Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base.
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- A senior Iranian military commander says Tehran is ready to defend Syria’s air space in a full-fledged manner upon a request by Damascus.
- Syria sends a letter to the United Nations saying Turkey’s shelling of Aleppo is tantamount to supporting terrorists operating in the Arab country.
- Israeli troops kill another Palestinian outside Jerusalem al-Quds for an alleged anti-Israeli attack. Three Palestinians have been killed so far on Sunday.
- The Yemeni army reportedly launches a retaliatory attack on a Saudi military base in Najran, killing one Saudi soldier and injuring another.
- Two Kashmiri civilians are shot dead by Indian police during a protest rally in the southern district of Pulwama.
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