southfront--2020-12-21--‘Novichok-Poisoned Bikini’: Navalny Releases Recording Of Phone Call With Alleged FSB Officer

On December 21st , Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny published a conversation with an alleged FSB officer by the name of Konstantin Kudryavtsev .
It is , of course , a mystery how the agent didn ’ t recognize the voice of the person who he was allegedly tasked to kill , but , well , asking questions has always been a vice .
Navalny reportedly called one FSB officer first , and that officer immediately recognized him and hung up .
The second operative , Konstantin Kudryavtsev , was seemingly duped into thinking he was talking to an aide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The call was allegedly carried out just hours before on December 14th , “ investigative website ” Bellingcat published “ details ” of the FSB officers who allegedly failed to kill Navalny – not once , but twice , according to MSM .
A careful observer can notice that Navalny ’ s phone call is “ very very legitimate ” , since both the Bellingcat investigation and the MSM reports and his video contain the photograph of Kudryavtsev .
The information regarding the alleged agent provided by Navalny and Bellingcat is the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily see .
Regarding the investigation , Bellingcat said the following : “ This investigation has unearthed large volumes of data implicating Russia ’ s preeminent security agency , the FSB , in tailing Navalny over a long period of time using operatives that have specialized training in chemical weapons , chemistry and medicine – a skillset inconsistent with regular surveillance practices .
These operatives were in the vicinity of the opposition activist in the days and hours of the time-range during which he was poisoned with a military-grade chemical weapon .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least one other occasion when a family member felt inexplicable symptoms consistent with a non-lethal , accidental dosage of the same toxin .
They had previously tailed the opposition figure on over 37 trips in the last four years .
Given this implausible series of coincidences , the burden of proof for an innocent explanation appears to rest purely with the Russian state .
This independent investigation , which will be expanded upon in future contributions , is particularly important given that no country has offered its jurisdiction to investigate the poisoning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blogger and former presidential candidate , with a banned chemical weapon .
Such tacit refusal to investigate amounts to a deferral of the duty to investigate to Russia – a state that is not only implicated in the crime itself , but one which has officially declined to open a formal investigation .
The Bellingcat Investigative Team has assembled a timeline of movements , phone calls , and actions taken by the FSB operatives ( Team 9 ) and by Alexey Navalny ’ s team.
” The Russian state , according to Bellingcat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innocent , because there are “ too many coincidences ” for anything to be an accident .
That ’ s essentially all of it – guilty , until proven innocent .
It is thus , quite puzzling , that an individual who allegedly trailed Navalny for a while , and listened to his conversations and more managed to fall victim to a simple telephone scam , as can be seen and heard in the video .
This is how the conversation went : Navalny introduced himself as “ Maxim Ustinov ” , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for details of the operation and demanded to know what had gone wrong .
Apparently , entirely unaware that he was actually speaking to the individual he was supposed to kill , as if in a spy-comedy , Kudryavtsev apparently confirmed the FSB was behind the poisoning .
He said his colleagues had applied novichok to the “ inner seams ” of the opposition leader ’ s boxer shorts , when Navalny was staying in the Siberian city of Tomsk .
What ’ s interesting is that Novichok was on his underwear , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the official version of events said that it was on a water bottle , and that Novichok traces had been found there .
Which version is the true one , since at least one must be false ?
A reconnaissance team had previously visited the Xander hotel and switched off the CCTV cameras , Kudryavtsev said .
Once the all-clear had been given , operatives deployed the poison .
The German government concluded that there was Novichok traces on the water bottle .
Or maybe the evil FSB decided to take no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water bottle ?
It is also possible that Navalny simply , somehow , carries his water bottle inside his underwear .
It now appears that , allegedly , the Novichok was administered in the form of a spray or an ointment , either via the hotel ’ s laundry service or by FSB officers sneaking into Navalny ’ s hotel room .
MSM and the German government must rush to change the official , “ proven ” version .
The situation is quite dubious .
It appears that the contradicting versions of evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear indication that somebody isn ’ t specifically telling the truth .
At the same time , the recording is either entirely fake , with an individual who is no FSB officer , it is possible that it also isn ’ t a phone call , but just a conversation that ’ s essentially an elaborate prank , but aimed at blaming a foreign government with assassination .
If the recording is real , then somehow an agent tasked to follow , and allegedly kill , Navalny didn ’ t how his voice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FSB have low standards if their “ clandestine kill squads ” are filled with individuals presenting such low levels of professionalism .
If that ’ s the case , there ’ s nothing to feel sorry about , apart from Russia which allegedly fails to kill anybody with a scary and lethal nerve agent .
Regardless , there ’ s still no concrete evidence , even the Bellingcat “ investigation ” is mostly built from “ testimony ” from people from Navalny ’ s team .
The issue there is that you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s a “ Kremlin agent ” or an “ FSB Officer ” , and if one wants to see them , there are secret kill squads all around .
A dime a dozen , really .
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) has handed over to Germany a report on poisoning of Russian hardcore neo-liberal and pro-Western opposition figure Alexey Navalny , the organization said in a statement on October 6 .
The statement confirms that Navalny was not ‘ poisoned with Novichok ’ .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ urine samples from Navalny contained a “ cholinesterase inhibitor ” with “ structural characteristics ” similar to Novichok chemicals , which are not even listed in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention .
A statement issued on the OPCW official website says the following : THE HAGUE , Netherlands—6 October 2020—The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) transmitted yesterday to the Federal Republic of Germany the report of the OPCW ’ s mission to provide requested technical assistance in regard to the poisoning of Mr Alexei Navalny , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the analysis by the OPCW designated laboratories of biomedical samples collected by the OPCW team and shared with the Federal Republic of Germany confirm that the biomarkers of the cholinesterase inhibitor found in Mr Navalny ’ s blood and urine samples have similar structural characteristics as the toxic chemicals belonging to schedules 1.A.14 and 1.A.15 that were added to the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention during the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Conference of the States Parties in November 2019 .
This cholinesterase inhibitor is not listed in the Annex on Chemicals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Germany to the OPCW requested that the Technical Secretariat share the summary of this report with all States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention and make it publicly available .
The Director-General , H.E .
Mr Fernando Arias , thanked the OPCW designated laboratories that supported the technical assistance request for their swift analysis .
He further considered that these results constitute a matter of grave concern .
States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention have declared the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances as reprehensible and wholly contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international community .
It is therefore important now for States Parties to uphold the norm they have decided to adhere to more than 25 years ago .
He reaffirmed the Secretariat ’ s readiness to continue assisting them through independent expertise .
Despite the OPCW statement , Navalny and mainstream media outlets continues to blatantly push the claim that his analyzes have found a ‘ Novichok nerve agent ’ .
The words of the OPCW about “ structurally similar substance ” also leads to an apparent question .
How really “ similar ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example , dichlorvos is also a cholinesterase inhibitor and “ structurally similar ” to many substances .
The list of such substances is very wide .
Therefore , contrary to the mainstream narrative , the findings showed that Navalny was not poisoned by a chemical weapon .
This substance can be anything , but it is not ‘ deadly Novichok ’ and not a chemical weapon , since it is all covered by the protocols to the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention .
Therefore , any speculations about some ‘ usage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are lie .
Actions of the EU , NATO , the US , reports of mainstream media outlets and Navalny himself cant say what they want but the supposedly existing ‘ evidence ’ against Russia does not exist .
As to the mysterious ‘ bottle with Novichok ’ or other things of Navalny , which were transferred to the OPCW , they apparently also contained nothing besides a “ cholinesterase inhibitor ” with “ structural characteristics ” similar to dichlorvos .
Therefore , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation : • Drug addict Navalny got an overdose of something that he has become used to eat , drink , sniff etc .
• Mariya Pevchikh , which spent the night in Navalny ’ s room before the incident , poisoned him .
Now , the main question is how the self-proclaimed leader of the Russian opposition is going to return to Russia , and what moral right he has to do this .
In the current conditions , it is also likely that the Navalny team and Navalny himself that continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will face criminal cases for their libel actions .
There is also a possibility that this was a false flag operation by Russian special services – a kind of ‘ Putin-style two-move combination ’ in which , Pevchikh was just exploited as a pawn .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Russia ’ s FSB Allegedly Tried To Poison A Second Time , Or Maybe The GRU Did , Who Knows , Really ?
• Kremlin Alleges Is “ Working With CIA ” After Bombshell Charge : ‘ Putin Poisoned Me !
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On December 21st, Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny published a conversation with an alleged FSB officer by the name of Konstantin Kudryavtsev.
It is, of course, a mystery how the agent didn’t recognize the voice of the person who he was allegedly tasked to kill, but, well, asking questions has always been a vice.
Navalny reportedly called one FSB officer first, and that officer immediately recognized him and hung up.
The second operative, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, was seemingly duped into thinking he was talking to an aide working for a top FSB general.
The call was allegedly carried out just hours before on December 14th, “investigative website” Bellingcat published “details” of the FSB officers who allegedly failed to kill Navalny – not once, but twice, according to MSM.
A careful observer can notice that Navalny’s phone call is “very very legitimate”, since both the Bellingcat investigation and the MSM reports and his video contain the photograph of Kudryavtsev.
The information regarding the alleged agent provided by Navalny and Bellingcat is the following:
“Konstantin Kudryavtsev, cover name Konstantin “Sokolov”, born 28 April 1980. Served at a chemical warfare military unit in Shikhany. Graduated Russia’s Military Chemical-Biological Defense Academy before joining the FSB’s Criminalistics Institute.”
Quite thorough, as one can easily see.
Regarding the investigation, Bellingcat said the following:
“This investigation has unearthed large volumes of data implicating Russia’s preeminent security agency, the FSB, in tailing Navalny over a long period of time using operatives that have specialized training in chemical weapons, chemistry and medicine – a skillset inconsistent with regular surveillance practices. These operatives were in the vicinity of the opposition activist in the days and hours of the time-range during which he was poisoned with a military-grade chemical weapon. They were in the vicinity of Navalny on at least one other occasion when a family member felt inexplicable symptoms consistent with a non-lethal, accidental dosage of the same toxin. They had previously tailed the opposition figure on over 37 trips in the last four years. Given this implausible series of coincidences, the burden of proof for an innocent explanation appears to rest purely with the Russian state. This independent investigation, which will be expanded upon in future contributions, is particularly important given that no country has offered its jurisdiction to investigate the poisoning of Navalny, a political activist, blogger and former presidential candidate, with a banned chemical weapon. Such tacit refusal to investigate amounts to a deferral of the duty to investigate to Russia – a state that is not only implicated in the crime itself, but one which has officially declined to open a formal investigation. The Bellingcat Investigative Team has assembled a timeline of movements, phone calls, and actions taken by the FSB operatives (Team 9) and by Alexey Navalny’s team.”
The Russian state, according to Bellingcat, needs to prove that it is innocent, because there are “too many coincidences” for anything to be an accident. That’s essentially all of it – guilty, until proven innocent.
It is thus, quite puzzling, that an individual who allegedly trailed Navalny for a while, and listened to his conversations and more managed to fall victim to a simple telephone scam, as can be seen and heard in the video.
This is how the conversation went:
Navalny introduced himself as “Maxim Ustinov”, an entirely made-up individual, and asked Kudryavtsev for details of the operation and demanded to know what had gone wrong.
Apparently, entirely unaware that he was actually speaking to the individual he was supposed to kill, as if in a spy-comedy, Kudryavtsev apparently confirmed the FSB was behind the poisoning. He said his colleagues had applied novichok to the “inner seams” of the opposition leader’s boxer shorts, when Navalny was staying in the Siberian city of Tomsk.
What’s interesting is that Novichok was on his underwear, according to this version of events.
But the official version of events said that it was on a water bottle, and that Novichok traces had been found there.
Which version is the true one, since at least one must be false?
A reconnaissance team had previously visited the Xander hotel and switched off the CCTV cameras, Kudryavtsev said. Once the all-clear had been given, operatives deployed the poison.
“It had been previously thought Navalny may have been exposed to the nerve agent through a cup of tea or a cocktail,” the Guardian reported.
The German government concluded that there was Novichok traces on the water bottle.
Or maybe the evil FSB decided to take no chance and poisoned his underwear and his water bottle?
It is also possible that Navalny simply, somehow, carries his water bottle inside his underwear.
It now appears that, allegedly, the Novichok was administered in the form of a spray or an ointment, either via the hotel’s laundry service or by FSB officers sneaking into Navalny’s hotel room.
MSM and the German government must rush to change the official, “proven” version.
The situation is quite dubious. It appears that the contradicting versions of evidence, of what specifically happened are a clear indication that somebody isn’t specifically telling the truth.
At the same time, the recording is either entirely fake, with an individual who is no FSB officer, it is possible that it also isn’t a phone call, but just a conversation that’s essentially an elaborate prank, but aimed at blaming a foreign government with assassination.
If the recording is real, then somehow an agent tasked to follow, and allegedly kill, Navalny didn’t how his voice sounded over the phone. Clearly the FSB have low standards if their “clandestine kill squads” are filled with individuals presenting such low levels of professionalism.
If that’s the case, there’s nothing to feel sorry about, apart from Russia which allegedly fails to kill anybody with a scary and lethal nerve agent.
Regardless, there’s still no concrete evidence, even the Bellingcat “investigation” is mostly built from “testimony” from people from Navalny’s team. The issue there is that you can point at just about anybody and say that he’s a “Kremlin agent” or an “FSB Officer”, and if one wants to see them, there are secret kill squads all around. A dime a dozen, really.
Navalny’s Novichok Poisoning Fairy Tales Collapse Under Pressure Of Evidence (7.10.2020):
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has handed over to Germany a report on poisoning of Russian hardcore neo-liberal and pro-Western opposition figure Alexey Navalny, the organization said in a statement on October 6.
The statement confirms that Navalny was not ‘poisoned with Novichok’. Instead, it says that Blood and urine samples from Navalny contained a “cholinesterase inhibitor” with “structural characteristics” similar to Novichok chemicals, which are not even listed in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention.
A statement issued on the OPCW official website says the following:
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—6 October 2020—The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) transmitted yesterday to the Federal Republic of Germany the report of the OPCW’s mission to provide requested technical assistance in regard to the poisoning of Mr Alexei Navalny, on 20 August 2020. The results of the analysis by the OPCW designated laboratories of biomedical samples collected by the OPCW team and shared with the Federal Republic of Germany confirm that the biomarkers of the cholinesterase inhibitor found in Mr Navalny’s blood and urine samples have similar structural characteristics as the toxic chemicals belonging to schedules 1.A.14 and 1.A.15 that were added to the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention during the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Conference of the States Parties in November 2019. This cholinesterase inhibitor is not listed in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention. The Permanent Representation of Germany to the OPCW requested that the Technical Secretariat share the summary of this report with all States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention and make it publicly available. The Director-General, H.E. Mr Fernando Arias, thanked the OPCW designated laboratories that supported the technical assistance request for their swift analysis. He further considered that these results constitute a matter of grave concern. States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention have declared the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances as reprehensible and wholly contrary to the legal norms established by the international community. It is therefore important now for States Parties to uphold the norm they have decided to adhere to more than 25 years ago. He reaffirmed the Secretariat’s readiness to continue assisting them through independent expertise.
Despite the OPCW statement, Navalny and mainstream media outlets continues to blatantly push the claim that his analyzes have found a ‘Novichok nerve agent’.
The words of the OPCW about “structurally similar substance” also leads to an apparent question. How really “similar” it was to Novichok nerve agent? For example, dichlorvos is also a cholinesterase inhibitor and “structurally similar” to many substances. The list of such substances is very wide.
Therefore, contrary to the mainstream narrative, the findings showed that Navalny was not poisoned by a chemical weapon. This substance can be anything, but it is not ‘deadly Novichok’ and not a chemical weapon, since it is all covered by the protocols to the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention. Therefore, any speculations about some ‘usage of chemical weapons’ and the vioaltion of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are lie. Actions of the EU, NATO, the US, reports of mainstream media outlets and Navalny himself cant say what they want but the supposedly existing ‘evidence’ against Russia does not exist.
As to the mysterious ‘bottle with Novichok’ or other things of Navalny, which were transferred to the OPCW, they apparently also contained nothing besides a “cholinesterase inhibitor” with “structural characteristics” similar to dichlorvos.
Therefore, there are two main possible explanations of this situation:
Drug addict Navalny got an overdose of something that he has become used to eat, drink, sniff etc.
Mariya Pevchikh, which spent the night in Navalny’s room before the incident, poisoned him.
Now, the main question is how the self-proclaimed leader of the Russian opposition is going to return to Russia, and what moral right he has to do this. In the current conditions, it is also likely that the Navalny team and Navalny himself that continue lying about a ‘Novichok attack’ will face criminal cases for their libel actions. There is also a possibility that this was a false flag operation by Russian special services – a kind of ‘Putin-style two-move combination’ in which, Pevchikh was just exploited as a pawn.
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southfront--2020-12-21--Guardians Of Space Camels

Guardians Of Space Camels

In a revelation that should have happened on April 1 , but actually happened on December 18 , the United States Space Force finally revealed the name with which its troops are to be referred as : Guardians .
Now , the Space Force not only has the logo taken from Star Trek , but is also testing its luck with playing with the superhero film “ Guardians of the Galaxy ” .
According to the Pentagon , it took an entire year ’ s worth of thinking to come up with a name that ’ s directly taken from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , back in 2014 .
Guardians of the Galaxy features Chris Pratt in the role of “ Starlord ” whose humorous adventures and misadventures lead him to saving some parts of the galaxy , but not really the entire galaxy .
Contrary to its prototype , the US Space Force hasn ’ t had any adventures yet , and it is questionable if it will anytime soon .
Especially if incoming President Joe Biden cancels the entire thing .
As of now the Space Force only deployment took place in Qatar , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space camel program to protect the mysterious “ heritage ” and “ culture ” that US troops claim to promote in the space .

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In a revelation that should have happened on April 1, but actually happened on December 18, the United States Space Force finally revealed the name with which its troops are to be referred as: Guardians.
Now, the Space Force not only has the logo taken from Star Trek, but is also testing its luck with playing with the superhero film “Guardians of the Galaxy”. According to the Pentagon, it took an entire year’s worth of thinking to come up with a name that’s directly taken from a movie that came 6 years ago, back in 2014.
Guardians of the Galaxy features Chris Pratt in the role of “Starlord” whose humorous adventures and misadventures lead him to saving some parts of the galaxy, but not really the entire galaxy. Contrary to its prototype, the US Space Force hasn’t had any adventures yet, and it is questionable if it will anytime soon. Especially if incoming President Joe Biden cancels the entire thing.
As of now the Space Force only deployment took place in Qatar, where it is apparently working on the secret space camel program to protect the mysterious “heritage” and “culture” that US troops claim to promote in the space.
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southfront--2020-12-21--Houthis Claim They Shot Down Combat Drone Of Saudi-led Coalition (Map Update)

The Ansar Allah movement ( more widely known as the Houthis ) announced that its forces had shot down a @ @ @ @ @ vehicle operated by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen .
The incident allegedly took place in @ @ @ @ @ A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen : • On December 20 , @ @ @ @ @ airstrikes on the Maheliyah area ; • On December 20 , Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted @ @ @ @ @ ; • The Liaison and Coordination Officers ’ Operations Room ( loyal to Ansar Allah @ @ @ @ @ in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours ; • On December 21 , Ansar Allah @ @ @ @ @ CH4 drone over the Madghal area ; • On December 20 , Ansar Allah repelled @ @ @ @ @ on the Moris area .
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The Ansar Allah movement (more widely known as the Houthis) announced that its forces had shot down a Chinese-made CH4 unmanned combat aerial vehicle operated by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
The incident allegedly took place in the province of Marib.
A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
On December 20, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Maheliyah area;
On December 20, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted airstrikes on the Zaher area;
The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 177 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours;
On December 21, Ansar Allah shot down a Saudi coalition CH4 drone over the Madghal area;
On December 20, Ansar Allah repelled an attack of Saudi-led forces on the Moris area.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Military Situation In Afghanistan On December 22, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan : • On December 22 @ @ @ @ @ were killed by an IED blast in Kabul ’ s PD7 district ; • On @ @ @ @ @ Taliban and Afghan security forces were reported in the Panjwayi area ; • On December @ @ @ @ @ Adviser Hamdullah Mohib met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Shamkhani in Tehran ; • On @ @ @ @ @ attack on a SUV carrying Pole Charkhi prison health crew killed 4 people ; • @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that Fatemiyoun forces are the best forces that the @ @ @ @ @ it wishes .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
On December 22, at least 5 people were killed by an IED blast in Kabul’s PD7 district;
On December 21, clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces were reported in the Panjwayi area;
On December 22, Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Shamkhani in Tehran;
On December 22, an IED attack on a SUV carrying Pole Charkhi prison health crew killed 4 people;
On December 22, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that Fatemiyoun forces are the best forces that the Afghan government can use if it wishes.
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southfront--2020-12-22--In Video: Yemeni Forces Shot Down Combat Drone Of Saudi-led Coalition

On December 21 , the Ansar Allah movement ( more widely known as the Houthis ) announced that its forces @ @ @ @ @ CH4 unmanned combat aerial vehicle operated by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen .
The incident @ @ @ @ @ province of Marib .
Click to see the full-size image MORE ON THE TOPIC : @ @ @ @ @ , Naval Forces As Saudi-backed Govt Is In Deep Crisis ( Map Update ) • @ @ @ @ @ Combat Drone Of Saudi-led Coalition ( Map Update ) • Houthis Prove Once Again That @ @ @ @ @ ( Videos , Photos )

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On December 21, the Ansar Allah movement (more widely known as the Houthis) announced that its forces had shot down a Chinese-made CH4 unmanned combat aerial vehicle operated by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The incident allegedly took place in the province of Marib.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Military Situation In Syria On December 22, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • On December 22 @ @ @ @ @ an SDF vehicle in the Baghuz area ; • On December 22 , Muhammad Khalaf @ @ @ @ @ the Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) Civil Council , was killed by an IED @ @ @ @ @ al-Kibar ; • On December 21 , clashes and artillery duels between Turkish-backed forces and @ @ @ @ @ and Mushayrifah areas ; • On December 21 , artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF @ @ @ @ @ ; • On December 21 , two members of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence were @ @ @ @ @ the town of Dael ; • On December 21 , the Russian Military Police and @ @ @ @ @ joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ain al-Arab .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
On December 22, an IED attack hit an SDF vehicle in the Baghuz area;
On December 22, Muhammad Khalaf al-Najm, the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Civil Council, was killed by an IED attack in the town of al-Kibar;
On December 21, clashes and artillery duels between Turkish-backed forces and the SDF continued in Jahbal and Mushayrifah areas;
On December 21, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Minnagh Airbase;
On December 21, two members of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence were killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Dael;
On December 21, the Russian Military Police and the Turkish Army conduced a joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ain al-Arab.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Houthis Showcase Their Ground, Naval Forces As Saudi-backed Govt Is In Deep Crisis (Map Update)

The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement ( more widely known as the Houthis ) has released several videos showing its ground @ @ @ @ @ increase of the Houthi media activity comes amid the deep crisis within the Saudi-backed government @ @ @ @ @ of Aden and setbacks of Saudi-backed forces in the province of Marib .
A brief @ @ @ @ @ in Yemen : • On December 21 , Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on @ @ @ @ @ On December 21 , Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted airstrikes on the Shada area ; • @ @ @ @ @ ’ Operations Room ( loyal to Ansar Allah ) reported 130 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah @ @ @ @ @ ; • On December 22 , clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in @ @ @ @ @ ON THE TOPIC : • Houthis Claim They Shot Down Combat Drone Of Saudi-led Coalition @ @ @ @ @ Houthis Prove Once Again That Saudi Blockade Does Not Work ( Videos , Photos )

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The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (more widely known as the Houthis) has released several videos showing its ground and naval forces. The increase of the Houthi media activity comes amid the deep crisis within the Saudi-backed government hiding in the port city of Aden and setbacks of Saudi-backed forces in the province of Marib.
A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
On December 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Madghal area;
On December 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted airstrikes on the Shada area;
The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 130 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours;
On December 22, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the Raghwan area.
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southfront--2020-12-22--U.S. Testing Its THOR Drone-Killing Microwave Weapon In Africa

The US Air Force is testing its prototype drone-killing microwave , the Tactical High Power Microwave Operational Responder ( THOR ) , “ in a real-world setting ” in Africa .
This was announced by Richard Joseph , the Air Force ’ s chief scientist .
This is necessary since Iran and its allies frequently use drones and drone swarms , this is necessary development that needs to take place , but a bit away from the Middle East , so as not to risk an escalation .
A May report by RAND Corporation ’ s Project Air Force also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The gap between the cruise missile threat and the U.S. joint force ’ s capacity and capability to counter the threat is particularly worrisome .
Constraints on resources and Army prioritization of mobile short-range air defenses for forward forces suggest that shortfalls in air base air defenses are likely to continue unless U.S. Department of Defense force planning and posture decisions give higher priority to these point defenses.
” “ We have recently deployed a test system to Africa for base defense … based on a microwave system .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and destroy the performance of drones or swarms of drones , ” he told the Mitchell Institute today .
“ It ’ s been tested extensively , works remarkably well .
… I ’ ve watched it in action and it ’ s really quite impressive.
” He didn ’ t provide any details as to when the THOR would specifically be ready for deployment , however .
Joseph said THOR was “ better than anything else ” the service has right now , and noted that “ the capabilities that can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day.
” The Air Force back in August was readying THOR for overseas field experiments .
THOR uses high-powered microwaves to fry drones ’ electronics , shooting swarms out of the sky at short ranges .
If anti-drone lasers are like sniper rifles , microwave weapons are like shotguns full of birdshot .
THOR was designed by the Air Force Research Laboratory ( AFRL ) , and it uses a radar that AFRL bought from Idaho-based startup Black Sage last month .
“ THOR is a directed energy game-changer , ” said Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Energy director , back in April 2020 .
“ Drones are becoming more and more pervasive and can be used as weapons intended to cause harm to our military bases at long standoff ranges .
We built the THOR weapon system as a deterrent against these type threats .
THOR with its counter electronic technology can take down swarms of drones in rapid fire .
This capability will be an amazing asset to our warfighters and the nation ’ s defense , ” said Hammett .
“ The overseas field assessments are allowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capability against drones .
This gives us a better picture of the military utility , reliability and sustainability , training requirements and implementation with existing base defense , ” said Dr. Michael Jirjis , the Base Defense Experimentation director of the Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation ( SDPE ) Office .
Jirjis said the 12-month assessment of the directed energy weapon system would shape the Air Force ’ s future program of how to integrate the new weapon system on military bases .
It appears that the US is steadily improving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microwave weapon and the fight against drones , which would likely come in handy if the situation in the Middle East were to escalate .
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The US Air Force is testing its prototype drone-killing microwave, the Tactical High Power Microwave Operational Responder (THOR), “in a real-world setting” in Africa.
This was announced by Richard Joseph, the Air Force’s chief scientist.
This is necessary since Iran and its allies frequently use drones and drone swarms, this is necessary development that needs to take place, but a bit away from the Middle East, so as not to risk an escalation.
A May report by RAND Corporation’s Project Air Force also raised an alarm on growing base threats.
“The gap between the cruise missile threat and the U.S. joint force’s capacity and capability to counter the threat is particularly worrisome. Constraints on resources and Army prioritization of mobile short-range air defenses for forward forces suggest that shortfalls in air base air defenses are likely to continue unless U.S. Department of Defense force planning and posture decisions give higher priority to these point defenses.” “We have recently deployed a test system to Africa for base defense … based on a microwave system. And the purpose is to be able to disrupt and destroy the performance of drones or swarms of drones,” he told the Mitchell Institute today. “It’s been tested extensively, works remarkably well. … I’ve watched it in action and it’s really quite impressive.”
He didn’t provide any details as to when the THOR would specifically be ready for deployment, however.
Joseph said THOR was “better than anything else” the service has right now, and noted that “the capabilities that can be incorporated in system are increasing day by day.”
The Air Force back in August was readying THOR for overseas field experiments.
THOR uses high-powered microwaves to fry drones’ electronics, shooting swarms out of the sky at short ranges. If anti-drone lasers are like sniper rifles, microwave weapons are like shotguns full of birdshot.
THOR was designed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and it uses a radar that AFRL bought from Idaho-based startup Black Sage last month.
“THOR is a directed energy game-changer,” said Dr. Kelly Hammett, AFRL’s Directed Energy director, back in April 2020.
“Drones are becoming more and more pervasive and can be used as weapons intended to cause harm to our military bases at long standoff ranges. We built the THOR weapon system as a deterrent against these type threats. THOR with its counter electronic technology can take down swarms of drones in rapid fire. This capability will be an amazing asset to our warfighters and the nation’s defense,” said Hammett. “The overseas field assessments are allowing us to understand directed energy as a capability against drones. This gives us a better picture of the military utility, reliability and sustainability, training requirements and implementation with existing base defense,” said Dr. Michael Jirjis, the Base Defense Experimentation director of the Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) Office.
Jirjis said the 12-month assessment of the directed energy weapon system would shape the Air Force’s future program of how to integrate the new weapon system on military bases.
It appears that the US is steadily improving its capabilities when it comes to the microwave weapon and the fight against drones, which would likely come in handy if the situation in the Middle East were to escalate.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Map Update: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On December 22, 2020

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh : • As of December 22 , 1047 bodies have been retrieved from the battle zone , according to the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh ; • On December 22 , a group of Turkish specialists conducted training on the fulfillment of engineering support tasks in the specially designed engineering towns in Azerbaijan ; • On December 21 , foreign ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan held a telephone conversation and discussed the implementation of the trilateral statement ; • On December 22 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Azerbaijan Kerim Veliyev met with a delegation led by the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib in Baku ; • As of December 22 , near 43,000 people returned to Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers ; • On December 21 , 351 displaced persons returned from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers ; • On December 22 , the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry updated list of killed in action in Nagorno-Karabakh to 2802 .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh:
As of December 22, 1047 bodies have been retrieved from the battle zone, according to the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh;
On December 22, a group of Turkish specialists conducted training on the fulfillment of engineering support tasks in the specially designed engineering towns in Azerbaijan;
On December 21, foreign ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan held a telephone conversation and discussed the implementation of the trilateral statement;
On December 22, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Kerim Veliyev met with a delegation led by the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib in Baku;
As of December 22, near 43,000 people returned to Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers;
On December 21, 351 displaced persons returned from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers;
On December 22, the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry updated list of killed in action in Nagorno-Karabakh to 2802.
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southfront--2020-12-22--U.S. Adds Chinese, Russian Companies To MEU “Alternative Sanctions” List, Pushing Them Closer Togeth

U.S. Adds Chinese, Russian Companies To MEU “Alternative Sanctions” List, Pushing Them Closer Together

On December 21st , the US Department of Commerce published the names of 103 entities , which includes 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies .
They are included in a new ‘ Military End User ’ ( MEU ) List , which is part of the Export Administration Regulations ( EAR ) .
The U.S. Government has determined that these companies are ‘ military end users ’ for purposes of the ‘ military end user ’ control in the EAR that applies to specified items for exports , reexports , or transfers ( in-country ) to the China , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destined for a prohibited ‘ military end user.
’ This is essentially an alternative way to sanction Russia , China , Venezuela , Iran and others .
The MEU List informs exporters , reexporters , and transferors that a license will be required to export , reexport , or transfer ( in-country ) designated items to listed entities .
The U.S. Government has determined that these entities represent an unacceptable risk of use in or diversion to a ‘ military end use ’ or ‘ military end user ’ in China , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely that this “ alternative sanctioning ” will also backfire and push Russia , China , Iran and others to cooperate even more economically and could potentially further isolate the US .
In relation to the new developments , Iran is making moves to further increase economic relations with Russia .
Iranian Oil Minister Bizhan Namdar Zangane said that Iran views Russia as a strategic partner and welcomes Russian investments in the country ’ s oil industry .
According to the minister , one of the topics discussed at the meeting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the topic of world oil markets .
The meeting was also attended by Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov .
Given the serious cooperation in OPEC + , the views on this issue of the two countries turned out to be very close .
Therefore , cooperation with Russian companies in the field of oil , gas and equipment production will continue .
Russia and Iran are currently working on a wide range of issues of trade and economic cooperation .
In 2020 , it became even more active and meaningful , Novak previously reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the strategic alliance of Iran and Russia ( two first places in gas reserves ) is a real challenge for the mega-regulator of the planet ’ s energy and financial market .
Gas is the future of world energy , the main product of the global market in the future .
If China and India are added to this alliance ( in fact , this process is taking place within the SCO ) , then this will lead to the formation of the second center of world power terms of economic , political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not even worth talking about its attractiveness for the countries of Africa , the Middle East and Latin America ( Venezuela , at least ) .
Turning this into reality is quite simple , it just needs for China , Russia and Co. to develop their own system of intercountry mutual settlements and risk insurance .
Simply put , create a sustainable enough monetary system .
The presence of Shulginov at the meeting is a positive thing .
There is a soft transfer of powers within the framework of the existing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scope of powers will only grow .
Iran , Turkey , and even India ( despite its tensions with China ) will also and very likely be happy to join such a system .
This is likely showing that there are already mechanisms that will pre-emptively nullify much of the United States ’ attempt at unilateral economic pressure .
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On December 21st, the US Department of Commerce published the names of 103 entities, which includes 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies.
They are included in a new ‘Military End User’ (MEU) List, which is part of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The U.S. Government has determined that these companies are ‘military end users’ for purposes of the ‘military end user’ control in the EAR that applies to specified items for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to the China, Russia, and Venezuela when such items are destined for a prohibited ‘military end user.’
“This action establishes a new process to designate military end users on the MEU List to assist exporters in screening their customers for military end users,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “The Department recognizes the importance of leveraging its partnerships with U.S. and global companies to combat efforts by China and Russia to divert U.S. technology for their destabilizing military programs, including by highlighting red flag indicators such as those related to Communist Chinese military companies identified by the Department of Defense.”
This is essentially an alternative way to sanction Russia, China, Venezuela, Iran and others.
The MEU List informs exporters, reexporters, and transferors that a license will be required to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) designated items to listed entities. The U.S. Government has determined that these entities represent an unacceptable risk of use in or diversion to a ‘military end use’ or ‘military end user’ in China, Russia, or Venezuela.
However, it is likely that this “alternative sanctioning” will also backfire and push Russia, China, Iran and others to cooperate even more economically and could potentially further isolate the US.
In relation to the new developments, Iran is making moves to further increase economic relations with Russia.
Iranian Oil Minister Bizhan Namdar Zangane said that Iran views Russia as a strategic partner and welcomes Russian investments in the country’s oil industry.
According to the minister, one of the topics discussed at the meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak was the topic of world oil markets.
The meeting was also attended by Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov. Given the serious cooperation in OPEC +, the views on this issue of the two countries turned out to be very close. Therefore, cooperation with Russian companies in the field of oil, gas and equipment production will continue.
Russia and Iran are currently working on a wide range of issues of trade and economic cooperation. In 2020, it became even more active and meaningful, Novak previously reported.
When it comes to drilling, the strategic alliance of Iran and Russia (two first places in gas reserves) is a real challenge for the mega-regulator of the planet’s energy and financial market. Gas is the future of world energy, the main product of the global market in the future.
If China and India are added to this alliance (in fact, this process is taking place within the SCO), then this will lead to the formation of the second center of world power terms of economic, political, demographic and military resources. It’s not even worth talking about its attractiveness for the countries of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America (Venezuela, at least).
Turning this into reality is quite simple, it just needs for China, Russia and Co. to develop their own system of intercountry mutual settlements and risk insurance. Simply put, create a sustainable enough monetary system.
The presence of Shulginov at the meeting is a positive thing. There is a soft transfer of powers within the framework of the existing structure. Shulginov’s functionality and scope of powers will only grow.
Iran, Turkey, and even India (despite its tensions with China) will also and very likely be happy to join such a system.
This is likely showing that there are already mechanisms that will pre-emptively nullify much of the United States’ attempt at unilateral economic pressure.
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southfront--2020-12-22--The “Rare” Crimes Of Kiev’s Forces In Eastern Ukraine

It is interesting that reports of misconduct among the Ukrainian troops position along the separation line in Eastern Ukraine are rare .
And even if there are any , they are simply attributed to enemy propaganda .
For example , around mid-December 2020 , on the website of the Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group , a message appeared that the separatists handed over the body of a soldier from the Ukrainian Armed Forces which was found in the uncontrolled territory of Eastern Ukraine .
Moreover , at first , the TCG website wrote that the soldier died from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this message was removed from the official resources .
Later , TCG speaker Aleksey Arestovich took the blame , claiming that he had mistakenly broadcast the “ version of the invaders.
” Regardless , events such as these are commonplace .
The Strana outlet analyzed some recent court decisions regarding crimes carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the combat zone .
Since the beginning of hostilities in eastern Ukraine , drunkenness and drug use in the service have become commonplace in the Ukrainian Armed Forces .
There are several hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes of soldiers .
It is worth noting that criminal proceedings are opened only for a small part of drunken crimes by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – according to criminal statistics , only 10-15 % of offenses fall into the field of view of justice .
For example , only in 2020 the captain of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a sentence .
The story of this officer , even outlined in dry legal terms , may well be called the story of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describes how the captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt with his subordinates .
The officer shot one soldier , and initially he wanted to shoot two – just one of them fell to the ground , imitating death .
And then he disappeared .
Another subordinate officer was simply buried alive in the ground .
After half an hour , the soldier managed to dig himself out and escape .
Soldiers caught drinking alcohol were beaten mercilessly by the officer and made some invalids .
It is noteworthy that the officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ degrees .
Considering that people with military weapons drink , the consequences for the direct participants and for those around them are often dire .
For example , court document No .
229/4106/18 describes how two Ukrainian marines in the fall of 2018 opened fire near a village cafe in the town of Ocheretino , Donetsk region .
While drunk , one of the soldiers shot a civilian in the leg .
And for the sake of exaggeration , he fired an additional seven more times over the heads of the villagers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleague with fire and fired his pistol magazine into the air .
Having fired at the visitors of the cafe , the soldiers quietly left .
In one of the court cases , No .
665/568/19 , there is a story about how armed Ukrainian marines from the same unit staged an intimidation operation in 2018 against local offenders in the village of Khlebodarovka , Kherson region .
On April 22 , 2019 , six sergeants and soldiers severely beat three commanders – two lieutenants and a junior lieutenant .
The conflict began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer to one of the soldiers about unauthorized absence and unwillingness to join the outfit .
The soldier was very upset and told his comrades about the commander ’ s “ lawlessness.
” Without hesitation , six sergeants and soldiers rushed into the officers ’ room and began the carnage .
The bursting officers did not even let one of the officers get out of bed and beat him , throwing the bed over .
In a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Troitsky in the Luhansk region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ educate ” their commander in the rank of lieutenant – case No .
423/334/20 .
On December 15 , 2019 , the soldiers were offended by the officer for the fact that he “ left the servicemen incorrectly and went to the village of Mironovsky.
” At two o ’ clock in the morning , the soldiers visited the sleeping officer and severely kicked him , knocking out the commander ’ s teeth .
The deaths of many Ukrainian soldiers at the front , which were initially classified by the press services @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combat ones , during the investigation turn out not to be combat ones , but only testify to the lack of professionalism of the commanders .
On December 11 , 2019 , at a strong point near the Novotroitskoye village of Donetsk region , a junior sergeant shot his friend from a machine gun .
The sergeant began shooting because of a personal quarrel .
According to the case file , he fired a burst , hitting a colleague in the stomach .
By the way , military conflicts do not occur only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of real extortion from the officers .
Incidents such as these are quite commonplace , and they all come down to enemy propaganda .
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It is interesting that reports of misconduct among the Ukrainian troops position along the separation line in Eastern Ukraine are rare.
And even if there are any, they are simply attributed to enemy propaganda.
For example, around mid-December 2020, on the website of the Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group, a message appeared that the separatists handed over the body of a soldier from the Ukrainian Armed Forces which was found in the uncontrolled territory of Eastern Ukraine.
Moreover, at first, the TCG website wrote that the soldier died from alcohol or drug poisoning. But later this message was removed from the official resources.
Later, TCG speaker Aleksey Arestovich took the blame, claiming that he had mistakenly broadcast the “version of the invaders.”
“This message became a technical error, for which I personally bear responsibility. I confused the version of the representatives of the Russian side, which was discussed in the internal correspondence, and the messages for the media, and actually made public the version of the invaders,” Arestovich said.
Regardless, events such as these are commonplace.
The Strana outlet analyzed some recent court decisions regarding crimes carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the combat zone.
Since the beginning of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, drunkenness and drug use in the service have become commonplace in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There are several hundreds of court cases in relation to drunken crimes of soldiers.
It is worth noting that criminal proceedings are opened only for a small part of drunken crimes by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – according to criminal statistics, only 10-15% of offenses fall into the field of view of justice.
For example, only in 2020 the captain of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a sentence. The story of this officer, even outlined in dry legal terms, may well be called the story of a serial sadist killer.
The case file describes how the captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt with his subordinates. The officer shot one soldier, and initially he wanted to shoot two – just one of them fell to the ground, imitating death. And then he disappeared.
Another subordinate officer was simply buried alive in the ground. After half an hour, the soldier managed to dig himself out and escape. Soldiers caught drinking alcohol were beaten mercilessly by the officer and made some invalids. It is noteworthy that the officer beat the soldiers, being drunk.
Considering that people with military weapons drink, the consequences for the direct participants and for those around them are often dire. For example, court document No. 229/4106/18 describes how two Ukrainian marines in the fall of 2018 opened fire near a village cafe in the town of Ocheretino, Donetsk region.
While drunk, one of the soldiers shot a civilian in the leg. And for the sake of exaggeration, he fired an additional seven more times over the heads of the villagers. A fellow soldier decided to support his colleague with fire and fired his pistol magazine into the air. Having fired at the visitors of the cafe, the soldiers quietly left.
In one of the court cases, No. 665/568/19, there is a story about how armed Ukrainian marines from the same unit staged an intimidation operation in 2018 against local offenders in the village of Khlebodarovka, Kherson region.
On April 22, 2019, six sergeants and soldiers severely beat three commanders – two lieutenants and a junior lieutenant. The conflict began because of a remark made by an officer to one of the soldiers about unauthorized absence and unwillingness to join the outfit. The soldier was very upset and told his comrades about the commander’s “lawlessness.”
Without hesitation, six sergeants and soldiers rushed into the officers’ room and began the carnage. The bursting officers did not even let one of the officers get out of bed and beat him, throwing the bed over.
In a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Troitsky in the Luhansk region, a group of soldiers decided to “educate” their commander in the rank of lieutenant – case No. 423/334/20.
On December 15, 2019, the soldiers were offended by the officer for the fact that he “left the servicemen incorrectly and went to the village of Mironovsky.” At two o’clock in the morning, the soldiers visited the sleeping officer and severely kicked him, knocking out the commander’s teeth.
The deaths of many Ukrainian soldiers at the front, which were initially classified by the press services of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as combat ones, during the investigation turn out not to be combat ones, but only testify to the lack of professionalism of the commanders.
On December 11, 2019, at a strong point near the Novotroitskoye village of Donetsk region, a junior sergeant shot his friend from a machine gun. The sergeant began shooting because of a personal quarrel. According to the case file, he fired a burst, hitting a colleague in the stomach.
By the way, military conflicts do not occur only because of drunkenness. Many soldiers complain of real extortion from the officers.
“In our unit, every second officer tries to load the soldiers financially, with bribes. Bribes are demanded for dismissals, so that they are not often put on orders, for regular vacations. Even for the issuance of a new uniform and to pay legal military allowances and salaries. There are other extortions – for example, they demand to buy at their own expense shovels and saws instead of those that broke during the work. I bought a screwdriver at my own expense, which was appropriated by one of the officers, stating that I had allegedly broken the one that was before,” an interviewed soldier said.
Incidents such as these are quite commonplace, and they all come down to enemy propaganda.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Back To Facebook: Pashinyan Returns To His Basement Managing The Country Despite Protests

On December 22nd , starting from morning , there are people in Yerevan ’ s Republic Square demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government .
Pashinyan refuses to resign , and continues blaming everybody else for the failures in managing the conflict and the entire country .
His current attempts are aimed at shifting focus towards the 2010 government and that it is to blame for the situation .
Pashinyan said that back in 2010 , Armenia MPs , ministers had voted in favor of Kelbajar being part of Azerbaijan .
“ This is the description @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Gegharkunik Province according to the law on administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia , adopted in 2010 , ” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote this on Facebook Tuesday morning .
“ Today our armed forces are deployed with this description .
Let me remind that in 2010 , the RPA , PAP , ARF factions [ in parliament ] voted for the law .
The bill was submitted by the government .
Many of the MPs and ministers who voted in favor accuse us and will accuse us today , too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Azerbaijan ] , despite the fact that they passed a law that it is part of Azerbaijan , they will blame [ us ] for the Sotk [ gold ] mine [ now becoming a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan ] , although they have described by law what we have today , ” Pashinyan added .
Pashinyan , also , commented on the ongoing domestic political situation in Armenia .
He stated that he will do everything for the people not to lose the chance of saying their word .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country is the following : 1 .
The “ elite ” who was deprived of power in Armenia as a result of the 2018 revolution is trying to achieve revenge .
Moreover , the talk is not about the political “ elite ” only , but all those who had privileges before 2018 , but after that do not have that privileges .
2 .
The people , who have felt the factor of being a power after the 2018 revolution , do not want to lose that status , especially now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chance that the leadership is currently engaged in foreign security issues , have applied the following logic “ you will be fired for not participating in a rally ” ” , Pashinyan said on Facebook .
Pashinyan said the real contradiction is not between the government and the opposition , but the “ elite ” , who lost privileges in 2018 , and the people .
“ But in any case , people will say the decisive word , because if the people have their say , “ elites ” can do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will do everything for the people not to lose the chance of saying their word .
But at this moment the priority for us is to ensure the external security of Armenia and Artsakh , and the external security should not be questioned in any way in the aforementioned actions ” , the PM said .
Essentially , he came out of his basement and Facebook leadership for a few days , was met with blockades and refusal to be accepted everywhere he went , and then went back to manage the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the presence of Turkey-deployed militants in Nagorno-Karabakh , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov answered the following questions about the militants fighting in Artsakh : does Russia have information about those militants , were they withdrawn from the region , by whom ?
“ The participation of militants from the Middle East in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh is a fact that has been confirmed not only by us .
The number of mercenaries reaches 2 thousand .
From the very beginning , we have expressed our concern about the existence of radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology of jihadism .
Our position on them has not changed .
They should not be there ” , he said .
On Azerbaijan ’ s side there ’ s limited information , with it sharing videos of the “ liberated areas ” and saying that Military police is securing the safety .
The military police are involved in ensuring security in the liberated territories , the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense said .
The Azerbaijan Army military police units ’ servicemen are involved in ensuring security in human settlements and places of deployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Military police squad serves day-and-night at stationary and mobile checkpoints in human settlements and on the military transport movement routes , organize pass control and control of the implementation of the daily routine by servicemen during service and combat duty .
Military police conduct a patrolling service at the deployed checkpoints , keep a record of vehicles entering the territory , organize the protection of important military facilities , as well as ensure the escort of convoys .
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On December 22nd, starting from morning, there are people in Yerevan’s Republic Square demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government.
Pashinyan refuses to resign, and continues blaming everybody else for the failures in managing the conflict and the entire country.
His current attempts are aimed at shifting focus towards the 2010 government and that it is to blame for the situation.
Pashinyan said that back in 2010, Armenia MPs, ministers had voted in favor of Kelbajar being part of Azerbaijan.
“This is the description of the border lines of Sotk village of Gegharkunik Province according to the law on administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia, adopted in 2010,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote this on Facebook Tuesday morning. “Today our armed forces are deployed with this description. Let me remind that in 2010, the RPA, PAP, ARF factions [in parliament] voted for the law. The bill was submitted by the government. Many of the MPs and ministers who voted in favor accuse us and will accuse us today, too, of handing over Kelbajar [region to Azerbaijan], despite the fact that they passed a law that it is part of Azerbaijan, they will blame [us] for the Sotk [gold] mine [now becoming a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan], although they have described by law what we have today,” Pashinyan added.
Pashinyan, also, commented on the ongoing domestic political situation in Armenia.
He stated that he will do everything for the people not to lose the chance of saying their word.
“The description of the current political situation in the country is the following: 1. The “elite” who was deprived of power in Armenia as a result of the 2018 revolution is trying to achieve revenge. Moreover, the talk is not about the political “elite” only, but all those who had privileges before 2018, but after that do not have that privileges. 2. The people, who have felt the factor of being a power after the 2018 revolution, do not want to lose that status, especially now, when some circles, by using the chance that the leadership is currently engaged in foreign security issues, have applied the following logic “you will be fired for not participating in a rally””, Pashinyan said on Facebook.
Pashinyan said the real contradiction is not between the government and the opposition, but the “elite”, who lost privileges in 2018, and the people.
“But in any case, people will say the decisive word, because if the people have their say, “elites” can do nothing. I, of course, will do everything for the people not to lose the chance of saying their word. But at this moment the priority for us is to ensure the external security of Armenia and Artsakh, and the external security should not be questioned in any way in the aforementioned actions”, the PM said.
Essentially, he came out of his basement and Facebook leadership for a few days, was met with blockades and refusal to be accepted everywhere he went, and then went back to manage the country online.
Regarding Russia’s peacekeeping and the presence of Turkey-deployed militants in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov answered the following questions about the militants fighting in Artsakh: does Russia have information about those militants, were they withdrawn from the region, by whom?
“The participation of militants from the Middle East in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh is a fact that has been confirmed not only by us. The number of mercenaries reaches 2 thousand. From the very beginning, we have expressed our concern about the existence of radical mercenaries in the region who profess the ideology of jihadism. Our position on them has not changed. They should not be there”, he said.
On Azerbaijan’s side there’s limited information, with it sharing videos of the “liberated areas” and saying that Military police is securing the safety.
The military police are involved in ensuring security in the liberated territories, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense said.
The Azerbaijan Army military police units’ servicemen are involved in ensuring security in human settlements and places of deployment of troops in the liberated territories.
Military police squad serves day-and-night at stationary and mobile checkpoints in human settlements and on the military transport movement routes, organize pass control and control of the implementation of the daily routine by servicemen during service and combat duty.
Military police conduct a patrolling service at the deployed checkpoints, keep a record of vehicles entering the territory, organize the protection of important military facilities, as well as ensure the escort of convoys.
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southfront--2020-12-22--U.S. Sends Nuclear Submarine And Guided-Missile Destroyers To Persian Gulf

On December 21st , US Central Command ( CENTCOM ) head General Kenneth McKenzie warned that Iran shouldn ’ t retaliate in relation to the upcoming anniversary of the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani .
The anniversary is coming on January 3rd .
He was touring the region weeks before the anniversary of the January 3 , 2020 killing of Soleimani by a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport .
“ My assessment is we are in a very good position and we ’ ll be prepared for anything the Iranians or their proxies acting for them might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a four-star marine general , told a small group of journalists in a telephone interview from an undisclosed location in the region .
McKenzie said he had also gone to Syria to meet with American forces deployed in the small southern base at Al-Tanf , near the border with Jordan and Iraq .
Just days earlier , General Mark Milley , the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff , visited Qatar , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Israel and Afghanistan .
His locations were kept entirely secret .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned by a potential Iranian retaliation for Soleimani ’ s assassination .
Meanwhile , on December 20th , a volley of 8 rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad , causing material damage and reportedly killing 1 Iraqi civilian .
Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman , Saeed Khatibzadeh , strongly condemned Pompeo ’ s statement , saying Iran ’ s embassy is also located in the International Zone .
“ Iranian embassy is in the same area , attacking any diplomatic missions and residential areas is wrong and banned by international law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference held in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday and attended by local and international media representatives .
“ The statement issued by American Secretary of State is suspicious .
We strongly condemn the statement issued by the American Secretary of State , ” Khatibzadeh added when answering a question by local Iranian media reporter .
The US is withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan , but it maintains that it is quite prepared and reinforced to deal with any situation .
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombers recently overflew the region in a demonstration of strength clearly aimed at Iran .
The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz on December 21st .
It was accompanied by two guided-missile destroyers .
“ The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia ( SSGN 729 ) , along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal ( CG 73 ) and USS Philippine Sea ( CG 58 ) , transited the Strait of Hormuz entering the Arabian Gulf , Dec. 21 , ” the Navy said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Persian Gulf .
The USS Georgia is armed with4 × 21 in ( 533 mm ) torpedo tubes and 154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven .
The tensions in the Middle East , once again , appear to be sitting at the boiling point , and there ’ s still a few weeks left until US President Donald Trump vacates the White House .
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On December 21st, US Central Command (CENTCOM) head General Kenneth McKenzie warned that Iran shouldn’t retaliate in relation to the upcoming anniversary of the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani.
The anniversary is coming on January 3rd.
“We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends and partners in the region, and we’re prepared to react if necessary,” McKenzie said.
He was touring the region weeks before the anniversary of the January 3, 2020 killing of Soleimani by a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport.
“My assessment is we are in a very good position and we’ll be prepared for anything the Iranians or their proxies acting for them might choose to do,” McKenzie, a four-star marine general, told a small group of journalists in a telephone interview from an undisclosed location in the region.
McKenzie said he had also gone to Syria to meet with American forces deployed in the small southern base at Al-Tanf, near the border with Jordan and Iraq.
Just days earlier, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Afghanistan. His locations were kept entirely secret.
He also mentioned that the US was concerned by a potential Iranian retaliation for Soleimani’s assassination.
“I talk to my commanders about it every day and I think we will be ready,” McKenzie said.
Meanwhile, on December 20th, a volley of 8 rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing material damage and reportedly killing 1 Iraqi civilian.
Rocket attacks by "Iran-backed militias" into an area housing the U.S. embassy in Iraq killed at least one local civilian and damaged the embassy compound, according to U.S. diplomatic sources. https://t.co/qOaLQKGVEM — NPR (@NPR) December 21, 2020
We have received reports of damage to residential areas near the U.S. Embassy and possibly some injuries to innocent Iraqi civilians. As we have said many times… 2/ — U.S. Embassy Baghdad (@USEmbBaghdad) December 20, 2020
We call on all Iraqi political and governmental leaders to take steps to prevent such attacks and hold accountable those responsible. 4/4 — U.S. Embassy Baghdad (@USEmbBaghdad) December 20, 2020
“The United States strongly condemns the latest attack by Iran-backed militias on the International Zone in Baghdad,” Pompeo said in a statement. “We wish those hurt a speedy recovery.”
Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, strongly condemned Pompeo’s statement, saying Iran’s embassy is also located in the International Zone.
“Iranian embassy is in the same area, attacking any diplomatic missions and residential areas is wrong and banned by international law,” Khatibzadeh said during a virtual press conference held in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday and attended by local and international media representatives. “The statement issued by American Secretary of State is suspicious. We strongly condemn the statement issued by the American Secretary of State,” Khatibzadeh added when answering a question by local Iranian media reporter.
The US is withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, but it maintains that it is quite prepared and reinforced to deal with any situation.
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November, and two American B-52 bombers recently overflew the region in a demonstration of strength clearly aimed at Iran.
The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz on December 21st. It was accompanied by two guided-missile destroyers.
“The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), transited the Strait of Hormuz entering the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 21,” the Navy said in a statement using an alternative name for the Persian Gulf.
The USS Georgia is armed with4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes and 154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven.
The tensions in the Middle East, once again, appear to be sitting at the boiling point, and there’s still a few weeks left until US President Donald Trump vacates the White House.
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southfront--2020-12-22--New Satellite Has “Superman’s X-Ray Vision” To See Through Buildings

A new satellite from Capella Space is capable of taking high-resolution images anywhere in the world , even through the walls of buildings , according to Futurism .
What makes the Capella-2 satellite nothing short of magnificent is its onboard sensor , called the Synthetic Aperture Radar ( SAR ) , which can snap a picture in night or day , rain or shine .
Futurism says SAR technology “ works similarly to how dolphins and bats navigate using echolocation.
” “ The satellite beams down a powerful 9.65 GHz radio signal toward its target , and then collects and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up into orbit .
And because the satellite is sending down its own signal rather than passively capturing light , sometimes those signals can even penetrate right through a building ’ s wall , peering at the interior like Superman ’ s X-ray vision.
” Capella Space CEO Payam Banazadeh , a former system engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , told the technology-based news publication that most surveillance and observational satellites in low Earth orbit do not have the ability to view land-based objects through clouds or at night .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear images during night or day , rain or shine .
“ It turns out that half of the world is in nighttime , and half of the world , on average , is cloudy , ” Banazade said .
“ When you combine those two together , about 75 percent of Earth , at any given time , is going to be cloudy , nighttime , or it ’ s going to be both .
It ’ s invisible to you , and that portion is moving around.
” This week Capella @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and private organizations to request images of anything in the world .
The company is expected to create a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit that , combined , can produce clear radar images of anywhere in the world every hour .
Certainly , this type of invasive surveillance technology will fuel panic among the privacy watchdog community .
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A new satellite from Capella Space is capable of taking high-resolution images anywhere in the world, even through the walls of buildings, according to Futurism.
What makes the Capella-2 satellite nothing short of magnificent is its onboard sensor, called the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which can snap a picture in night or day, rain or shine.
Capella-2 Satellite
Futurism says SAR technology “works similarly to how dolphins and bats navigate using echolocation.”
“The satellite beams down a powerful 9.65 GHz radio signal toward its target, and then collects and interprets the signal as it bounces back up into orbit. And because the satellite is sending down its own signal rather than passively capturing light, sometimes those signals can even penetrate right through a building’s wall, peering at the interior like Superman’s X-ray vision.”
Capella Space CEO Payam Banazadeh, a former system engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told the technology-based news publication that most surveillance and observational satellites in low Earth orbit do not have the ability to view land-based objects through clouds or at night. He said the Capella 2 satellite can take clear images during night or day, rain or shine.
“It turns out that half of the world is in nighttime, and half of the world, on average, is cloudy,” Banazade said. “When you combine those two together, about 75 percent of Earth, at any given time, is going to be cloudy, nighttime, or it’s going to be both. It’s invisible to you, and that portion is moving around.”
This week Capella Space launched a platform allowing government agencies and private organizations to request images of anything in the world.
Capella Space Platform
The company is expected to create a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit that, combined, can produce clear radar images of anywhere in the world every hour.
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southfront--2020-12-22--Turkish Attack On Ain Issa Turns Into Failure

The last few days in Syria was marked by a serious military escalation in the north of the country .
Members of pro-Turkish militant groups , supported by Turkish combat drones and artillery , launched an attack on the town of Ain Issa , controlled by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) .
The SDF is a Kurdish-dominated armed group that receives financial , weapon and training support from the United States .
Turkey considers the SDF to be a terrorist group due to its links with the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) .
Tensions between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria are a source of the permanent instability .
The attack on Ain Issa started on December 18 and lasted until the evening of December 20 , but resulted in a total failure .
The only tactical success achieved by pro-Turkish forces took place in the Ain Issa countryside , where they briefly entered the villages of Mushayrifah and Jableh located in a de-facto no man ’ s land .
Nonetheless , even these villages remained a contested area .
As of December 21 , the situation in the countryside of Ain Issa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active offensive operations .
So far , the only impact of the Turkish actions is the increased presence of the Syrian Army and the Russian Military Police in the area .
Abandoned by its main backer in the face of another Turkish attack , the SDF is forced to continue a slow rapprochement with the Damascus government and its Russian allies .
Meanwhile , on the eastern bank of the Euphrates , ISIS cells launched several rockets at the US military facilities in the Omar oil fields .
The rockets allegedly targeted US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when a US supply convoy was entering the area .
The attack triggered a series of security operations by coalition forces along the bank of the Euphrates .
Nonetheless , no details regarding their results are available .
ISIS cells are also active on the western bank of the river .
According to reports , over 100 ISIS terrorists and Syrian soldiers died in clashes in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert during the past month .
Even if the numbers provided by pro-opposition sources are exaggerated , the high intensity of clashes with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army and its allies themselves .
Therefore , additionally to the permanent tensions in Greater Idlib , where al-Qaeda-linked terrorists still enjoy the protection of the Turkish military , the terrorist threat has once again became a visible issue in eastern Syria .

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The last few days in Syria was marked by a serious military escalation in the north of the country.
Members of pro-Turkish militant groups, supported by Turkish combat drones and artillery, launched an attack on the town of Ain Issa, controlled by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF is a Kurdish-dominated armed group that receives financial, weapon and training support from the United States. Turkey considers the SDF to be a terrorist group due to its links with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Tensions between the SDF and Turkish-led forces in northeastern Syria are a source of the permanent instability.
The attack on Ain Issa started on December 18 and lasted until the evening of December 20, but resulted in a total failure. The only tactical success achieved by pro-Turkish forces took place in the Ain Issa countryside, where they briefly entered the villages of Mushayrifah and Jableh located in a de-facto no man’s land. Nonetheless, even these villages remained a contested area.
As of December 21, the situation in the countryside of Ain Issa remains relatively stable and no side conducts active offensive operations. So far, the only impact of the Turkish actions is the increased presence of the Syrian Army and the Russian Military Police in the area. Abandoned by its main backer in the face of another Turkish attack, the SDF is forced to continue a slow rapprochement with the Damascus government and its Russian allies.
Meanwhile, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, ISIS cells launched several rockets at the US military facilities in the Omar oil fields. The rockets allegedly targeted US positions on the evening of December 17, when a US supply convoy was entering the area. The attack triggered a series of security operations by coalition forces along the bank of the Euphrates. Nonetheless, no details regarding their results are available.
ISIS cells are also active on the western bank of the river. According to reports, over 100 ISIS terrorists and Syrian soldiers died in clashes in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert during the past month. Even if the numbers provided by pro-opposition sources are exaggerated, the high intensity of clashes with terrorists is being reported by the Syrian Army and its allies themselves.
Therefore, additionally to the permanent tensions in Greater Idlib, where al-Qaeda-linked terrorists still enjoy the protection of the Turkish military, the terrorist threat has once again became a visible issue in eastern Syria.
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southfront--2020-12-23--Series Of Attacks Claimed Lives Of Nine Service Members, Civilians In Southern Syria In Last Two Day

Series Of Attacks Claimed Lives Of Nine Service Members, Civilians In Southern Syria In Last Two Days

On December 21 and 22 , five separate attacks targeted a number of Syrian service members and pro-government civilians in the southern governorate of Daraa .
Local sources reported the attacks as the following : • In the noon of December 21 , unidentified gunmen shot and killed a warrant officer of the Military Intelligence Directorate ( MID ) and a member of the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) 4th Division in the town of Sahem al-Golan in western Daraa ; • In the afternoon of December 21 , unidentified gunmen shot and killed two officers of the Air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dael in northern Daraa ; • In the morning of December 22 , unidentified gunmen shot and killed a member of the SAA 4th Division in front of his house in the town of al-Yadudah in western Daraa ; • Late on December 22 , an improvised explosive device struck the car of a local state employee named Ismail Musa al-Falah in the town of al-Sanamayn in northern Daraa .
Al-falah died as a result of the attack ; • Late on December 22 , two officers of the MID and the General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with a local civilian , by unknown gunmen in the town of al-Ajraf in the countryside of al-Quneitra .
The nature of the targets and the tactics used by the assailants suggest that the attacks were all carried out by the same perpetrators .
ISIS cells are known to be active in the areas , where the attacks took place .
Nevertheless , the terrorist group usually claim responsibility through its news agency Amaq .
These attacks highlight the state of lawlessness prevailing over southern Syria .
The region has been slowly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coordination between government forces and local fighters is one of the main causes behind this chaos .
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On December 21 and 22, five separate attacks targeted a number of Syrian service members and pro-government civilians in the southern governorate of Daraa.
Local sources reported the attacks as the following:
In the noon of December 21, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a warrant officer of the Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) and a member of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) 4 th Division in the town of Sahem al-Golan in western Daraa;
Division in the town of Sahem al-Golan in western Daraa; In the afternoon of December 21, unidentified gunmen shot and killed two officers of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate in the town of Dael in northern Daraa;
In the morning of December 22, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a member of the SAA 4 th Division in front of his house in the town of al-Yadudah in western Daraa;
Division in front of his house in the town of al-Yadudah in western Daraa; Late on December 22, an improvised explosive device struck the car of a local state employee named Ismail Musa al-Falah in the town of al-Sanamayn in northern Daraa. Al-falah died as a result of the attack;
Late on December 22, two officers of the MID and the General Intelligence Directorate were shot and killed, along with a local civilian, by unknown gunmen in the town of al-Ajraf in the countryside of al-Quneitra.
The nature of the targets and the tactics used by the assailants suggest that the attacks were all carried out by the same perpetrators.
ISIS cells are known to be active in the areas, where the attacks took place. Nevertheless, the terrorist group usually claims responsibility through its news agency Amaq.
These attacks highlight the state of lawlessness prevailing over southern Syria. The region has been slowly spinning out of control. The lack of coordination between government forces and local fighters is one of the main causes behind this chaos.
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southfront--2020-12-23--Syrian Army Kicked Off New Anti-ISIS Operation In Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa Triangle

On December 22 , the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) and its allies kicked off a new operation against ISIS cells in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle in the country ’ s central region .
The Russian Aerospace Forces supports the operation .
Russian warplanes are carrying out airstrikes on ISIS terrorists and their hideouts in the region .
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) , army troops are combing the Ithriyah-Tabqah road that links Hama and Raqqa .
In the last few months , ISIS terrorists carried out a series of attacks along the road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clashes between the SAA and ISIS cells are still ongoing in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle .
Casualties were reported on both sides .
“ Five service members of regime forces and loyal gunmen lost their lives , while nine of the Islamic State [ ISIS ] organization were killed , ” the SOHR said in a report .
“ The death toll will likely rise because many of the wounded are in a critical condition.
” ISIS cells expanded their influence from the Homs desert , between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following a series of hit-and-run attacks on Syrian government troops .
The terrorists in central Syria are reportedly buying supplies , including weapons , from U.S.-backed fighters based at the southeastern area of al-Tanf .
The new operation will likely restrict terrorists access to the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle .
However , it will not end ISIS ’ growing threat in the central region .
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On December 22, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies kicked off a new operation against ISIS cells in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle in the country’s central region.
The Russian Aerospace Forces supports the operation. Russian warplanes are carrying out airstrikes on ISIS terrorists and their hideouts in the region.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), army troops are combing the Ithriyah-Tabqah road that links Hama and Raqqa. In the last few months, ISIS terrorists carried out a series of attacks along the road.
As of December 23, heavy clashes between the SAA and ISIS cells are still ongoing in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. Casualties were reported on both sides.
“Five service members of regime forces and loyal gunmen lost their lives, while nine of the Islamic State [ISIS] organization were killed,” the SOHR said in a report. “The death toll will likely rise because many of the wounded are in a critical condition.”
ISIS cells expanded their influence from the Homs desert, between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor, to the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle earlier this year following a series of hit-and-run attacks on Syrian government troops.
The terrorists in central Syria are reportedly buying supplies, including weapons, from U.S.-backed fighters based at the southeastern area of al-Tanf.
The new operation will likely restrict terrorists access to the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. However, it will not end ISIS’ growing threat in the central region.
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