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Syrian army restores security to more areas in Lattakia and Homs, kills over 100 ISIS : At least 100 ISIS terrorists were killed in army operations in the eastern Deir Ezzor province during the past 24 hours.
http://sana.sy/en/?p=69364 Syria: Mass grave of over 100 people killed by ISIS found in eastern Deir Ezzor: The grave, consists of a trench in the "7th kilometers" area near Mrat town. Local sources told SANA reporter that the remains of more than 100 people shot dead, including children, were buried in the mass grave. http://sana.sy/en/?p=69393 Syrian Army reaches important crossroad in southern Raqqa: Late last night, the Syrian Arab Army's 555th Brigade carried out a successful military operation to cutoff the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) at the Zakiyah crossroad that leads into the Hama Governorate's eastern countryside. https://www.almasdarnews.com/ Russia to deploy Ka-52 attack helicopters to Syria to protect Latakia air base: The first Ka-52 deployment will also be an opportunity for the Russians to test new technologies as the KRET Vitebsk EW (Electronic Warfare System). http://theaviationist.com/ Turkish forces cross into Syria: Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry in a protest letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) said on Sunday that "around 100 gunmen some of whom are believed to be Turkish forces and Turkish mercenaries" entered Syria through A'zaz area which is located north of Aleppo near the Turkish border. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/ Syria confirms Turkey shelling government troops, complains to UN : Syria's government has condemned Turkey for shelling Syrian territory, describing the act as direct support for "terrorist" groups, Syrian state media reported on Sunday, citing the letter to the United Nations. https://www.rt.com/news/ Turkey shelling in Syria kills 29 PYD: Turkish troops have been shelling PYD positions in Azaz since Saturday. Out of the 29 killed, 10 died in Minnig town, 12 in Maranas town, seven in Maryamin town, Karsli added. http://aa.com.tr/en/turkey/ Turkey continues attacking northern Syria for 2nd day: Sunday's strikes left two YPG members dead as the Turkish army bombarded YPG targets in Aleppo, calling on the Kurdish forces to withdraw from the areas they had recently recaptured from Takfiri terrorists in northern Syria. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/ Syria's Kurds 'won't retreat' despite Turkish shelling: Kurdish-backed fighters in Syria say they will not withdraw from the areas they have recently captured in the country's north, after Turkey shelled their positions in Aleppo province for a second day. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/ Joe Biden urges Turkey to stop shelling Kurdish positions in Syria : "The vice president urged Turkey to show reciprocal restraint by ceasing artillery strikes in the area," in a phone conversation between Biden and Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Feb. 13 http://kurdishdailynews.org/ France calls on Turkey to stop bombing of Kurdish zones in Syria: The Turkish army shelled Kurdish militia in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday, while Russia made clear it would continue bombing Syrian rebel targets, raising doubts that a planned halt in hostilities would bring much relief. http://www.todayszaman.com/ Deploying Saudi troops in Syria up to U.S. coalition: FM: Any decision by Saudi Arabia to deploy Special Forces into Syria is linked to the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday. http://english.alarabiya.net/ 20 nations join major military maneuver in Saudi: Sunday's announcement also comes as the kingdom, a member of the US-led coalition targeting ISIS, said it has deployed warplanes to a Turkish air base in order to "intensify" its operations against ISIS in Syria. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ Iraq: ISIS drowns 8 civilians for collaborating with Iraqi government in central Nineveh: , "ISIS militants gathered eight civilians in a metal cage and drowned them into a swimming pool in al-Faisaliya area on charges of collaboration with the Iraqi government." http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq- Iraq: US special force arrives in Ein al-Assad airbase: A police source in Anbar announced on Saturday, that a special force from the United States arrived in Ein al-Assad airbase in al-Baghdadi area west of Anbar (110 km west of Baghdad), while pointed out that the force is escorted by Apache aircrafts, as well as heavy and medium weapons. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq- 2 killed, 15 wounded in Saudi-led strike on Yemen workshop: A Saudi-led coalition air strike on a sewing workshop killed at least two people and wounded 15 in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Sunday, the owner told AFP. "Two employees, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed and 15 others wounded in the overnight air raid," http://reliefweb.int/report/ UAE soldier killed in Yemen fighting: state news: A United Arab Emirates soldier was killed and another was wounded while fighting in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led military coalition, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the army general command. http://www.reuters.com/ Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hits all time high - UN report: According to the UN's 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, the total number of civilian casualties recorded in the last year amounted to more than 11,000, including more than 3,500 deaths and almost 7,500 injuries. https://www.rt.com/news/ Boko Haram allegedly kills 30 during raid on north Nigeria: At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group. http://www.enca.com/africa/ Libyan unity govt inclusive of three women formed: A Libyan consensus government is finally formed, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel late Sunday. The new government has 13 ministers and five ministers of state inclusive of three women, the sources added. http://english.alarabiya.net/ Lavrov's Munich Q&A With NATO Bootlickers Was Brilliant: Video - Lavrov was firing on all cylinders at the Munich Security Conference http://www.c-span.org/video/? Ukraine's interior minister: I could destroy foreign support for Kiev with media bombshell: Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has information that could hurt Ukraine's standing with its foreign sponsors much more than Abromavicius resignation did, he said in an interview with Zerkalo Nedeli newspaper published Friday. https://www.rt.com/news/ 13 killed in ambush in violent Mexican state: The attack took place yesterday in a rural community of the municipality of San Ignacio at the border of the states of Sinaloa and Durango, prosecutors said. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ Saliva savior? Patients to be given '100% accurate' 10-minute cancer test: "We need less than one drop of saliva and we can turn the test around in 10 minutes. It can be done in a doctor's office while you wait," David Wong, professor of oncology at California State University, said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Washington. https://www.rt.com/news/ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch: Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa. Scalia arrived at the 30,000-acre ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people that night, according to a federal official. http://www.mysanantonio.com/ |
