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US Sends More Military Equipment to Northeastern Syria

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US Sends More Military Equipment to Northeastern Syria TEHRAN (FNA)- The US army has deployed new military and logistical equipment in Hasaka city in Northeastern Syria, local sources said. The equipment was sent to Geweran region whose government buildings had earlier been occupied by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Arabic-language website of SANA news agency reported on Tuesday. It added that a major part of the military equipment dispatched to Hasaka are radar and electronic warfare systems. Also, the region that hosts an ISIL-only prison has been the scene of increasing flights by the US helicopters. Earlier this month, the US military sent a new convoy of trucks loaded with military hardware and logistical gears to Syria’s Northeastern province of Hasaka as Washington seeks to control and loot crude resources in the war-torn country. Syria’s official news agency SANA, citing unnamed local sources in al-Ya'rubiyah town, reported that a c...

Isreali Air Force Wing 7 inaugurated

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Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag Unit take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Unit 669 take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Unit 669 take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Unit 669 take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Unit 669 take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag Unit take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) Soldiers from the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag Unit take part in an exercise in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Iran's Nuclear Facility Explosion

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Israeli F-35s & Cyberattack Behind Explosions at Iran’s Military Complex, Nuclear Site, Media Claims © AP Photo / Atomic Energy Organization of Iran MIDDLE EAST 13:30 GMT 03.07.2020 (updated 13:32 GMT 03.07.2020)  Get short URL by  Oleg Burunov 30 15 94 Subscribe On Thursday, Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said that the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility "is operating as usual", since the reactor was not damaged in an explosion and there were no casualties following the incident.  The Kuwaiti daily  al-Jarida  has quoted an unnamed “senior” source  as saying that Israel was allegedly behind last week's explosion at Iran's Parchin military complex and Thursday's blast at the Natanz nuclear site in the Islamic Republic. Israeli government officials have not commented on the matter yet. The Jewish state has repeatedly accused Iran of supporting “terrorist” groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, and of waging proxy wars ...

Bullet Train We Stand

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bullet train we stand  “Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. https://t.co/weeMiq6uYd” TWITTER.COM CNN on Twitter “Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. https://t.co/weeMiq6uYd” “Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. https://t.co/weeMiq6uYd”

Hpakant jade mine landslide kills 160 (Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar)

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Myanmar's jade trade is reported to be worth more than $30bn (£24bn) a year. Hpakant is the site of the world's biggest jade mine Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160 Media caption The wall of rock and mud slides into a flooded pit At least 162 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. Rescue work has continued all day for people still missing at the site in the Hpakant area of Kachin state. A wave of mud and rock triggered by heavy rain engulfed those collecting stones, the fire service said. Myanmar is the world's biggest source of jade but its mines have seen numerous accidents, many involving people who scavenge for stones. The country's  fire service department said in a Facebook post (in Burmese) : "The jade miners were smothered by a wave of mud, which hit after heavy rainfall." It said that by 19:15 local time (12:45 GMT) "162 bodies were found and 54 injured...