Category: Middle East

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in Syria, the Kurdish people are suffering at a level that some have called a war crime.

The Yemeni military said on Saturday that they had killed over 1,000 Houthi rebels, 215 of those commanders, during September. 

The warning comes on the heels of reports that American intelligence assets had picked up indications of an attack on the embassy in Baghdad.

“We will work in partnership to further regional stability in the Middle East through normalization with additional countries,” Gantz added.

Iranian General Salami said that he would seek revenge for Soleimani’s death and it would be “decisive, serious, and real.”

“The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary,” Urban said.

Saudi-led coalition jets conducted 14 airstrikes in Yemen early on Sunday. Targets included Houthi barracks and military sites near Sana’a.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported hearing loud explosions in Aleppo city and the surrounding countryside.

A huge fire raged in Beirut’s port on Thursday. Lebanese citizens, still reeling from last month’s deadly blast, were close to panic.

CENTCOM Commander McKenzie confirmed that U.S. troop presence is on track to drop to 4,500 in Afghanistan and 3,000 in Iraq by election day.

The Syrian government reported it intercepted the attack which originated from the al-Tanf area near the Syrian-Iraqi border and Israeli-held Golan Heights.

On Monday morning, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes against Hamas military sites in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. The Israeli response came on the heels of Hamas continuing to launch incendiary and explosive devices attached to balloons towards Israel. On Sunday, 28 fires resulted from these balloons launched from Gaza at […]