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The Russian-Turkish patrols, which agreed to operate earlier this week in Idlib Governorate, northwest of Syria, stopped before they actually started. On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported shortening the first joint patrols’ path with Turkish forces on the “M4” road in Idlib due to provocations by formations that had …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is all set to shaken up the country’s constitution as he nears the end of his term, which expires in 2024. Putin, who executes power more like an autocrat, has ruled the country for over two decades both incapacity of a President and Prime Minister. He …

Russia is said to have hacked into the database of an energy company that has been instrumental in the Trump Ukraine scandal. It seems Kremlin is once again being roped in to swing the Trump influence. The forthcoming US elections are definitely on agenda. It has been proven, in so …

The gap wasn’t so much as might become more apparent now when Turkey is turning its attention towards Libya and sidelining a superpower in the making. Political analysts believe that the newly building bond between Ankara and Moscow may become strained over political rifts that are more obvious after Ankara …

Assad has kept his promise as his fresh onslaught in Idlib province in northwestern Syria has left 80,000 and more civilians displaced. Reported numbers have moved back and baggage in haste, as the province was hit by fresh attacks. Also, Russian fighter jets struck a convoy of cars leaving the …

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region’s status for future talks. Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in their first face-to-face meeting, …

The Russian Military Cooperation Agency official has confirmed that Russia and Turkey are now working on a contract for the delivery of a new batch of Russian S-400 missile systems. It is to be believed that this development will further strain Ankara’s relations with Washington and the rest of the …

More deaths of civilians have been reported from Northern Syria where the Assad regime led Russian fighter planes to attack the Idlib area. Since 2011, anti-government protests have led to deaths of more than 3.7 million people in Syria and displaced millions more. The counts of deaths have gone to …

• Russia should end politically motivated prosecutions of Lithuanian judges • Member states and Interpol should ignore Russia’s requests for an arrest warrant • More cooperation and consistency needed across the EU towards Russia Russia should stop illegitimately prosecuting Lithuanian judges and EU countries should refuse any legal assistance, says …

The U.S. Justice Department has now confirmed that their internal watchdog is going to release the long-awaited report that will spell out origins of investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The report is slated for release by December 09 this year. Justice Department Inspector General …

Addressing the Shoura Council meeting, the Saudi Arabian King Salman has expressed his hopes of now the recently signed agreement with Yemeni people might bring peace to the nation. The legitimate government in Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) recently signed the “Riyadh Agreement” under the auspices of Saudi …

The T – 14 Armata will kill tanks from three times as far, but does it matter? The Soviet Union’s huge tank fleet was a cornerstone of its power during the Cold War. However, events in the 1991 Gulf War called its superiority into question. On February 26, 1991, a …

Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan sounded politically correct when he said that Ankara’s intentions to remain in Syria are straight- “unless all other countries pull their support from Syria, we are not leaving.” His other reason for justification is that “we will not let up until every last terrorist leaves …

Turkey wants to send Islamic State fighters and their families back to their countries of origin after capturing parts of northeast Syria from the Kurdish forces who have held the prisoners since toppling the so-called caliphate earlier this year. Turkey’s cross-border incursion to fight the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces has …

In a recent interview with NBC, ex-Vice President of the United States Joe Biden has termed Trump’s decision to leave a chunk of soldiers back in Syria as a ‘sure-shot ISIS training ground.’ In intel which was provided to the US by Kurdish forces, Pentagon was able to eliminate the …

A car bomb exploded in northern Syria killing 13 and wounding 20. The blast on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in Tal Abyad, a town recently occupied by Turkish-backed militant proxies. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast targeted pro-Turkey fighters and civilians were also among the …

An aid approval by the Congress for Lebanon has been withheld by the Trump administration on the behest of the Israeli government. Sources have confirmed that the security aid worth $105 million was withheld due to reasons that show conflicting points of view in the White House. Israel has apparently, …

On Wednesday, Kurdish forces have not yet finished their withdrawal from Syria’s outskirts with Turkey, which means there could be another exercise to oust them, announced President Recep, Tayyip Erdogan. He added that the Syrian Democratic Forces had not pulled back 30 kilometers from the north-eastern Syrian fringe as concurred …

The former Central Investigation Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan has indicated that certain American voters’ decision to vote could have been influenced by Russia’s 2016 election interference operation. This has confirmed the meddling of election numbers, something that has already been confirmed by the official assessments of U.S. intelligence agencies …

Post a US military raid in Northern Syria, which led to the elimination of the founder of the Islamic State founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the pentagon has confirmed that there is valuable intelligence unearth which lead to further activities of the group. This is declared via an official statement made …

One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday (Oct 20) after an attack by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in north-east Syria’s Tel Abyad, the defence ministry said, despite a deal to pause military operations as militants withdraw from the area. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed with …

Turkey’s Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan’s point of view. The Turkish advance into the northeast is moving slowly, but Turkey’s military options are becoming increasingly limited as the Syrian army, backed by Russia, moves into Kurdish-held cities and towns that might have been targeted by Turkish …

Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to a five-day retreat from the Syrian region, on an American assurance that the Kurdish forces retreat and clear the ‘safe zone’. Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to a five-day retreat from the Syrian region, on an American assurance that the …

As the United States recedes with its protective shields from northern Syria and Turkey takes on to offensive insurgence, Russia is the new kid on the block, who has vowed that it will not sit and see Ankara take over the Syrian turf. On Trump’s instructions, the many special operation …

With no other resort left, Trump is threatening Turkey’s power financial penalties, if Ankara does not back down from a full-fledged military offensive in Northern Syria. As a precursor, Washington has already raised steel tariffs. American troops started retreating from their various observatory posts, on Trump’s instructions, ending four-year buffer …

Preempting America’s turn around, it is being confirmed that the Kurds are trying to ‘cut a deal’ with the Syrian Army and Russia, in an attempt to save themselves, from the mounting threat of a Turkish insurgence. Trump has recently ordered the retracement of US forces from Northern Syria, leaving …

Addressing the Parliament’s opening ceremony in Ankara, President Tayyip Erdogan has indicated that Turkey will not wait anymore for its allies and the US to act in the military incursion which is necessary for the establishment of the ‘Safe Zone’. The Turkish plan is to re-home up to 2 million …