Breaking News, October 23 rd, 2017

In Syria in the south of Damascus, militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) accused the ISIS terrorists of chemical weapons use. After an unsuccessful attack, the ISIS militants used poison gas, causing dyspnoea and fainting, at least 11 FSA fighters were injured.

---

During the past day, the Ukrainian forces have violated ceasefire 24 times in the DPR. The areas of nine settlements of the Republic were subjected to shelling by the AFU using mortars, APCs and IFVs, grenade launchers and small arms.

---

In the city of Maiduguri in Nigeria 13 people were killed and 16 wounded by three suicide bombers. The first self-explosion occurred on Sunday near a small restaurant, followed by two more explosions in a short period of time. So far, no terrorist group has taken responsibility for the attacks.

---

During the past day, Kiev forces shelled the positions of the People’s Militia of the LPR three times. Frunze, Krasny Yar and the vicinity of the monument to knyaz Igor at Luganskaya Stanitsa were subjected to shelling by means of mortars, grenade launchers and small arms.

---

The American media are raising the alarm, as the latest tests of the modernized Iskander-M have shown record range of flight — 480 kilometers. At the same time, the missiles of this complex do not go beyond the limitations of the INF Treaty. The missiles for this complex have seven modifications, though they do not differ from each other from external point of view, they have fundamentally different design.

---

Eight militant vehicles were destroyed by the Egyptian Air Force when trying to illegally enter Egypt from Libya. Militants were carrying a large number of explosives and weapons in the vehicles. A special operation of the military was carried out as part of the search for militants who attacked police on Friday in the area of Al Wahat.