The circumstances of Abboud’s death were not disclosed, the regime only stating that he was killed in the Aleppo governorate, according to Baladi News. A high-ranking regime army officer was killed on Tuesday, in mysterious circumstances, in Aleppo city. Media pages loyal to the regime mourned the death of Maj. …

Recent weeks in Syria have witnessed an escalation of violence between U.S. forces and militias backed by Iran. Recent weeks in Syria have witnessed an escalation of violence between U.S. forces and militias backed by Iran. According to the opposition website Baladi News, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has stated …

Saudi Arabia and India have also signaled moving away from the US dollar. Iran and Russia have started trading in their national currencies. The Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said last night that entities in the two countries have begun conducting trade in rials and rubles for the first …