A loud explosion sound heard in Erbil, Kurdistan Region
ارتش جمهوری اسلامی: پایگاههای آمریکا در کشورهای حوزه خلیج فارس و اقلیم کردستان عراق را طی چند مرحله عملیات بمباران کردیم
The Saraya Awliya al-Dam faction in Iraq: We targeted American bases in Erbil with a squadron of drones
1 week agoLarge explosion moments ago in Erbil, northern Iraq. US forces are based in the area
روابط عمومی سپاه اعلام کرد پایگاه حریر در عراق را هدف قرار داده است
1 week agoWashington warns its citizens in Iraq and suspends consular operations. The US Embassy in Baghdad issued a warning to US citizens on Saturday evening and suspended consular operations following aerial threats
1 week agoIRGC linked forces have carried out an attack on a power plant in Hawler (Erbil) region. Most likely a drone launched by the PMF (Hashd Al Shaabi). Power outages are being reported across the autonomous region of Kurdistan - primarily in Duhok and Hawler (Erbil)
Reuters, citing security sources: US air defenses intercepted and shot down a drone over a US military base near Erbil airport
Widespread protests erupted in the city of Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa, rejecting the entry of a delegation from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the city following reports of an imminent visit in the coming days, accompanied by Syrian internal security forces
A missile fell near Erbil International Airport, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
1 week agoThe 1st impact on the international of Hawler (Erbil) was reported an hour ago - it struck a side belonging to the US/Coalition forces ≈1k away from the runway. Now: explosions are being reported above the skies of Hawler, reportedly from interceptions of drones or missiles launched by Iran - shortly before ≈15-20 minutes, a drone has been heard circulating above Hawler; not known to whom it belongs
Deir ez-Zor: A protest in the city of Al-Shuhail demands that the Syrian government reveal the fate of detainees in the prisons of the SDF militia.
The SDF militia launched a raid campaign in the village of Al-Ashra in the western countryside of Al-Hasakah Governorate, resulting in the injury of a young man and the arrest of four members of the Al-Awad family, who were taken to an unknown location.
Unknown assailants targeted an Internal Security headquarters in the town of Al-Susah in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside with machine guns, but no injuries were reported
1 week agoClashes erupted at the Al-Sabahiya roundabout west of Raqqa, with two members of the Public Security forces injured, according to initial reports.
1 week agoFive major Iranian Kurdish groups — many with armed wings — announced a new unified coalition called the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan. The alliance says its goals are to: — Overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran. — Advance Kurdish self-determination. — Establish a democratic political framework in Iranian Kurdistan. The groups are mostly based in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and frame the move as political coordination
AFP: US forces will complete their withdrawal from Syria within a month
The KRG’s Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that the Region remains firmly aligned with a policy of stability and non-aggression, responding to statements issued by what it described as “several parties” that included threats directed at a neighboring country
ISIS launched an attack this morning on the Al-Sabahiya checkpoint west of Raqqa, targeting an Internal Security Forces checkpoint with machine guns. The assault resulted in the death of one member of the Internal Security Forces @syrianmoi, who was from Idlib province. In response, security forces killed one of the attackers and seized an explosive belt, several hand grenades, and a machine gun that was in his possession
Ilham Ahmed, a senior official of the Kurdish Administration in northeast Syria, said that an agreement with the government was not being implemented
2 week agoUS has begun withdrawing from another base - the 3rd this month. A convoy of empty trucks, coming from Iraq, entered today Qasrak base (N. Hasakah), as part of the beginning of its evacuation. nnQasrak, the largest remaining US base, is equipped with a 1.7 km airstrip
A private source told Nidaa Post: Hundreds of Arab tribal fighters in the town of Tal Brak in the Hasakah countryside are demanding that the Syrian government liberate Hasakah province from the SDF forces and stop the arrests and killings of Arabs.
Wall Street Journal: US forces will withdraw from remaining US positions in Syria over the next two months
2 week agoThe map shows the withdrawal of US forces from various bases and military outposts in Syria, and their redeployment to three bases: Qasrak base: in the Hasakah Governorate between Tell Tamer and Tell Beydar, south of the M4 international highway; and Rmeilan base, also in the Hasakah Governorate, within the Abu Hajar agricultural airport, south of the city of Rmeilan.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: A convoy of about 70 trucks leaves the al-Shaddadi base towards the al-Walid border crossing with Iraq as part of the ongoing withdrawal of international coalition forces.
3 week agoSyrian Interior Ministry has set the 1st March as the deadline for all former SDF members to regularize their situation in the centers opened in Aleppo, Idlib, Raqqa & Deir Ezzor provinces
SANA: The Syrian army announces it has taken control of the al-Shaddadi base in the Hasakah countryside after coordination with the United States.
Syrian Foreign Minister: We are currently working to encourage major powers to hold a reconstruction conference to encourage Syrians to return.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani: Diversity in Syria is not a problem, but a source of strength.
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told Al Jazeera: The joint meeting with the US and Syrian foreign ministers was positive.
