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More than 4,000 civilian buildings in Iran have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israeli offensive began Feb. 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported Friday. Head of the organization Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that 3,646 homes and civilian facilities have been targeted, while 528 commercial units were completely destroyed, with three hospitals forced out of service.Türkiye warned Thursday it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions after a ballistic munition fired from Iran was detected heading toward Turkish airspace. NATO air and missile defense units intercepted the projectile in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Ankara closely monitors the expanding regional conflict.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate meetings Tuesday with US Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso in Ankara. The discussions covered bilateral relations and regional developments.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has engaged in three days of intensive diplomatic consultations with 15 foreign ministers and the EU foreign policy chief following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory actions. The diplomatic blitz focused on halting attacks, reducing tensions and coordinating regional responses.Explosions were heard across Qatar's capital Doha on Monday evening as the widening military confrontation between Iran and US-led forces reached the Gulf state. Al Jazeera television reported that air defenses intercepted projectiles over the city, marking the latest expansion of a conflict that has now drawn in multiple Gulf nations.

More than 4,000 civilian buildings in Iran have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israeli offensive began Feb. 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported Friday. Head of the organization Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that 3,646 homes and civilian facilities have been targeted, while 528 commercial units were completely destroyed, with three hospitals forced out of service.Türkiye warned Thursday it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions after a ballistic munition fired from Iran was detected heading toward Turkish airspace. NATO air and missile defense units intercepted the projectile in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Ankara closely monitors the expanding regional conflict.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate meetings Tuesday with US Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso in Ankara. The discussions covered bilateral relations and regional developments.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has engaged in three days of intensive diplomatic consultations with 15 foreign ministers and the EU foreign policy chief following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory actions. The diplomatic blitz focused on halting attacks, reducing tensions and coordinating regional responses.Explosions were heard across Qatar's capital Doha on Monday evening as the widening military confrontation between Iran and US-led forces reached the Gulf state. Al Jazeera television reported that air defenses intercepted projectiles over the city, marking the latest expansion of a conflict that has now drawn in multiple Gulf nations.

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Turkish intel helps dismantle Daesh cell in Damascus, 3 terrorists held

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Turkish intel helps dismantle Daesh cell in Damascus, 3 terrorists held

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Turkish intelligence sources confirmed Thursday that MIT shared critical information with Syrian authorities, leading to the dismantling of a Daesh cell preparing sabotage attacks in Damascus. Three terrorists were detained and a vehicle loaded with explosives was discovered at a strategic location, averting potential mass casualties.

A terrorist cell affiliated with Daesh plotting sabotage operations in the Syrian capital has been neutralized following intelligence cooperation between Turkish and Syrian security agencies, Turkish sources reported Thursday. The National Intelligence Organization shared actionable intelligence with Syria's Internal Security Service Command and General Intelligence Service, enabling authorities to track the cell's activities and pinpoint the terrorists' exact locations.

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Intelligence Sharing and Arrests

Syrian intelligence units conducted a raid based on the Turkish-provided leads, detaining Omar Hashim, Mohammad Hamed, and Hussein Khalaf. The coordinated operation prevented what could have been a major terrorist strike in Damascus. The three detainees have been transferred to the Syrian General Intelligence Service's Counterterrorism Directorate for interrogation to uncover additional network connections and potential support structures.

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Bomb-Laden Vehicle Discovered

Simultaneously with the arrests, bomb disposal teams located and neutralized an explosives-laden vehicle parked at a critical location in the capital. Security forces recovered a substantial quantity of C4 and TNT explosives capable of causing catastrophic destruction. The operation comes just days after Daesh circulated an audio message calling on its members to prepare for imminent attacks, underscoring the heightened terrorist threat that Turkish-Syrian intelligence cooperation successfully disrupted.

Titles :Daesh MIT Syria Türkiye Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization

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