Middle East

A video of the new weapon in the Iraqi military’s arsenal has been released by the Baghdad government showing the deployment of a CH-4B Chinese drone. It’s a move by Iraq to diversify its arms […]

Suspected Jihadists, among them two dozen potential ISIS child terrorists, have been detained by Turkish anti-terror police after raids on residential homes in Istanbul. Among the 53 suspects detained, nearly half were minors who were […]

Russia are planning on ramping up their aerial missions in Syria to 300 a day, in an effort to completely eliminate ISIS.  Russia-insider.com reports: President Vladimir Putin said the country is currently flying around 50 […]

Russian fighter jets operating in Syria have forced Israeli fighter-bombers to leave Syrian airspace after they entered it on espionage missions.  Alalam.ir reports: Russian Aerospace Force warplanes operating in Syria forced Israeli fighter-bombers to change […]

A possible Russian drone has been shot down by Turkey’s air force that entered Turkish airspace near the Syrian border, Turkish armed forces have said.  CNN.com reports: Two U.S. Defense officials told CNN that according […]

UN experts on human rights expressed “outrage and profound sadness” on Friday following the execution of two minors and urged the Islamic Republic to “stop killing children.” One expert on summary executions compared the executions […]

Russia have destroyed over 49 ISIS targets, including buildings and vehicles, in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, and Hama, in one of its most successful operations yet.  Express.co.uk reports: Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson […]

According to military sources in Aden, 300 Sudanese soldiers and officers arrived by sea on Saturday, aiming to ‘maintain security’ in Yemen. Middle East Online reports: A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen’s southern […]