Israeli Airstrike on Port in Syria Causes “Massive Damage”

Israeli Airstrike on Port in Syria Causes “Massive Damage”

An Israeli airstrike in the Syrian port of Latakia during the early hours of Tuesday morning hit the port’s container facility in the second attack on the port this month. “At around 3:21 am [0121 GMT], the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with several missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean … targeting […]

Russia Announces 10,000 Troops Being Redeployed From Ukraine Border

Russia Announces 10,000 Troops Being Redeployed From Ukraine Border

In a seeming de-escalation of the security crisis along the Russian-Ukrainian border, Moscow has withdrawn ten-thousand of the estimated 110,000 troops it has positioned near the border. Moscow did this even as it reasserted its demand of a legal guarantee that Ukraine will never be admitted to NATO, that the U.S. cease selling arms to Ukraine and that it act as mediator in negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and European countries.

Report: Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Syrian Chemical Weapons Facilities

Report: Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Syrian Chemical Weapons Facilities

Israel has been bombing targets in Syria for decades that it perceives as a threat to its own security. Most famously, their 2007 raid that destroyed a North Korean-built nuclear reactor in Deir al-Zour province. A story in the Washington Post now claims that Israeli aircraft have made repeated strikes on chemical weapons productions and storage facilities within Syria.

C-RAM Defenses Shoot Down Rocket Fired at US Embassy in Baghdad

C-RAM Defenses Shoot Down Rocket Fired at US Embassy in Baghdad

C-Ram Intercepts One Rocket While Another Lands In Civilian Neighborhood Two Katyusha rockets were fired towards the Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad on Saturday night, according to Iraq’s state-run news service quoting Iraqi security officials. The U.S. Embassy’s C-RAM defense system was activated to intercept the rocket fire. One rocket […]

‘Adieu Timbuktu,’ French Forces Withdraw From Mali After Nine Years

‘Adieu Timbuktu,’ French Forces Withdraw From Mali After Nine Years

After nine years, French forces will be leaving the troubled nation of Mali where Islamist terrorists attempted to gain a foothold. France is saying that its presence there is not totally ended but will take on a different posture, presumably in the form of military advisors and other military assistance.