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The Daily Brief 2019-02-19
<center>https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/white-helmet-1.jpg</center> <br/> <p>This is a summary of 25 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Syria, Rukban, HTS, Jihadist, Jolani, Assad, Erdogan, Turkey, India, Euphrates, ISIS, SDF, US, Guaido, Trump, Venezuela, Aleppo, Iraq, Hama, Iran, Saudi, Yemen, Armenia, Tanf, Netanyahu, Damascus, East_ghouta.</p><p>We have changed our format from posting full articles to our steem readership to a summarized daily brief, as the article by article format is considered to be incompatible with steem customs.</p><p>Let Us know how you like this new format in the comments below.<br>-- The AMN Live Team</p><br>Categories in this brief:  Syria, Turkey, World-News, Gulf, Iran, Yemen, Middleeast<hr><p><h3>Table of Contents</h3><ul><li><a href="#author_permlink400691">Russia wants to press charges against White Helmets</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400688">Two humanitarian corridors open for refugees from Rukban camp (video)</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400687">Top jihadist leader Al-Jolani allegedly wounded in northern Syria</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400685">Erdogan dreams of recreating Ottoman Empire: Assad's adviser</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400682">Crazy footage of 2 Indian jets colliding in mid-air (video)</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400680">ISIS holds last few hundred yards of territory in eastern Euphrates region (map)</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400679">US attempting to break up Syria and create quasi-state: Russia</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400678">'I reiterate my gratitude to President Trump' - Guaido</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400677">Breaking: Jihadist rebels launch new attack on Aleppo city</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400675">'We have the right to use different systems': Erdogan on S-400 purchase</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400674">Dozens of ISIS terrorists allegedly escape from Syria to Iraq</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400673">Venezuela accuses US of threatening military intervention</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400672">Syrian Army launches wide-scale assault across northwestern Hama</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400669">Breaking: Two humanitarian corridors opened for refugees at Rukban Camp</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400668">Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supplying Al-Qaeda with weapons in Iran</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400667">Armenian troops to Syria was PM's decision</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400666">US forces at Al-Tanf are impeding fight against terrorism: Syrian official</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400664">Netanyahu to speak with PUti about increasing cooperation in Syria</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400660">'Every intruder is an enemy' - Assad (video)</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400659">Erdogan blasts US allies over support for 'terrorists' in Syria</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400657">Saudi Arabia to purchase Russian AK-103 assault rifles</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400655">Syrian Army kills 4 jihadist in northwest Hama</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400653">Turkey to receive Russian S-400 system by end of 2019</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400652">Last ISIS terrorist refuse to surrender in eastern Euphrates region</a></li><li><a href="#author_permlink400650">Syrian military seizes huge cache of weapons in East Ghouta (video)</a></li></ul></p><hr><a id="author_permlink400691" name="author_permlink400691"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/white-helmet-1.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-wants-to-press-charges-against-white-helmets/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Russia wants to press charges against White Helmets</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 23:43:27</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Russia will press for putting the non-governmental organization White Helmets on trial for crimes committed in Syria, including faked videos of chemical attacks, the director of the Foreign Ministry’s department of new challenges and threats, Ilya Rogachyov, told TASS in an interview on Tuesday. "The leading Western countries have failed... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-wants-to-press-charges-against-white-helmets/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Russia, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400688" name="author_permlink400688"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/medium_WoUkHPiu8dCdH1Ps.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/two-humanitarian-corridors-open-for-refugees-from-rukban-camp-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Two humanitarian corridors open for refugees from Rukban camp (video)</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 22:18:06</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Two humanitarian corridors for refugees who wish to leave the Rukban refugee camp were opened in the settlements of Jleb and Jabal al-Ghurab on Tuesday morning. According to the chief of Russia’s National Defence Control Centre, Mikhail Mizintsev, "In accordance with the February 16 joint statement by the Russian and... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/two-humanitarian-corridors-open-for-refugees-from-rukban-camp-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Rukban, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400687" name="author_permlink400687"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Joulani.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/top-jihadist-leader-al-jolani-allegedly-wounded-in-northern-syria/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Top jihadist leader Al-Jolani allegedly wounded in northern Syria</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 21:59:47</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - The top commander of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham and founder of Jabhat Al-Nusra, Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani (AKA Ahmad Hussein Al-Shara), was reportedly wounded in northern Syria on Monday. According to Sputnik's Turkish language publication, Al-Jolani was wounded when shrapnel struck his head following an explosion inside... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/top-jihadist-leader-al-jolani-allegedly-wounded-in-northern-syria/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: HTS, Jihadist, Jolani, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400685" name="author_permlink400685"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shaaban.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/erdogan-dreams-of-recreating-ottoman-empire-assads-adviser/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Erdogan dreams of recreating Ottoman Empire: Assad's adviser</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 21:41:54</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria, Turkey</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) - The Syrian government continued their war of words with the Erdogan administration on Tuesday as both sides resume their insults towards one another. During a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, the political and media adviser to the Syrian President Dr. Bouthaina Sha'aban heavily criticized... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/erdogan-dreams-of-recreating-ottoman-empire-assads-adviser/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Assad, Erdogan, Syria, Turkey</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400682" name="author_permlink400682"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/medium_EPmAoRH3QXFBJMTX.png"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/crazy-footage-of-2-indian-jets-colliding-in-mid-air-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Crazy footage of 2 Indian jets colliding in mid-air (video)</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 21:28:21</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>World-News</strong><p>Two planes from the Indian Air Force's aerobatics team collided in mid-air during rehearsals for a show and plunged to the ground, killing one of the pilots, near Bangalore (Bengaluru) on Tuesday. Footage shows the two Surya Kiran Hawk jets flying closer together before crashing and plunging to the ground.... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/crazy-footage-of-2-indian-jets-colliding-in-mid-air-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: India</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400680" name="author_permlink400680"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/East-Syria-v4-16feb19-27bah97.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-holds-last-few-hundred-yards-of-territory-in-eastern-euphrates-region-map/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">ISIS holds last few hundred yards of territory in eastern Euphrates region (map)</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 14:34:58</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized almost all of the Islamic State's (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) eastern Euphrates pocket after several weeks of intense fighting. However, the last few hundred yards of ISIS-occupied territory is proving incredibly difficult to penetrate as several terrorists refuse to surrender their... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-holds-last-few-hundred-yards-of-territory-in-eastern-euphrates-region-map/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Euphrates, ISIS, SDF, Syria, US</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400679" name="author_permlink400679"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tanf.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-attempting-to-break-up-syria-and-create-quasi-state-russia/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">US attempting to break up Syria and create quasi-state: Russia</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 14:18:22</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Washington is attempting to split Syria and create a quasi-state on the Euphrates River's east bank as the US is opposing the return of Syria's northeast to the Syrian government. The minister also called the US plans to transfer control in Syria's buffer zone illegitimate, adding that Washington prohibits... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-attempting-to-break-up-syria-and-create-quasi-state-russia/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Euphrates, Russia, Syria, US</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400678" name="author_permlink400678"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/guaido.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/i-reiterate-my-gratitude-to-president-trump-guaido/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">'I reiterate my gratitude to President Trump' - Guaido</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 14:11:00</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>World-News</strong><p>The president of the National Assembly in Venezuela, Juan Guaido, took part in an event in Caracas, Monday, to honour opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who has been imprisoned for five years on a charge of conspiracy against the Venezuelan government. At the headquarters of both men’s party, the Voluntad Popular... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/i-reiterate-my-gratitude-to-president-trump-guaido/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Guaido, Trump, Venezuela</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400677" name="author_permlink400677"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/breaking-1-1-2-1.png"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-jihadist-rebels-launch-new-attack-on-aleppo-city/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Breaking: Jihadist rebels launch new attack on Aleppo city</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 14:03:02</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) - The jihadist rebels of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a new attack inside the Aleppo Governorate, today, targeting two areas in the capital city. According to a military source in the provincial capital, the jihadist rebels of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham fired several artillery shells into the... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-jihadist-rebels-launch-new-attack-on-aleppo-city/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Aleppo, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400675" name="author_permlink400675"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180928-017.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/we-have-the-right-to-use-different-systems-erdogan-on-s-400-purchase/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">'We have the right to use different systems': Erdogan on S-400 purchase</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 13:36:38</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Turkey</strong><p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized claims Ankara must give up the idea of purchasing Russia’s air defense systems S-400. "All of them say we must give up the purchase of S-400. Why should we change our mind? We have the right to use different systems. We do... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/we-have-the-right-to-use-different-systems-erdogan-on-s-400-purchase/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Erdogan, Turkey</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400674" name="author_permlink400674"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ISIS-terrorists-678x381.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/dozens-of-isis-terrorists-allegedly-escape-from-syria-to-iraq/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Dozens of ISIS terrorists allegedly escape from Syria to Iraq</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 13:23:15</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) - Dozens of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists reportedly evaded capture in eastern Syria by slipping to Iraq's Al-Anbar Governorate, a new report from the Deir Ezzor Governorate claimed. According to the report, approximately 35 Islamic State fighters escaped the town of Baghouz and made their way... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/dozens-of-isis-terrorists-allegedly-escape-from-syria-to-iraq/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Iraq, ISIS, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400673" name="author_permlink400673"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1fede381b95c4b5a9870305580afc73f_18.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/venezuela-accuses-us-of-threatening-military-intervention/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Venezuela accuses US of threatening military intervention</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 12:56:11</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>World-News</strong><p>Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has denounced Washington's attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to the crisis-struck country, citing the United States' track record of involvement in conflicts in Arab nations. "The best thing Donald Trump can offer to Venezuela is military aggression!" she tweeted on Tuesday. "It is the type... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/venezuela-accuses-us-of-threatening-military-intervention/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: US, Venezuela</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400672" name="author_permlink400672"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Hama.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-launches-wide-scale-assault-across-northwestern-hama/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Syrian Army launches wide-scale assault across northwestern Hama</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 12:40:52</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:25 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a wide-scale assault across the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Tuesday, targeting several areas controlled by the Turkestan Islamic Party and Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham. Led by their 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army fire several missiles... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-launches-wide-scale-assault-across-northwestern-hama/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Hama, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400669" name="author_permlink400669"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Rukban.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-two-humanitarian-corridors-opened-for-refugees-at-rukban-camp/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Breaking: Two humanitarian corridors opened for refugees at Rukban Camp</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 11:23:05</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Two humanitarian corridors for refugees who wish to leave the Rukban refugee camp are open, the chief of Russia’s National Defense Control Center Mikhail Mizintsev said on Tuesday. "In accordance with the February 16 joint statement by the Russian and Syrian coordination centers on opening the humanitarian corridors for the... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-two-humanitarian-corridors-opened-for-refugees-at-rukban-camp/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Rukban, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400668" name="author_permlink400668"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/East-Qalamoun-Al-Qaeda-fighters.png"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-accuses-iran-of-supplying-al-qaeda-with-weapons-in-iran/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supplying Al-Qaeda with weapons in Iran</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 11:08:12</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Gulf, Iran, Yemen</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - The Saudi Coalition has accused the Islamic Republican of Iran of supplying the Al-Qaeda terrorist group with weapons in Yemen. According to a statement on Monday, the Saudi Coalition said that their allied fighters found Iranian-made weapons in the recently captured areas in southern Yemen. These accusations... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-accuses-iran-of-supplying-al-qaeda-with-weapons-in-iran/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Iran, Saudi, Yemen</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400667" name="author_permlink400667"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/default80.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenian-troops-to-syria-was-pms-decision/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Armenian troops to Syria was PM's decision</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 10:44:13</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Middleeast, Syria, World-News</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - The decision to send Armenian troops to Syria was Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's alone, the according to Irates publication said this morning. “It [sending a mission to Syria] was actually one person’s decision—in the person of [PM] Nikol Pashinyan," Irates wrote, as quoted by News.AM. "But... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenian-troops-to-syria-was-pms-decision/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Armenia, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400666" name="author_permlink400666"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bouthaina-shaaban-2016.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-forces-at-al-tanf-are-impeding-fight-against-terrorism-syrian-official/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">US forces at Al-Tanf are impeding fight against terrorism: Syrian official</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 10:23:55</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) - The political and media adviser to the Syrian President Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban said on Tuesday morning that the nations which claim to fight against terrorism - in particular, the United States of America - are the same countries that back terrorism in Syria in order... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-forces-at-al-tanf-are-impeding-fight-against-terrorism-syrian-official/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Syria, Tanf, US</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400664" name="author_permlink400664"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181101-033-1_thumbnail.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/netanyahu-to-speak-with-puti-about-increasing-cooperation-in-syria/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Netanyahu to speak with PUti about increasing cooperation in Syria</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 09:38:03</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Middleeast, Syria</strong><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 21 strengthening coordination between the two countries’ military on Syria. "On Thursday, I will meet in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We will continue discussing enhancing coordination mechanism to... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/netanyahu-to-speak-with-puti-about-increasing-cooperation-in-syria/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Netanyahu, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400660" name="author_permlink400660"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/medium_DPG9eCzm6ZUrjeys.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/every-intruder-is-an-enemy-assad-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">'Every intruder is an enemy' - Assad (video)</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 06:58:41</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Syrian President Bashar Al Assad said any intruder in Syria would be considered an enemy, speaking in Damascus on Sunday. "Every inch of Syria will be liberated, and any intruder is an enemy. He will be treated as an occupation force, this is not a political opinion, but it's a... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/every-intruder-is-an-enemy-assad-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Assad, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400659" name="author_permlink400659"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180804-016-1_thumbnail-1.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/erdogan-blasts-us-allies-over-support-for-terrorists-in-syria/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Erdogan blasts US allies over support for 'terrorists' in Syria</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 06:07:04</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria, Turkey</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated during a demonstration in the Turkish city of Burdur on Monday that the U.S. was still supporting 'terrorists' inside Syria. 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"The contract is in already in effect. The supplies are about to begin, all items are ready and we will ship them off soon,"... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-to-purchase-russian-ak-103-assault-rifles/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Russia, Saudi</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400655" name="author_permlink400655"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Hama.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-kills-4-jihadist-in-northwest-hama/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Syrian Army kills 4 jihadist in northwest Hama</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 04:33:18</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 A.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a deadly attack against a group of jihadist rebels in the Hama Governorate last night. According to a military source in the Hama Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army carried out a heavy attack against a group of Hay'at... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-kills-4-jihadist-in-northwest-hama/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Hama, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400653" name="author_permlink400653"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180921-023.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkey-to-receive-russian-s-400-system-by-end-of-2019/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Turkey to receive Russian S-400 system by end of 2019</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 04:06:41</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Turkey</strong><p>Russia will complete the deliveries of advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey by the end of this year, CEO of Russia’s hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said at the 14th IDEX-2019 international defense show on Monday. "We have signed the contract and we will complete the deliveries by the... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkey-to-receive-russian-s-400-system-by-end-of-2019/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Russia, Turkey</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400652" name="author_permlink400652"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ISIS-terrorists-678x381.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/last-isis-terrorist-refuse-to-surrender-in-eastern-euphrates-region/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Last ISIS terrorist refuse to surrender in eastern Euphrates region</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 03:44:59</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>Hundreds of Daesh terrorists are refusing to surrender in the Syrian village of Baghouz, where they are making their last stand, despite being surrounded by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and facing inevitable defeat, The Hill reported on Monday. The SDF's top commander commented on the situation, saying that Baghouz... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/last-isis-terrorist-refuse-to-surrender-in-eastern-euphrates-region/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Euphrates, ISIS, Syria</p><hr><a id="author_permlink400650" name="author_permlink400650"></a><img src="https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-18.jpg"><br/><h2><a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-military-seizes-huge-cache-of-weapons-in-east-ghouta-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Syrian military seizes huge cache of weapons in East Ghouta (video)</a></h2>Published <strong>2019-02-19 03:11:34</strong> by <strong>News Desk</strong> in <strong>Syria</strong><p>BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) - The Syrian military seized a huge cache of weapons on Sunday that were left behind by the Islamist rebels in the East Ghouta region of Damascus last year. According to reports from Damascus, the Syrian military seized a large cache of weapons while combing through... <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-military-seizes-huge-cache-of-weapons-in-east-ghouta-video/?campaign=steempress&utm=dailybrief" target="dailybrief">Read on&nbsp;-&gt;</a></p><p>Tags: Damascus, East_ghouta, Syria</p><hr><p>To support @informationwar consider making a delegation to them safely via SteemConnect <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=informationwar&vesting_shares=50%20SP" target="_blank">50 SP</a> | <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=informationwar&vesting_shares=100%20SP" target="_blank">100 SP</a> | <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=informationwar&vesting_shares=200%20SP" target="_blank">200 SP</a> | <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=informationwar&vesting_shares=250%20SP" target="_blank">250 SP</a> | <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=informationwar&vesting_shares=500%20SP" target="_blank">500 SP</a>.<br>Thank you for your continued support of AMN!</p> <br /><center><hr/>This is the official <a href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/steemit-verification/" target="_blank">verified</a> AMN steem account.<br /><em>Posted from AMN with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/steempress/" target="_blank">SteemPress</a> and DailyBrief : https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/the-daily-brief-2019-02-19/ </em></center>                       
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