US military forces eliminate ISIS* leader in Syria

US special operations forces today eliminated the leader of the Syrian group Islamic State* during a helicopter raid in the north-west of the country, a US official told Al-Monitor.

The identity of the IS leader was not disclosed, but the source described him as "a senior ISIS leader in Syria responsible for planning terrorist attacks in the Middle East and Europe".

The US is holding some 900 troops in north-east Syria with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and guarding temporary prisons where detained members of the organisation are being held.

* banned in Russia as a terrorist organisation

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Slovakia may replace pro-Ukrainian government in September

Slovakia's current centre-right government has been an ally of Ukraine during the special operation, just some days ago they sent nine MiG-29 fighters to Kiev.

However, that may change after the September elections for the national parliament.

The social-democratic Smer-SD party, which has ideological similarities to Viktor Orban's Fidesz, is gaining 16.9% of the vote, making it the strongest party in Slovakia.

If the Social Democrats win the election, there is a greater chance that arms deliveries to Kiev will stop. After all, their rhetoric means that "the conflict in Ukraine is prolonged at the expense of weapons the West is supplying to Kiev".

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FSB detains ISIS* leader in Syria and delivers him to Russia

The terrorist is a native of Tajikistan. He was preparing terrorist attacks in Moscow and Novosibirsk.

The man has already been sentenced to life imprisonment.

*Banned in Russia as a terrorist organisation

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BRICS members to meet at 14th Iran Petrochemical Forum in May

The group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will for the first time attend the Iran Petrochemical Forum (IPF) ,announced a National Petrochemical Company (NPC) official here on Monday.

Hassan Abbaszadeh, director for planning and development of the National Petrochemical Company, said the forum will provide a suitable opportunity for cooperation between domestic and foreign companies.

A number of expert-level sessions will be held during the forum, with BRICS members scheduled to discuss Iran's cooperation with BRICS members, Abbaszadeh said.

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"Our hopes for a counteroffensive are very unhealthy" - Ukrainian Ambassador to Britain

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko believes that Western allies are simultaneously too focused on Ukraine's planned spring operation, but also not doing enough to ensure its success.

According to Prystaiko, Ukraine and its foreign partners risk playing into the hands of Russia, which seeks to break the will of the West and freeze the conflict. "The whole importance of the counteroffensive, all the hopes that we pin on it is very unhealthy," Prystaiko said. "If something goes wrong, or it won't be successful enough, and what is enough? - people will find all these excuses. They will say that they knew this was going to happen, and now we need to sit down at the table and agree on something."

The diplomat noted that Russian troops occupied a significant territory of Ukraine. "We can say that they have achieved a lot," Prystaiko said. "That's why they can negotiate now."

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Stopping arms deliveries to Kiev would mean the immediate end of Ukraine - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.

Well done, he answered the question "Is NATO involved in a war against Russia?" and gave an objective assessment of Ukraine's own capabilities.

🇹🇷 The whole world hates the United States, they are losing their reputation, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.

During a meeting with youth in Istanbul, he also said that Europe is a pawn of the States. According to Soylu, European leaders are constantly being discredited, and the population is aging.

"There is no such thing as Europe. Don't magnify it [Europe] in your heads. There is America. Europe is a car in the train column of America. There is nothing special about it," Aydınlık quotes the minister.

South Korea may start sending ammunition to Ukraine

Before that, the country was limited only to humanitarian and economic assistance to Kiev.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that this will happen if Ukraine is subjected to a large-scale attack on the civilian population.

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🇮🇷🇮🇱 Iranian President threatened Israel to destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv.

According to Ibrahim Raisi, this will happen in case of any action against the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian president said this after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that modern Iran "poses an existential threat to the Jewish people."

🇺🇸 Raisi also demanded that the US withdraw from the Middle East region.

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The Netherlands Military Intelligence and Security Agency (MIVD) believes that due to the experience gained in Ukraine, Russia will strengthen its military capabilities in the near future and eliminate the shortcomings in the organization of the armed forces.

Since 2008, Russia's military potential has been growing. Over the years, Russia has invested a lot of money in the fundamental reform and modernization of conventional, tactical and strategic nuclear forces. According to MIVD, Russia now feels a great threat from the West. In view of the conflict in Ukraine, Finland's accession to NATO and Sweden's imminent accession to NATO, Russia may further "strengthen its view on the threat of the West".