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2022-05-23 22:27:36 Iranian authorities have started the lookout for those involved.

Although shortly after the assassination, in a seemingly unrelated incident, the IRGC claimed that it had arrested a “network of thugs” associated with the Mossad without providing any further details. Open / Comment

2022-05-23 22:21:31 Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodayari, was assassinated in Tehran on Sunday afternoon, the IRGC announced.

Khodayari operated in Syria, according to the group’s statement. Photos reportedly from the scene showed Khodayari dead in a vehicle after he was shot.

The IRGC and President Ebrahim Raisi called the assassination a “criminal terrorist act of the counter-revolution and elements related to global arrogance,” a term often used to refer to the US and Israel.

IRGC spokesman Ramazan Sharif said the killing of Col Khodai "would strengthen its determination to defend security, independence and national interests and to confront the enemies of the Iranian nation".

Iran blamed that assassination on Israel. Israel neither confirmed nor denied involvement, although the former head of its Mossad intelligence agency said last year that slain Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had been a target "for many years". Open / Comment

2022-05-23 22:16:36 An operative of IRGC Quds Force was assassinated in Tehran today.

Two assailants on a motorcycle shot and killed Colonel Sayad Khodayai in front of his home on Mojahedin Eslam Street at around 16:00 (11:30 GMT) while he was leaving in his car, in the Iranian capital.

No details about Khodai's role within the Quds Force were provided, although he was called a "defender of the shrine" - a term used to describe Iran military personnel and Iran-backed militia fighters operating in Syria or Iraq.

An Iranian security source told the Iranian news outlet Jadeh Iran that Colonel Khodayari was prominent in the country’s military industry, especially concerning drones. Open / Comment

2022-05-22 18:28:32 Spokesman of Taliban-controlled police, Wali Jan Hamza, confirmed blast at the entrance of the hotel in Kabul where a Taliban event was being organised. According to him, only one person was wounded. But according to local sources, the number of casualties… Open / Comment

2022-05-22 18:05:42 Spokesman of Taliban-controlled police, Wali Jan Hamza, confirmed blast at the entrance of the hotel in Kabul where a Taliban event was being organised.

According to him, only one person was wounded. But according to local sources, the number of casualties is higher.

The Taliban has put the pin on ISIS (called Daesh) for being reponsible for the attack. No statement issued by IS so far. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 09:33:58 The issue of deploying NATO bases or nuclear weapons in Finland after the country joins the alliance is not on the agenda.

This was stated by the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 08:39:25 IDF entering the city of Jenin for another day of operations, following recent attacks. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 07:38:53 The surrender of Azov and Ukrainian troops in the Azovstal area of ​​Mariupol continues.

As of May 17, 969 Ukrainian troops had surrendered, 80 of whom had been wounded.

The surrender started after the Russians started heavy bombings over the plant. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 05:42:58 Clashes between Tajik security forces and some "terrorists", left nine people dead and two dozen wounded in a restive region bordering Afghanistan, China and Tajikistan, the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan said in a statement.

Inset: Aerial view of mountains in Tajikistan, near the Sino-Afghan border. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 22:07:42 Fire reported near Pakistan air force base in Badhaber, Peshawar. Firefighters spoted on scene.

All routes to airbase sealed and closed. No casualties reported so far.

The base has been victim to various attacks earlier in 2018. Open / Comment