US officials said on Monday that the US, Ukraine, and Europe have agreed on a plan to provide Ukraine with NATO-style security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal with Russia, an idea Moscow is unlikely to accept. "The basis of that agreement is basically to...
US War Department Says ‘No Force Posture Changes’ in Syria After Three Americans Killed
A US War Department official said on Monday that the Pentagon has no planned "force posture changes" regarding the US military presence in Syria following a deadly attack in the country over the weekend that killed three Americans, including two members of the Iowa...
House To Vote This Week on Bill To Block Trump From Launching a War With Venezuela
Update on December 17th at 12:09 am EST The House could vote as soon as Thursday on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of a regime...
US Bombs Somalia for 112th Time This Year
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said the strike was launched on December 14 and targeted al-Shabaab about...
US Military Aircraft Nearly Collides With JetBlue Plane Near Venezuela
A US military aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue plane near Venezuela after entering the passenger jet's flight path without its transponder on, according to air traffic control recordings. The JetBlue plane took off from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao,...
Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special...
Syria Attack Highlights Deployment of US National Guard to Overseas Conflicts
An attack that targeted US troops in central Syria on Saturday has drawn attention to the presence of National Guard soldiers in the country and their use in combat zones in the Middle East and Africa. The attack, perpetrated by a member of the Syrian government's...
Netanyahu Uses Bondi Beach Massacre To Attack Australian Prime Minister’s Support for a Palestinian State
In the wake of the shooting that targeted Jews celebrating Hannukkah in Bondi Beach, Australia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his support of a Palestinian state. "On August 17, about four months ago,...
Hamas Confirms Commander Killed by Israeli Airstrike Targeting Car in Gaza City
Hamas confirmed on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike in Gaza a day earlier killed Raed Saad, one of its senior commanders, as Israel continues violating the ceasefire by launching attacks in the Strip. Saad was killed by a missile strike on a car in Gaza City, which...
Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Government’s Security Forces
The gunman who killed two members of the Iowa National Guard and an American civilian interpreter in an attack in Palmyra, central Syria, on Saturday was a member of the Syrian government's security forces, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The Syrian...


