On Sunday, Tigray fighters belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have claimed to shoot down a MiG-23 which crashed near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Jet, Capture Pilot, One Day After Ethiopian Prime Minister Declares Victory"
Late on Monday night and into Tuesday morning heavy clashes raged around Ayn Issa, in Raqqa governorate, northern Syria, as forces from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA)battled the Syrian… Continue reading "Flare up in Fighting in Northern Syria Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded"
Ethnic Tigray fighters have seized control over at least four air defense sites in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting erupted last week. As fighting intensifies in north-western Ethiopia, Tigray fighters… Continue reading "Tigray Forces Seize Air Defense Sites in Embattled Ethiopian Region"
On 31st October, an airstrike was reported in the village of Nahla in Syria’s northern Idlib province. Since fighting in the area calmed somewhat last spring, airstrikes have steadily declined… Continue reading "New Suicide Drone Seen Again in Syria"
The Russian Air Force has carried out at least two airstrikes against a headquarters for Faylaq ash-Sham in the town of Duwaylah, Idlib governorate. The strikes, now rare, are now… Continue reading "Russian Air Force Strikes Rebel Headquarters in Idlib, Syria"
In an interview with France 24 today, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, again rejected accusations that his nation was utilizing Syrian mercenaries in the fight against ethnic Armenian forces… Continue reading "Despite Growing Evidence, Azerbaijan Denies Presence of Syrian Mercenaries"
Azeri forces have alleged converted old Soviet-era AN-2s into drones, flying them over the conflict zone of Nagorno-Karabakh as apparent surface to air missile bait. Half a dozen Azeri AN-2s… Continue reading "Azerbaijan Reportedly Convert Ancient AN-2 Biplanes into Drones"
On 18 September, the new Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto announced that the Coalition was deploying M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles back to north-eastern Syria. Last year, the… Continue reading "US Army M2A2 Bradleys Return to Syria As Regional Tensions Simmer"
Drones are not uncommon over Idlib city. Indeed, it is strange for a day to go by with out their buzzing overhead throughout the day and night. These days, four… Continue reading "US Deploys R9X ‘Ninja’ Missile In Northern Syria Again"