Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, publicly opposes the United States selling Turkey new F-16 fighter jets. The SDF fears these fighter-bombers could be used against them in the future, and for good reason.

“Our message to the Biden administration and Congress is to not sell F-16 jets to Turkey because Turkey is using those jets to bomb civilian infrastructure and is killing civilians here in northeast Syria,” SDF commander-in-chief Mazlum Kobane told Al-Monitor’s Amberin Zaman in a recent interview.

“Unless there can be ironclad guarantees that those planes will not be used against our people, we will continue to oppose the sale.”

@KurdishFrontNews

— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran's 94th naval flotilla led by the IRIS 'Alborz' warship has entered the Red Sea near Yemen

@Middle_East_Spectator

For the first time since Armenia’s independence, the Public Television Company of Armenia will not broadcast the address of His Holiness the Patriarch on New Year’s Eve.

Traditionally, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenian’s message would be aired right before the Head of State.

Therefore, in an effort to preserve this tradition, we will share his message.

🇿🇦⚔️🇮🇱 South Africa launches genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice

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