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The spokesman for the Turkish-backed Sirte and Jafra liberation operations room, Al-Hadi Drah, announced that Abu Gurayn, Buwairat Al-Hassoun, and Al-Wasaka are now military zones that are strictly forbidden to enter and leave. These developments come amid expectations that a battle may break out in Sirte and Al-Jafra between forces …

The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, said on Thursday that his forces are ready for any military action. During his phone call with Sada Al-Balad, Mismari said that the dreams of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in controlling Libyan oil are illusions and will not be …

BEIRUT: Turkey has conducted tests with the Russian S-400 air defense system using American-made fighter jets. According to the website Fighter Jets World, the Russian-supplied S-400 system, which are located at Murted Air Force Base, have been tested on American F-16 Viper and F-4 Phantom II fighters. The newspaper said that …

TEHRAN:A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Pentagon to more quickly stop buying F-35 fighter jet components from Turkey. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla.; Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., complained in a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper on July 6 that the Pentagon’s …

TEHRAN:Turkish troops and their allied militants cut off drinking water supplied to civilians in the Hasakah city in northeastern Syria, a report said. The Turkish forces stopped the pumping of water in the al-Olouk station in the countryside of Hasakah, depriving one million people in the city from drinking water, …

TEHRAN: Turkey’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Feridun Sinirlioglu said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is carrying out a campaign to dominate the region, accusing it of committing war crimes to achieve this. In a letter sent to the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, …

TEHRAN: The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey will discuss the latest developments in Syria on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the video conference will see Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan make “three statements” before discussing Syria in …

ANKARA: Turkish jet fighters have launched an operation against Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, according to Turkey’s Defense Ministry. “The Claw-Eagle Operation has started. Our planes are bringing the caves down on the terrorists’ heads,” the ministry said on Twitter. A source told Reuters the warplanes took off from …

ANKARA: Turkey is reportedly planning to set up two permanent military bases in Libya following the Tripoli government’s operation to retake areas seized by rebel forces under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar. Citing military sources, Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, reported earlier this week that Ankara was planning to …

ANKARA: A report says the United Arab Emirates has allegedly provided financial support to the anti-Turkey PKK militant group in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. A security source at the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) told the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper that the authorities had imposed limitations on money transfers coming …