West Asia - Islamic World News

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.

ISWNews Analysis Group: The US newspaper Washington Post, quoting Ukrainian and US officials claimed that Russia purchased Iranian missiles “Zolfaghar” and “Fateh-110”.

ISWNews Analysis Group: In a strong statement, the Islah Party opposed the order of the Yemen Presidential Council to dismiss Sheikh Amin Al-Akimi, the governor of Hadi’s government for Al-Jawf province.

ISWNews Analysis Group: After consulting with the Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, the President of Lebanon announced the acceptance of the maritime border agreement with the Israeli regime.

ISWNews Analysis Group: After the UAE military took control of Al-Rayan Airbase located in the east of Al-Mukalla city, the Israeli advisers entered this airbase.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Abdul Latif Rashid was elected as the new president by the majority of Iraqi parliament members.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the operations of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Sultan Suleiman Shah Division and Hamza Division in northwestern Syria, the city of Afrin was captured by Tahrir al-Sham.

ISWNews Analysis Group: 18 Syrian soldiers were killed and 27 others were wounded as a result of a terrorist explosion on the way of a Syrian Army bus in west of Damascus.

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.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Positions of the US coalition in the outskirts of the city of Rumeilan, located in Hasakah province of Syria, were targeted by rocket attacks by unknown groups.

ISWNews Analysis Group: The Turkish Bashiqa base in north of Mosul was attacked with several rockets fired by the Ahrar al-Iraq group.