The northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is ruled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is still far from…

On January 16, Syrian government forces kicked off a large combing operation to secure the M20 highway, which links Homs…

A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria: On January 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire…

The Russian military has been increasing its presence in the northeastern part of Syria amid tensions between the US-backed Syrian…

On January 15th, the US imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities. This is a part of US President…

Late on January 14, ISIS cells ambushed a reconnaissance unit of the Syrian National Defence Forces (NDF) in Homs’ eastern…

Russian military advisors are training artillery units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on precision firing and counter-battery tactics. On…

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Syrian and Israeli intelligence officials have held a secret meeting, the UAE-based al-Arabiya al-Hadath reported on January 14. The secret…

On January 15, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) kicked off a live fire drill, dubbed Payambar-e Azam 15 [The…

Russia has deployed a number of Mig-29 fighters jets at Hmeimim Air Base on the Syrian coast, new satellite images…

A senior officer of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) was injured in the recent Israeli strikes on Deir Ezzor,…

Originally appeared at ZeroHedge Iran is currently in the midst of two-day naval drills in the Gulf of Oman which…

Iran Introduces Helicopter Carrier And Missile-Launching Warship To Its Navy Ahead Of Persian Gulf Drill (source): On January 12th, Iran…

Written by Lieutenant Commander A. Marinesko; Originally appeared at Foreign Military Review 2020 #9, translated by AlexD exclusively for SouthFront You can read this…