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The Syrian Armed Forces have launched a fresh round of attacks on terrorists’ positions in northern Hama and southern Idlib. The Syrian Army and the country’s air force have launched a new series of attacks on positions of terrorists in northern Hama and southern Idlib . As a result, militants suffered heavy losses. Terrorists’ concentration centers, located near al-Karkat village in northern Hama, were targeted by Syrian troops. A number of terrorists were killed and wounded. At the same time, the Syrian Army hit gatherings of terrorists, stationed in al-Sayyad village and Taybat al-Imam town in northern Hama. A number of militants lost their lives or were wounded in the attack. Meanwhile, the Syrian Air Force carried out several airstrikes on positions of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (previously known as the al-Nusra Front) terrorist group near al-Tamanna town, located in southern Idlib. As a result, a number of terrorists were killed, while their weapons and ammunition were destroyed. ...

The Tiger Forces are an elite unit of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). This unit specializes in offensive operations. It is one of the main battle units of the Syrian army. Acting at the most difficult parts of the front, in fact, it has not suffered a single defeat, and it has repeatedly emerged as the winner of the fiercest battles of the conflict. The Tiger Forces belong to so-called “new divisions”, which were created during the Civil War, in the age when the Syrian Army had lost combat effectiveness, having been demoralized after several years of armed hostilities. The Tiger Forces are still playing a crucial role in the war waged by the Syrian people against international terrorism and foreign intervention. The unit of Tigers was created by colonel Suheil al-Hassan by the order of the state leadership of Syria in the autumn 2013. According to some sources, the new assault unit was funded by Rami Makhlouf, Bashar al-Assad’s cousin and prominent investor. The main body of the Tiger Forc...

REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun A Yemeni ballistic missile has hit a Saudi power plant in the province of Jizan, the Houthi-linked media outlet Almasirah reported on February 19. According to the report, the missile successfully hit the target inflicting a notable damage to the facility. Most likely, the Houthi-Saleh forces used a local variant of the Soviet “Scud” missile for the attack. Pro-Saudi sources deny reports about the missile attack (as always). Saudi military bases and facilities have been repeatedly targeted by Yemeni ballistic missiles during the ongoing Yemeni war.

© RIA Novosti. O. Grachev Russian Tu-95MS strategic long-range bombers delivered airstrikes on ISIS targets in the Syrian province of Raqqa on February 17. Tu-95MS bombers destroyed several terrorist camps, training centers and a command post of a major ISIS unit near the ISIS self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The strikes were carried out by brand new X-101 cruise missiles. “Su-30SM and Su-35S provided air cover to the Russian bombers from the Hmeymim airbase,” the statement reads. The Pentagon commented on the issue, adding that Russian and US air forces used mechanism on safety of flights over Syria to avoid any incidents near Raqqa.

At least 36 terrorists have been killed by the Pakistani security forces in various parts of the country after a major terrorist attack in Sehwan-Sharif. Photo: AP The Pakistani security forces have eliminated 36 terrorists in raids and clashes in various parts of the country after a major terrorist attack in Sehwan-Sharif that killed more than 70 people, the Dunya News TV-channel reported. According to the TV-channel, militants attacked a patrol of rangers in Mangopir district, located in Karachi, Sindh province. The security forces opened retaliatory fire and killed six attackers. After this, an operation for search for their accomplices was launched. During the operation, there was another clash between Pakistani servicemen and terrorists. As a result, five of them were killed. In another populated locality, Sindh Katori, rangers managed to kill other seven militants. Another clash between terrorists and border guards took place on the border with Afghanistan, in the tribal areas i...

On how the hidden powers are trying to tame or to overthrow the new US president. Photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from Gage Skidmore / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) and US Government. Written by Dmitry Drobnitsky; originally appeared at LIFE 16-Feb-17 ; translated by Alice Decker Donald Trump, of course, did not think it would be easy. And he was not afraid of the difficulties. His business career was full of ups and downs. He fought rivals, the clumsy bureaucracy of American cities, a shortage of working capital, skeptical investors and staff inertia. And, to all appearances, he did well. His 2015–16 campaign was probably one of the most unpredictable and difficult in US political history. It seemed like everyone was against him, all up in arms: the media, the political establishment, Democratic governors, the sitting president, the rating agencies and wealthy donors. But the slander, the attacks, and the dirt did not stop him. The voters believed him. He won. But immediately after gettin...

The military intelligence of the Donetsk People’s Republic has reported that the Ukrainian Army is going to launch a new offensive in the direction of Donetsk. Ukrainian soldiers carry a recoilless rifle during a training exercise led by troops from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in November 2016 at a range near Yavoriv, Ukraine (Photo: US Army / Elizabeth Tarr) According to last reports from the Donbass , the Ukrainian Army is building up forces in the direction of Donetsk. The military intelligence of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) obtained information about intentions of the Ukrainian forces to launch an offensive in the area, located between Donetsk and Gorlovka in the coming days in order to take full control of a highway, connecting these cities of the republic, and cut off Gorlovka from connection with Donetsk by the shortest route. Spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Dmitry Tymchuk, called these reports of the DPR intelligence “rumors....

Worried that the information might be compromised or leaked, U.S. intelligence officials have kept some sensitive items from President Trump, current and former officials told The Wall Street Journal Wednesday. In some of the cases, it was because officials did not want Trump to know about sources and methods used to collect information. In the past, presidents and members of Congress have not always been told every last detail of a case, the officials told WSJ, but it was always to protect a source and not because they were concerned about the person's trustworthiness or discretion. The officials also said they did not know of any instances where the intelligence agencies omitted major information on terror plots or security threats. A White House official told WSJ there is "nothing that leads us to believe that this is an accurate account of what is actually happening."