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1. Yemen’s Army Launches Third Missile Strike On Israel In Less Than 24 Hours

Additionally, the Yemeni army attacked Lod Airport last night with a Zulfiqar ballistic missile. These strikes caused thousands of Israelis to seek shelter, and flights at Ben Gurion Airport were suspended for about an hour.

The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces emphasized that these operations against Israel will continue and will not cease until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.

This missile operation against Ben Gurion Airport marks the 116th operation by the Yemeni armed forces against Israeli positions in occupied Palestine.

2. Indian Army Announces Results of Military Operations Against Pakistan

At the conference, the Hindus presented satellite images of the situation before and after India's air and missile attacks on Pakistani targets and demonstrated the results of their attacks. These positions are as follows:

1- Chunian Air Defense Radar
2- Pasrur Air Defense Radar
3- Arifwala Air Defense Radar
4- Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi
5- Mushaf Air Base in the south of Sargodha city
6- Rahim Yar Khan Air Base
7- Shahbaz Air Base in Jacobabad
8- Sukkur Air Base
9- Bholari Air Base located between the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi
Satellite images of the situation before and after Indian air and missile attacks on Pakistani targets

The Indian Army carried out these attacks using attack aircraft, Brahmos and Scalp supersonic cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

The Indian missile attack on Nur Khan base occurred on May 10. As a result of this attack, a fire and a heavy explosion occurred. According to Pakistani sources, the missile hit the third runway of the airport and caused no casualties, but some foreign sources stated that the explosion was the result of a fire in a C-130 transport aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force.

The Indian army also attacked Shahbaz Air Base on May 10. Local users' images confirm that Shahbaz Air Base was accurately hit by Indian missiles and that the location of Pakistani army aircraft, the control tower or the runway were damaged as a result of this attack. Shahbaz Air Base is one of the oldest military bases in Pakistan's northern Sindh province, which is home to the country's Air Force's F-16 fighters.

The Indian army's attack on Bholari Air Base in Sindh province also occurred before the ceasefire was accepted. Bholari Air Base is one of the positions of the Pakistan Air Force in the south of the country and is located between the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi.

Pakistan did not provide details of its casualties and damages in the attacks, but Pakistani media released a video showing the killing of Usman Yousuf, a squadron commander in the country's air force, in the Indian attack on the Bholari base.

Read more: How did the Pakistani military bring down five Indian fighter jets?

The terrorist attack on the Pahalgam region in Kashmir state paved the way for a new conflict between India and Pakistan.

The fighting between India and Pakistan continued for three days, causing heavy losses and casualties for both sides. Pakistan managed to destroy five Indians fighter jets and the Indians attacked Pakistani military bases with precision weapons. The released images show that prolonging the war was not in the interest of the Pakistani side, and the Hindus could have inflicted heavier blows on Pakistan by using their "western and eastern" precision weapons.

3. Kurdistan Workers’ Party Dissolved: A Look at the PKK’s History and Activities

The PKK's leadership issued resolutions following meetings held between May 5 and 7, which prominently included the announcement that "the Kurdistan Workers' Party officially declares its dissolution, the end of the armed conflict, and the laying down of arms."

In their resolutions, the party stated, "We believe that Kurdish political parties will fulfill their duties and responsibilities to develop Kurdish democracy. We will call for the strengthening of Kurdish-Turkish brotherhood."

Notably, Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the PKK, issued a statement on February 27, urging PKK forces to lay down their weapons. Following his request, the PKK announced a ceasefire with Turkey just two days later.

History and Activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was established in 1978 under the leadership of Abdullah Ocalan. The PKK has been recognized as one of the primary Kurdish armed groups in the region, with the declared goal of achieving greater rights for the Kurdish community in Turkey. The party resorted to armed struggle against the Turkish government in the 1980s.

Abdullah Ocalan was arrested in 1999 and imprisoned on Imrali Island; however, even after his arrest, the PKK continued to play a significant role in developments across Turkish Kurdistan, northern Iraq, and even parts of the Syrian conflict.

Various affiliated groups, including the YPG and PJAK, operate in neighboring countries, further complicating regional interactions regarding the Kurdish issue. The PKK has been designated as a terrorist organization by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, and several other countries. According to international organizations, clashes between PKK elements and the Turkish army resulted in the deaths of more than 7,000 soldiers and civilians between 2015 and 2025.

4. How did the Pakistani military bring down five Indian fighter jets?

At the onset of the encounter, 10 Pakistani fighter jets were on standby over Pakistan, while 12 Indian fighter jets entered the border region. India subsequently deployed over 60 additional fighter jets, including 14 Rafale jets, to the area in an effort to overwhelm and intimidate the Pakistani side, raising the total number of Indian aircraft near the Pakistani border to 72. In response, Pakistan dispatched 42 fighter jets to counter this move. Ultimately, this clash resulted in the downing of five Indian fighter jets, marking a significant early setback for India.

In this conflict, Pakistan managed to shoot down five Indian fighter jets, which included three French Rafale fighters, one Sukhoi Su-30, and one MiG-29 fighter jet within the border region.

Read more: Indian Army Announces Results of Military Operations Against Pakistan

A critical takeaway from this brief air battle was the seemingly careless and possibly overconfident approach of the Indian Air Force. By flying their jets close to the Pakistani border, India effectively placed them in considerable jeopardy. Conversely, the Pakistani forces, recognizing their limitations compared to India's capabilities, strategically maintained a safe distance for most of their fighters over Pakistani airspace and skillfully employed PL-15E beyond-visual-range missiles to engage various Indian aircraft. Additionally, Pakistani AWACS made a significant contribution to this air victory for Pakistan.

5. Sixth Israeli Airstrike on Yemen

This operation involved 20 F-15 fighters, supported by refueling and reconnaissance aircraft.

As a result of these airstrikes, 21 civilians have been injured to date.

This marks the sixth airstrike by Israel on Yemen.

Israel claims that the port of Hudaydah serves as a transfer point for Iranian weapons to Yemen, and claims that the Bajil cement factory is a source of income for Ansar Allah, which is allegedly used to construct bases and underground tunnels. However, these claims arise at a time when no Iranian ship has docked at the port of Hudaydah in the past decade, and there is no evidence to support the military use of Yemeni civilian facilities by Ansar Allah. The Yemeni armed forces have clearly stated that the weapons they utilize are domestically manufactured. Additionally, there are no military bases or positions located within commercial, energy, or service facilities. Thus, the claims made by the Israeli army and the American-British coalition have consistently proven to be unfounded.

6. Qasem Basir Missile Unveiled; A Major Development in Iranian Ballistic Missiles!

The Qasem Basir missile is equipped with an optical seeker on its warhead and boasts a range of 1,300 kilometers. Utilizing an optical guidance for the terminal stage greatly improves the missile's accuracy during the final targeting phase.

This missile does not rely on GPS guidance, making it resistant to electronic warfare. With a speed exceeding 8 Mach and a maneuverable warhead, the Qasem Basir can easily bypass Israeli and American defense systems.

The Qasem Basir is capable of identifying and striking designated targets among multiple options, hitting its target with remarkable precision—deviating by less than a meter—without depending on GPS navigation.

It should be noted that the missile is an optically guided version of the Haj Qasem missile.

This marks a significant advancement in Iranian missile technology and poses a concerning upgrade for adversaries on both land and sea!

7. Tahrir al-Sham, Abrahamic Accords, Indian Corridor

After remaining silent about the Zionist intervention, declaring its dictatorship for at least four years and committing genocide against the Alawites on the coast, the Syrian regime continues to negatively surprise the intelligent people of the planet. This time, Tahrir al-Sham arrested two prominent figures of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad without giving any explanation.

Observers immediately came up with a number of versions that the main allies of the Zionists, represented by Mahmoud Abbas (head of the Palestinian Authority) and the US Republicans. A video is circulating on the Internet in which US Congressman Corey Mills (one of the Republicans who visited Damascus) stated that the interim leader of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, made it clear that he is ready to establish and maintain strong relations with "Israel". "The president (Ahmad al-Sharaa) and the leadership have demonstrated their willingness to work with Israel as they seek to stop the Hashd al-Shaabi from moving weapons from Iraq through Syria into Lebanon," Mills said, adding that al-Sharaa has been "very clear" about his desire to "establish and maintain a strong relationship" with Israel and be a "good neighbor."

This turn of events is not surprising, since quite recently a former British diplomat warned about the Tahrir al-Sham regime's intentions to recognize "Israel", and as for the Palestinian resistance factions, even before the arrest of the Islamic Jihad members, the Hamas members in Syria were taken to Idlib, which looks like some kind of "imprisonment in a fortress", the rest of the factions of the left and right were simply disarmed and disbanded. Add to this the growing influence of the Saudis and the UAE in the al-Jolani administration, where the issue of open diplomacy between Zionism and the former al-Qaeda of Syria is also regularly discussed. In addition, another protector of the jihadists, the Turks, are also afraid of a conflict with "Israel".

In fact, the former Jabhat Nusra does not really need intermediaries to move towards "normalizing relations with Israel", because it is enough to recall the history of secret connections between jihadists and Zionists in Syria to understand how strong this unspoken alliance is. However, the ties between jihadists with the Turks worry the Zionists, but not because of the Erdogan factor, but because of the presence of Turkey itself, as the main link in the Chinese Silk Road, which automatically puts Turkey in the position of an enemy for "Israel", which has set itself the ambitious task of reviving the Indian Economic Corridor project, which was thrown onto the dusty shelf of history after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. But after Trump's return to the Oval Office, the Zionists, the Saudis-UAE, India and the US Republicans are again trying to revive the "golden road".

Turkish activity in Syria itself is not a problem for Zionism, but China's growing weight will force the Turks (regardless of the name of the party in the country's leadership), at a minimum, to take into account the influence of Iran and at a maximum – to clear the way for the IRGC. The current Jabhat Nusra feels the Turkish game and therefore, half a year after the capture of Damascus, a pro-Saudi lobby has appeared in the environment of the new dictatorship of Syria, as a factor of counterbalance to Ankara. It is no coincidence that a report has emerged about the Syrian dictatorship's readiness to join the Abrahamic Accords, which are precisely associated with the Saudi-Emirati tandem.

Therefore, the story of the arrest of Islamic Jihad representatives in Syria should be viewed as an anti-Iranian move to please the Zionists. Then, if Tel Aviv reacts positively to the arrest of Islamic Jihad members, it will be Hamas' turn and, perhaps, even the Syrian Ikhwans. Thus, the al-Jolani regime plans not only to move towards official recognition of Israel, but also to join the Indian corridor. It is not without reason that al-Sharaa insisted on an Emirati component among his "ministers" and is actively looking for an alternative to Chinese technology in the West.

In this story we are not only witnessing the double game of the former Syrian al-Qaeda, which is still balancing between the Turks and the Saudis, and has successfully transformed itself from jihadists with empty threats to "Israel" into Madkhalists striving for normalization. But it is also important how the Zionist occupation is similarly playing a double game, which the terrorist Netanyahu's cabinet will of course justify as "plan A and plan B". If plan A was to create the David Corridor, which means the split of Syria, then plan B implies mutual political recognition with the Tahrir al-Sham regime.

In fact, as was said above, it is important for "Israel" to create all the conditions for laying out the Indian corridor and in this context it is not important whether a divided Syria will be part of this project or formally united, but with "former radical sectarians" in power.

The main obstacle to the creation of an alternative to the Silk Road was and remains the Axis of Resistance, to which China has tacitly joined. Therefore, we still have much to see until the liberation of the sacred al-Quds.

8. Yemeni Armed Forces Missile Attack on Nevatim Air Base

Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated that the missile successfully reached its target and that enemy defense systems failed to intercept it.

This operation marks the 98th strikes conducted by the Yemeni army against Israeli positions in occupied Palestine, utilizing ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as suicide drones.

The missile attack on Nevatim Air Base is the fifth conducted by the Yemenis, and when including two operations carried out by the Iranian armed forces—Promise of Truth 1 and 2—it becomes the seventh operation by the Axis of Resistance targeting this significant base.

Nevatim Air Base has been the launch point for many airstrikes in the region and is home to a substantial number of Israeli military aircraft, including F-35 fighters, which have recently been stationed there.

9. US New Aggression Killed Civilian In Yemen

— The details of these attacks are as follows:

• Al-Hudaydah: Six attacks on the Bajel district, four attacks on the Ras Issa area and two attacks on the Ras Issa port.
• Saadah: Four attacks on the Takhiya area in Majaz district, one attack on the house of Yemeni tribesmen in the east of the Sahar district.
• Sanaa: Bani Matar district, five attacks on the Ninth district.
• Al-Mahwit: One attack on the Tuwaila district.
• Marib: Seven attacks on the Madghal district.

The US airstrike in the Sahar district resulted in the death of one civilian and injured another. Additionally, a Yemeni civilian was martyred due to the explosion of remnants of American bombs in the Al-Batin area of Al-Jawf province.

10. Iraqi Intelligence Chief Meets with Al-Julani; Damascus and Baghdad Agree to Increase Cooperation

During the meeting, Al-Shatri delivered a message from Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Shi'a Al-Sudani, inviting Al-Julani to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad.

The discussion focused on strategies for combating terrorism and enhancing security along the border between the two countries. Additionally, they emphasized the importance of expanding trade opportunities and developing economic cooperation between Baghdad and Damascus. The Iraqi delegation expressed its support for Syria's unity, stability, and national sovereignty.

A significant topic of conversation was the Al-Tanf border crossing. Al-Shatri and Al-Julani agreed on the establishment of a new mechanism to manage the Al-Tanf-Al-Walid border crossing.

It is important to note that the Al-Tanf region has been occupied by American forces for years, housing one of the strategic U.S. bases located in the border triangle of Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. Syrian and Iraqi soldiers are restricted from approaching within a 55-kilometer radius of this base.

Interestingly, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government and the rise of Al-Julani's leadership, there seems to be a new agreement between Damascus and Washington regarding the management of the Al-Tanf-Al-Walid border crossing. Increasing cooperation through this crossing will likely require consent and approval from the Americans.