Latest Updates on Syria, December 07, 2022
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Turkish military base in Kafarjana, located on the outskirts of Afrin, came under rocket attack by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Turkish military base in Kafarjana, located on the outskirts of Afrin, came under rocket attack by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
ISWNews Analysis Group: In a meeting with the senior commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Qamishli, the Russian and Syrian military asked SDF to withdraw to the south of the M4 highway and hand over the border areas with Turkey to the Syrian army.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Russian army attacked energy infrastructure and other positions in 18 cities of Ukraine with more than 100 cruise missiles.
ISWNews Analysis Group: After the retreat of the Russian army from the west bank of the Dnipro river, the Ukrainian army managed to recover 4800 square kilometers from Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
1- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kolba, announced the proposal to cut off diplomatic relations with Iran. He raised this request with the President of Ukraine. This request was made because of the prominent role of Iranian Shahed-136 drones in the battles of Ukraine. 2- Yuriy Ignat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force: “Russia is […]
In the southernmost part of the Caucasus, Iran shares a 750-kilometer border with Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan region, of which about 138 km had been controlled by Armenian forces after the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1991–1994). After the Second Karabakh War in 2020, these areas returned to the sovereignty of Azerbaijan. For its part, Iran’s border with Armenia is only 40 km and yet is considered a lifeline for the three million Armenians whose landlocked country has been regionally isolated by Azerbaijan and Turkey.
ISWNews Analysis Group: After a day of ceasefire between Tahrir al-Sham and Syrian National Army (Jaish al-Watani) militants, clashes between these groups resumed in the north of Aleppo and several areas were captured by Tahrir al-Sham militants.
– Russian Army and its allies have increased their attacks to capture the important city of Bakhmut. Clashes continue in the eastern and southern entrances of the city.– Clashes continue in Soledar town between Russian and Ukrainian army forces.– The exchange of artillery fire continues sporadically in other frontlines of Donbas region.
After the increase of destructive activities of the terrorist groups based in the Kurdistan region of Iraq against the national security of Iran and the failure of the Iraqi authorities to take the necessary measures to expel the terrorist groups from the area, the IRGC has started a new operation against the terrorist groups in this region.
The positions of the terrorist groups of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Komala, PJAK, etc. in the northeast of Iraq have been under artillery and drone attacks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the fourth consecutive day.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The evidence indicates that the Azerbaijan army with the help of Turkey is preparing to launch a massive military offensive against the Armenia after the anniversary of the start of the second Karabakh war.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ukrainian forces have reached near the town of Lyman, and heavy battles continue to recapture this area from Russian control.