The Daily Brief 2019-02-09
This is a summary of 10 AMN articles on the following subjects: Gaza, Israeli Sniper, Teenagers, Baghdadi, ISIS, Syria, Hama, Russia, Lebanon, Maduro, Venezuela, SDF, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, US, Idlib.
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Categories in this brief: Middleeast, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, World-News, Yemen
Table of Contents
- Gaza: Two Palestinian Kids Shot Dead By Israeli Snipers
- ISIS leader was nearly assassinated by disgruntled foreign fighters
- Russian soldier killed by Turkish-backed rebels in Hama
- Breaking: Maduro denies any ties with Hezbollah (video)
- Several demonstrations allegedly held in response to aid blockade by SDF
- Watch: Russian Ka-27 chopper land on ship with low visibility
- Houthi forces retake several areas along Saudi border
- US spy plane tracked near Russian airbase in western Syria
- High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in southern Idlib
- US-backed aid package filled with 'poison of humiliation' - Maduro
Gaza: Two Palestinian Kids Shot Dead By Israeli Snipers
Published 2019-02-09 23:36:31 by Robert Inlakesh in Middleeast, PalestineDAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 P.M)- Two Palestinian teenagers were killed yesterday, by Israeli sniper fire, during Gaza demonstrations. According the Ashraf Al-Qedra, the spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli forces killed two teenagers this Friday. The Gaza Health Ministry also noted that 17 demonstrators had been injured with live ammunition.... Read on ->
Tags: Gaza, Israeli Sniper, Teenagers
ISIS leader was nearly assassinated by disgruntled foreign fighters
Published 2019-02-09 03:49:24 by News Desk in SyriaThe terrorist group has been rapidly losing territory over the last two years due to efforts by Russian and Syrian forces, as well as the US and its allies. The group has lost most of its forces and resources, leading it to go into hiding. Daesh* leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi... Read on ->
Tags: Baghdadi, ISIS, Syria
Russian soldier killed by Turkish-backed rebels in Hama
Published 2019-02-09 02:59:07 by News Desk in SyriaA member of the Russian Armed Forces has been killed in Syria in the line of duty, authorities from the Tikhoretsky District of southern Russia's Krasnodar Territory, where the serviceman lived, said in a statement. According to the statement, the deceased service member has been identified as Maxim Pletnev. "Since 2012, he... Read on ->
Tags: Hama, Russia, Syria
Breaking: Maduro denies any ties with Hezbollah (video)
Published 2019-02-09 01:58:39 by News Desk in Lebanon, World-NewsBEIRUT, LEBANON, (1:45 A.M.) - One day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Hezbollah was operating inside of Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro responded in a televised speech in Caracas. According to Maduro, "Hezbollah is a legal political party within Lebanon's political life. Hezbollah is primarily a political party,... Read on ->
Tags: Lebanon, Maduro, Venezuela
Several demonstrations allegedly held in response to aid blockade by SDF
Published 2019-02-09 01:43:57 by News Desk in SyriaResidents in the Syrian regions of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor have taken to the streets demanding that the US-led coalition troops be withdrawn from the country and that the Syrian Democratic Forces armed organization stop blocking humanitarian aid deliveries, Lieutenant General Sergei Solomatin, head of the Russian Center for reconciliation... Read on ->
Tags: SDF, Syria
Watch: Russian Ka-27 chopper land on ship with low visibility
Published 2019-02-09 01:34:36 by News Desk in World-NewsThe Russian Defence Ministry published a video of drills being conducted by the Baltic Fleet’s naval aviation, which showed the landing of a Ka-27 military helicopter in difficult meteorological conditions. The Ministry’s YouTube channel posted a video of a helicopter landing on the decks of project 20380 corvettes and Yaroslav Mudryi patrol ship... Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Houthi forces retake several areas along Saudi border
Published 2019-02-09 00:54:45 by News Desk in YemenBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) - The Houthi forces launched a big counter-offensive inside the Harad District of the Hajjah Governorate on Friday. Backed by heavy artillery, the Houthi forces managed to retake several sites inside of the Harad District that they lost to the Saudi Coalition over the last week.... Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen
US spy plane tracked near Russian airbase in western Syria
Published 2019-02-09 00:43:23 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) - A U.S. spy plane was tracked near the Russian Hmeimim Airbase in southwestern Latakia on Friday. According to the Twitter account Intel Sky, a U.S. RC-135U Combat Sent 45RS 64-14849 was tracked flying along the Syrian-Lebanese coast on Friday. https://twitter.com/Intel_sky/status/1093720950103830528 This U.S. flight comes just... Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in southern Idlib
Published 2019-02-09 00:27:33 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) - A high ranking jihadist commander was assassinated in the Idlib Governorate this evening after a group of unknown assailants targeted his home. According to opposition activists, the Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham commander Alaa Al-Deen Abu Mu'awiya was killed on Friday when three unknown assailants opened fire... Read on ->
Tags: Idlib, Syria
US-backed aid package filled with 'poison of humiliation' - Maduro
Published 2019-02-09 00:14:39 by News Desk in World-NewsVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected attempts by the opposition to bring US-backed aid into the country. He made the remarks during a press conference in Caracas on Friday. “The package is very nice on the outside: humanitarian aid. But on the inside it brings the poison of humiliation," he said.... Read on ->
Tags: Maduro, US, Venezuela
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