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#SouthCaucasus South Caucasus – News Review: Comprehensive, Balanced, Timely: The investigation has yet to determine who activated the EW systems that disrupted both civilian and military communications. New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot dow

#SouthCaucasus South Caucasus – News Review: Comprehensive, Balanced, Timely: The investigation has yet to determine who activated the EW systems that disrupted both civilian and m…

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https://t.co/MVVwjP6YDY – Daily Digest https://t.co/sZMPCubXJg

https://t.co/MVVwjP6YDY – Daily Digest https://t.co/sZMPCubXJg https://t.co/fUB5dGmPfP— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 31, 2024

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From Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname

His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Excellency, We are truly …

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Предварительные итоги расследования крушения самолета “Азербайджанских авиалиний” близ Актау будут обнародованы в течение 30 дней, сообщи

Предварительные итоги расследования крушения самолета “Азербайджанских авиалиний” близ Актау будут обнародованы в течение 30 дней, сообщил замминистра транспорта Казахстана Талгат …

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#SouthCaucasus The investigation has yet to determine who activated the EW systems that disrupted both civilian and military communications. New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane

#SouthCaucasusThe investigation has yet to determine who activated the EW systems that disrupted both civilian and military communications.New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” sh…

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#SouthCaucasus New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane – Tuesday December 31st, 2024 at AM The investigation into the crash of an AZAL aircraft on the Baku–Grozny route has revealed new details about the tragedy, accordi

#SouthCaucasus New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane – Tuesday December 31st, 2024 at AMThe investigation into the crash of an AZAL aircraft on the Baku–…

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#SouthCaucasus New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane – Tuesday December 31st, 2024 at AM The investigation into the crash of an AZAL aircraft on the Baku–Grozny route has revealed new details about the tragedy, according

#SouthCaucasus New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane – Tuesday December 31st, 2024 at AMThe investigation into the crash of an AZAL aircraft on the Baku–…

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#SouthCaucasus Grozny – Aktau crash The imaginary (and the stereotypical) response would be: “We (who? The #GRU?) knock down YOUR (Azeri – Israeli) plane!” Was this the GRU job or some “rogue” (Chechen) elements of it? Were they “helped” into it by their

#SouthCaucasus Grozny – Aktau crashThe imaginary (and the stereotypical) response would be: “We (who? The #GRU?) knock down YOUR (Azeri – Israeli) plane!” Was this the GRU job or …

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Aftermath Of Azerbaijan’s COP-29 Presidency: A Milestone In Global Climate Action And A Testament To National Ambition – MENAFN.COM

Aftermath Of Azerbaijan’s COP-29 Presidency: A Milestone In Global Climate Action And A Testament To National Ambition  MENAFN.COM

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Президент Кыргызстана Садыр Жапаров подписал закон о реабилитации репрессированных в советские годы

Президент Кыргызстана Садыр Жапаров подписал закон о реабилитации репрессированных в советские годыhttps://t.co/g3QCpAkre2— Радио Свобода (@SvobodaRadio) December 31, 2024

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#SouthCaucasus The imaginary (and the stereotypical) response would be: “We (who? The #GRU?) knock down YOUR (Azeri – Israeli) plane!” Is this the GRU job? Were they “helped” into it by their traditional frenemies?

#SouthCaucasus The imaginary (and the stereotypical) response would be: “We (who? The #GRU?) knock down YOUR (Azeri – Israeli) plane!” Is this the GRU job? Were they “helped” into…

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Крупнейший в мире генеалогический сервис MyHeritage объявил о том, что прекращает свою работу в России из-за закона о персональных данных. Учетн

Крупнейший в мире генеалогический сервис MyHeritage объявил о том, что прекращает свою работу в России из-за закона о персональных данных.Учетные данные россиян, включая ДНК-тесты,…

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RT @Osint613: Syrian rebels have captured a Russian-made Pantsir air defense system in Aleppo. It will be an interesting if this Pantsir k…

Syrian rebels have captured a Russian-made Pantsir air defense system in Aleppo.It will be an interesting if this Pantsir knocks down a Russian plane. pic.twitter.com/43OLRGXbPD— O…

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#SouthCaucasus 12.01.24 Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System: Reports

#SouthCaucasus 12.01.24Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System: Reports – Newsweek https://t.co/W1yjObVWYJ— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 31, 2024

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RT @NuNurlanax: Dear friends! I congratulate you all on the upcoming #2025! Let 2025 be the end of all authoritarian regimes, first of all…

RT @NuNurlanax: Dear friends! I congratulate you all on the upcoming #2025! Let 2025 be the end of all authoritarian regimes, first of all…

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Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System: Reports

Insurgents in Syria appear to have captured an advanced Russian air-defense system, according to images widely circulating on social media, after rebel forces launched a surprise o…

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#SouthCaucasus Saudi Arabia Confirms Pantsir Introduction https://t.co/dOIc0VAW5w Pantsir-S1

#SouthCaucasusSaudi Arabia Confirms Pantsir Introduction | Aviation Week Network https://t.co/dOIc0VAW5wPantsir-S1 – Google Search https://t.co/6rV1VWG7I9https://t.co/dOIc0VAW5w— M…

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Российский шахматист Даниил Дубов получил техническое поражение на чемпионате мира по быстрым шахматам и блицу в Нью-Йорке из-за того, что

Российский шахматист Даниил Дубов получил техническое поражение на чемпионате мира по быстрым шахматам и блицу в Нью-Йорке из-за того, что проспал свою партию. https://t.co/RZmwMBx…

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RT @RpsAgainstTrump: I guess Trump isn’t going to end the war in 24 hours after all

I guess Trump isn’t going to end the war in 24 hours after all pic.twitter.com/Mos0LpmhXz— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) December 31, 2024

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Pantsir-S1

Pantsir-S1 – Google Search https://t.co/6rV1VWG7I9— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 31, 2024

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Анджелина Джоли и Брэд Питт достигли соглашения о разводе, положив конец одному из самых долгих и спорных разводов в истории Голливуда https:/

Анджелина Джоли и Брэд Питт достигли соглашения о разводе, положив конец одному из самых долгих и спорных разводов в истории Голливуда https://t.co/KmJtviNE9J— Радио Свобода (@Svob…

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Франция нанесла ракетные удары по объектам группировки “Исламское государство” в Сирии. Об операции сообщил во вторник министр обороны Себ

Франция нанесла ракетные удары по объектам группировки “Исламское государство” в Сирии. Об операции сообщил во вторник министр обороны Себастьян Лекорню, отметив, что она была пров…

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RT @intellbooks: Contemporary Intelligence Warning Cases. Learning from Successes and Failures – new book out now #intellbooks @EdinburghUP…

Contemporary Intelligence Warning Cases. Learning from Successes and Failures – new book out now #intellbooks @EdinburghUP pic.twitter.com/XYwxhsZ6Ec— intellbooks (@intellbooks) De…

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Согласно новому постановлению правительства РФ, россияне, отбывающие наказание в местах лишения свободы на момент подписания контракта с

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Discussion | COP29 Summit | New initiative to empower small-scale farmers – MSN

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New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane

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Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System: Reports

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Insurgents in Syria appear to have captured an advanced Russian air-defense system, according to images widely circulating on social media, after rebel forces launched a surprise offensive last week in the north of the country that marked an end to a long-running stalemate.

Images appear to show Russian equipment, including a multiple rocket launcher and a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system, in the hands of rebel forces in the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo.

Newsweek could not independently verify this, but the U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), said on Saturday that opposition forces “have likely captured valuable military equipment” that pro-regime fighters “abandoned amid disorderly withdrawals.”

The Russian Defense Ministry has been contacted via email for comment.

On Wednesday, rebel forces swept into Aleppo and the Hama province, to the south of the city, in a surprise offensive that apparently met little resistance from forces controlled by Syrian President and Kremlin ally, Bashar al-Assad.

Forces loyal to the Syrian leader had pushed rebel militants, which include Turkish-backed fighters, from Aleppo and settlements in Hama back in 2016. The conflict, while not resolved, had lapsed into a relatively static conflict in recent years. More than 300,000 civilians were killed in the first 10 years of the conflict, the United Nations estimated in 2022.

Russia has supported the Assad regime since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, formally entering the conflict in 2015 to prop up the Syrian leader. The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies has described the Russian move into the conflict as providing “decisive air power to Syrian and Iranian-backed ground forces,” and broadening Assad’s grip on territory in the country.

Moscow is deeply embroiled in its grueling war effort in Ukraine, while Iran is preoccupied with Israel, against which it launched two direct missile and drone attacks earlier this year.

The Syrian armed forces, loyal to Assad, said on Saturday that rebels had “launched a large-scale attack” on multiple points in Aleppo and Idlib, saying “dozens” of pro-regime soldiers were killed.

The army pulled back to strengthen their defensive lines, the military said, and to “prepare for a counterattack” to the most significant challenge to the Syrian president’s rule in several years.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a U.K-based monitoring organization, said on Friday that Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other factions had taken control of 20 “villages, towns, and positions in Idlib and Aleppo countryside.” Idlib sits southwest of the city.

The ISW said on Saturday that opposition forces had seized Aleppo and “advanced toward Hama City” within three days of the start of the offensive. Rebels are thought to control the city’s airport and major landmarks in Aleppo.

Syria’s army said on Sunday it had pulled reinforcements to the northern Hama countryside, and that the “Syrian-Russian joint military aviation is intensifying its precise strikes” on the rebels’ ammunition and weapons depots, headquarters and positions.

The SOHR said on Sunday that four civilians had been killed and tens of others injured in Russian airstrikes on Idlib. A total of 372 civilian and military personnel had been killed since Wednesday.

It also reported intensified armed clashes around northern Aleppo on Sunday and several Russian aircraft targeting rebel forces in the countryside around the city.

Assad, said on Saturday that Syria would “defend its stability and territorial integrity.”

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Will Aliyev turn from Putin over AZAL plane crash?

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Relations between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin have worsened following the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash. However, this cooling is unlikely to be long-lasting, according to the material by RBC-Ukraine.

Completely ruining relations is not in the interest of either Azerbaijan or Russia. The current cooling of relations is unlikely to be long-lasting and will probably last at most a few months or half a year, according to the head of the Center for Applied Political Research Penta Volodymyr Fesenko.

An example of this can be the 2015 incident when a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border. This triggered a full-blown crisis, with Moscow clashing with Ankara and even imposing sanctions. However, after a few months, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan apologized, and relations gradually normalized.

“Of course, there are still some contradictions between Putin and Erdoğan, but they have restored not just nominally friendly, but also partnership relations in many areas. I think the situation with Azerbaijan will be similar,” he noted.

The episode with the AZAL plane crash and the “nonsensical versions” revealed the nature of Putin’s regime.

“It is a distorted ‘great power mentality,’ an immoral way of behaving when Russia cannot admit its guilt, and does not want to act the way civilized countries do in such situations. Right now, Aliyev is offended and cannot ignore the dignity of his state, so he has to show a strong reaction. Relations with Putin are important to him, he does not intend to quarrel, but at the same time, he showed that he will not turn a blind eye. Moreover, this also shows that Putin is no longer feared as he once was,” Fesenko concluded.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan

On December 25, a passenger plane Embraer 190 of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. The flight was en route from Baku to Grozny.

There were 67 people on board, including the crew. The crash resulted in 38 fatalities.

According to media reports, drones were being shot down in Grozny that day, and the plane may have been hit, so it was unable to land. As a result, the Embraer 190 crashed near Aktau.

As reported by Euronews, Azerbaijani authorities confirmed that the crash was caused by a Russian missile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the “tragic incident” involving the Azerbaijan Airlines plane but did not acknowledge that the aircraft was shot down by Russian forces.

More details about the crash can be found in the material by RBC-Ukraine.

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