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FILE IMAGE 1,871 militants and their supporters have settled their legal status in Syria’s Eastern Qalamoun region over the past few days. “During the past day, as many as 1,871 people settled their statuses under the control of the Russian reconciliation center and Russian military police units,” chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria Yuri Yevtushenko said on April 27. According to the center’s chief, local authorities in Eastern Qalamoun are working to raise awareness of members of militant groups who are willing to surrender arms and settle their legal status. He added that units of the Russian Military Police are patrolling the settlements of Ruheiba, Jeiroud and Nasiriyah in order to prevent provocations and provide security in these areas. “To prevent provocations, ensure security for civilians and maintain law and order, units of the Russian military police have organized patrolling in the settlements of Ruheiba, Jeiro...

The House Intelligence Committee’s just-released report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election reveals in a footnote that an  ongoing,  private investigation  into Trump-Russia claims is being funded with  $50 million  supplied by a group of 7-10 wealthy donors from California and New York. This effort was originally revealed in February and reported on by  The Federalist ,  after a series of  leaked text messages  between Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and lobbyist Adam Waldman   suggested that Daniel J. Jones – an ex-FBI investigator and former Feinstein staffer, was  “ intimately involved with ongoing efforts to retroactively validate a series of salacious and unverified memos published by Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence agent, and Fusion GPS. “ In short, Jones is working with Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele  to continue their investigation into Donal...

A screenshot from the video On April 28, Yemen’s Houthis launched at least 8 Badr-1 ballistic missiles at “economic and vital targets” in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan, according to the pro-Houthis al-Masirah television network. Al-Masirah added that all the missiles had hit their targets. However, no details were provided on on the exact locations of the targets and the possible casualties and the extent of damage caused. The Houthis has recently vowed to avenge the killing of one of their top leaders, Saleh al-Samad, in a Saudi airstrike last week. The April 28 missile strike may be considered as one of the actions carried out in response to the death of Saleh al-Samad. Video Player 00:00 00:52 On April 23, the Houthis launched two Badr 1-type ballistic missiles at oil facilities belong to Saudi Arabia’s energy giant Aramco in Jizan. The missile strike followed Saudi-led coalition strikes on a wedding ceremony in Yemen’s Haj...