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With ISIS Defeat Looming in Syria, Iraq, US Strategy Has to Define Next Step

American-backed ground forces are poised to recapture Mosul in Iraq and Raqqah in Syria, the Islamic State’s de facto capitals. But while U.S. commanders are confident they soon will vanquish the militant group from its self-declared caliphate after three years of fighting, Washington has not defined a strategy in the next step for stabilizing the region. […]

U.S. shoots down drone after it attacks coalition fighters in Syria

A drone launched by “pro-Syria regime” fighters attached U.S. backed forces in Southern Syria on Thursday, prompting a U.S. warplane to shoot it down. This incident is the latest in a number of altercations that have placed Iranian backed militias that support Syrian President Bashar al Assad against fighters trained by the United States, the […]

Syrian army exploiting territory lost by Islamic State forces

Military forces from the regime of Bashar al-Assad, along with Iranian-sponsored militias, are moving quickly to capture territory abandoned by the Islamic State as they retreat in the face of the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign in Syria, Reuters reports. Syrian rebel commanders reported on the government troop movements Monday, saying Assad forces were moving quickly with […]

Israel launches airstrike against Hezbollah targets near Damascus International Airport

Israel launched a pre-dawn airstrike on a military arms depot near the Damascus International Airport in Syria, the Voice of America reports. The weapons supply belonged to Hezbollah, which has received stockpiles of missiles and munitions from Iran over the last several years, spiking recently as Hezbollah has been an active participant in the Syrian […]

“Israeli Missile Strike” Hits Damascus Airport in Syria

The Syrian city of Damascus was hit by missile strikes at dawn on Thursday morning and according to the official news source SANA, warehouses and a fuel tank were damaged. The Israelis reported conducted the missile attack at the Damascus airport. But according to Syrian rebel forces, the missiles struck an arms depot used by […]

Hezbollah gives media tour of fighting positions, says Israel is now on the defensive

Hezbollah granted a contingent of journalists a tour of their fighting positions in southern Lebanon, warning Israel that they do not seek new hostilities, but are prepared for war. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have been mounting as Hezbollah continues to arm and prepare for another war with Israel. Iran has supplied Hezbollah with tens […]

In Venezuela’s toxic brew, failed narco-state meets Iran-backed terrorism

As if the political and economic chaos wracking Venezuela wasn’t worrying enough, a couple of recent stories underscore the potential national security threat brewing there. First, last month’s designation of Venezuela’s vice president, Tareck El Aissami, as a drug kingpin by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Second, a CNN investigative report revealing that Venezuela’s embassy […]

Israeli intelligence weighs in on Hezbollah leader’s assassination

Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, said on Tuesday Israeli intelligence believes Hezbollah’s former military leader was murdered by his own men. Mustafa Badreddine was killed last year in an explosion, originally attributed by Hezbollah as an Israeli airstrike, and then an assassination from a rival Sunni militant group. A […]

Israeli Confirms One of Their Drones was Shot Down by Syria

The Israeli military confirmed Monday that one of their Skylark drones was taken down by Syrian anti-aircraft defenses. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used for tactical surveillance. Manufactured by Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, Israel the Skylark is operated by the Israeli Defense Forces Artillery Corps. Israeli forces had launched an aerial attack on […]

Iran has constructed underground weapons factories in Lebanon for Hezbollah: report

Iran has established underground weapons factories for Hezbollah inside Lebanon, part of a broader Iranian armament effort that has helped Hezbollah expand its stockpiles to many times what it was 10 years ago, during the Second Lebanon War. The source of the information for the story is somewhat dubious. The story broke in a small […]

Iranian official: Thousands of Iranian fighters have been killed in Syria and Iraq

Approximately 2,100 Iranian sponsored troops have died while fighting in Iraq and Syria over the past few years, according to Iranian state-run media. The head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs told the Islamic Republic News Agency that “some 2,100 martyrs have been martyred so far in Iraq or other places defending the […]