The US used a new missile in a strike on the first day of the US-Israeli war against Iran that hit a sports hall and an adjacent elementary school in the Iranian city of Lamerd, killing at least 21 people in the area, The New York Times has reported. The report, which...
US Launches 48th Airstrike in Somalia of the Year
US Africa Command said on Monday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on March 27 as the Trump administration continues the bombing campaign in the east African country amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. AFRICOM said the strike targeted al-Shabaab and...
Trump Says He Wants To Invade Iran’s Kharg Island To ‘Take the Oil’
President Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday that he wants to "take" Iran's oil in an operation that could involve the US seizing and occupying Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil export hub deep inside the Persian Gulf. The US president said that his "preference...
Israeli Artillery Strike Kills Two UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon
Israeli artillery strikes targeted the headquarters of the Indonesian contingent of the UNIFIL peacekeepers in Adshit al-Qusayr, in the Marjayoun District of southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing two of the peacekeepers and injuring two others. The attack comes amid the...
US-Israeli Strikes Pound Residential Targets in Iran
US-Israeli strikes in Iran pounded residential areas across Iran on Saturday and Sunday as the bombing campaign continues to have a devestating impact on Iranian civilians. Citing Iranian media, AFP reported that overnight strikes from Friday into Saturday on...
At least 15 US Troops Wounded by Iranian Attack on Base in Saudi Arabia
At least 15 US troops were wounded by an Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, The Associated Press has reported. Sources told the AP that the attack involved Iran firing six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at the base, which is...
Report: Pentagon Prepares for ‘Weeks’ of Ground Operations in Iran
The Pentagon is preparing for "weeks" of ground operations in Iran, The Washington Post has reported, citing unnamed US officials, as thousands more US troops have arrived in the Middle East in recent days. Any potential US ground operations would mean a major...
UN Warns War Crimes May Have Been Committed in July Violence in Syria’s Suwayda
A UN investigation into the violence in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate in July of last year concluded that more than 1,700 people were killed and nearly 200,000 displaced in the course of the fighting and subsequent massacres, and that some of the incidents may amount to...
‘First Time in Centuries’: Israeli Authorities Block Latin Patriarch From Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was stopped by Israeli police from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, which marks the start of Holy Week for Christians around the world....
Israeli Attacks Kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli attacks killed 10 Palestinians and wounded 18 over the previous 24 hours as the IDF continues launching attacks across the Strip amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. According to medics in Gaza, overnight Israeli...


