desk in Middleeast

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – On Tuesday, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed four cooperation agreements, amid a growing diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The online publication, Ynet, reported this afternoon that the signing ceremony took place at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and was attend by a number of officials. The agreements covered the field of aviation, mutual exemption of visas for tourists from the two countries, and protection of investments, science and technology. On the Israeli side, the Minister of Finance, Yisrael Katz, the Minister of Transport, Miri Regev, the Minister of Science and… Read on ->

Tags: Israel, UAE


Armenian forces prepare for major battles in Karabakh: video

Published 2020-10-20 13:57:29 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense released a new video on Tuesday of the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) training for future battles in the Karabakh region. In the video released by the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Artsakh Defense Army can be seen using anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) against enemy targets in an undisclosed part of the Karabakh region. Per the video below, these soldiers from the Artsakh Defense Army are preparing to leave for the front, as the Armenian forces attempt to fend off the Azerbaijani offensives inside of Karabakh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7G7cMWykvU Despite a recent agreement… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh


Russian warplanes wipe out jihadist convoy in northwest Syria

Published 2020-10-20 13:44:32 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force carried out fresh airstrikes over the northwestern region of Syria on Tuesday, as their warplanes targeted the forces of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in the Idlib Governorate. According to a field report from the Idlib Governorate, the Russian Air Force heavily targeted the positions of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, along with one of their military convoys that was attempting to reach the front-lines in Jabal Al-Zawiya. The report said Russian reconnaissance planes scoped out the area and monitored the movements of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham before their warplanes carried out a devastating attack… Read on ->

Tags: Idlib, Russia, Syria


Watch: Turkey withdraws from Syria’s Hama after 2 years

Published 2020-10-20 12:45:51 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Turkish military’s withdrawal from the Hama Governorate is underway after dozens of transport vehicles entered northwestern Syria to begin the deconstruction of their observation posts. According to the latest reports from the Hama Governorate, the Turkish military has already withdrawn its forces from Morek, which was the site of their largest observation post in this area. Furthermore, the withdrawal from the Hama Governorate was captured by several local journalists, who filmed the Turkish military leaving the region on Tuesday. As shown in the video below, the Turkish military’s transport vehicles have begun heading towards… Read on ->

Tags: Hama, Syria


Russian Air Force unleashes heavy attack on jihadist forces in northwest Syria

Published 2020-10-20 12:26:25 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force unleashed a heavy assault over northwestern Syria on Tuesday, as their warplanes targeted the positions of the jihadist rebels in rural Idlib. According to a field source in Idlib, the Russian Air Force, backed by their Syrian counterparts, heavily targeted the jihadist defenses in the Jabal Al-Zawiya region of Idlib, inflicting heavy damage on the latter’s positions. The source said the Russian Air Force carried out this attack after their reconnaissance planes observed the movements of the jihadists throughout this mountainous region in the southwestern part of the Idlib Governorate. This… Read on ->

Tags: Idlib, Russia, Syria


Turkish troops officially withdraw from large military post in northwest Syria

Published 2020-10-20 11:55:57 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces have officially withdrawn from their military post in a Hama Governorate town after occupying this area for over two years. According to a field reporter in northern Hama, the Turkish military began moving out their forces on Tuesday morning after bringing in several transport vehicles the day prior. The reporter said the Turkish military’s withdrawal was being monitored by both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian Armed Forces, who ensured the safety of the roadway in the Hama Governorate. He would add that the Turkish Armed Forces have already begun… Read on ->

Tags: Hama, Idlib, Syria, Turkey


Fierce clashes breakout in Karabakh amid another Azerbaijani push

Published 2020-10-20 10:33:18 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 A.M.) – Heavy clashes broke out in southern Karabakh this morning after the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched another powerful assault north of Fuzuli. According to the latest reports from Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attempted to advance north of Fuzuli and several other points in the region, which prompted the Armenian troops to engage the enemy at the line of contact. As of now, no major advances have been reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense or their President, Ilham Aliyev. On Monday, Aliyev announced that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces captured several villages near the line of… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh


Indonesia rejects US request to host spy planes

Published 2020-10-20 09:49:22 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Indonesia rejected a proposal by the United States to allow the latter’s P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to land and refuel there, according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter. The officials said that the U.S. authorities made multiple “high-level” contacts in July and August with the Indonesian defense and foreign ministers, before Indonesian President Joko Widodo refused the request. Representatives of the Indonesian President, the Defense Minister, the U.S. State Department press office, and the U.S. embassy in Jakarta did not respond to requests for comment, as reported by Sputnik The officials… Read on ->

Tags: Indonesia, US


New footage of Turkish drone shot down by Armenian forces

Published 2020-10-20 09:22:10 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – The Anna News Agency released footage on Monday evening that showed the aftermath of a Turkish-made that was shot down over the Karabakh region earlier in the day. According to the Anna News Agency, the Armenian air defense units shot down a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 attack drone, which was used by the Azerbaijani forces to attack the Karabakh region. The Anna News report said that the Armenian forces used their Russian-made Igla air defense system to shoot down the enemy drone before it could hit their positions in Karabakh on Monday. As shown in the… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Turkey


Turkey begins withdrawal from 4 military posts inside Syria

Published 2020-10-20 08:52:48 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – The Turkish military has begun withdrawing its forces from several observation posts in northwestern Syria, a new report from the Hama report said on Monday. According to the report, the Turkish military has already begun moving its forces and equipment from the Morek observation post to the Jabal Al-Zawiya region. The report said the Turkish military is also withdrawing from three more observation posts, which are also located inside the Syrian government’s territory in the Idlib Governorate. With their withdrawal from these observation posts, the Turkish military will only control a few sites within the… Read on ->

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Video emerges of new Chinese H-6N bomber armed with hypersonic missiles

Published 2020-10-20 08:24:32 by News Desk in World-News

Video has emerged of a Xian H-6N, China’s new ballistic missile-hauling bomber, carrying what Chinese military insiders said is a new type of hypersonic cruise missile. Over the weekend, footage of a large H-6N bomber landing at an airfield with a missile slung under its fuselage appeared on social media. While the video would be valuable regardless of the bomber’s armament, since the new variety of H-6 debuted just last year, analysis of the missile soon yielded a startling conclusion: the missile likely has hypersonic capability. ​While military analysts floated a number of possibilities for which hypersonic weapon it could… Read on ->

Tags: China


Watch: Armenian forces destroy enemy bases in Karabakh

Published 2020-10-20 02:02:35 by News Desk in World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense released new footage on Monday of the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) destroying enemy installations inside the Karabakh region. In the short video released by the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Artsakh Defense Army can be seen hitting the Azerbaijani Army’s bases in Karabakh. As shown in the video below, smoke billows from the targeted sites, indicating direct hits by the Armenian forces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhoKR9LAaOc Despite a recent agreement to observe a humanitarian ceasefire in Karabakh, this disputed region has witnessed an increase in hostilities, as the Azerbaijani Army attempts to seize… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh


Russia has the right to attack mercenaries in Karabakh: Armenia

Published 2020-10-20 01:33:18 by News Desk in Syria, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan indicated on Monday that Russia is taking measures to combat terrorism in Syria, which is far from its borders, and that it has the right to respond to the militants who are 80 kilometers from its borders. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said: “The mercenaries from Syria participating in the war in Nagorno Karabakh pose a threat not only to Armenia, but also to Russia.” According Pashinyan, Russia “has a legitimate right and a reason to respond to this situation.” “It is clear to me that some or individuals of… Read on ->

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Armenian forces shoot down Turkish and Israeli-made drones: video

Published 2020-10-20 00:59:56 by News Desk in Middleeast, Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – The Artsakh Defense Army’s (ADA) air defense units were busy on Monday, as their forces confronted several enemy drones that were seen flying over their positions in the Karabakh region. According to reports from the front, the Armenian-led forces reportedly shot down one Turkish-made drone after it was seen flying over their positions in Karabakh. Based on the images released of the drone, the Turkish-made drone is a Bayraktar TB2, which has been acquired by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. https://twitter.com/Zinvor/status/1318281235207172097?s=20 In addition to the Turkish-made drone, the Armenian forces also shot down four other unmanned… Read on ->

Tags: Armenia, Israel, Turkey


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