Foreign jihadists have been appointed in senior positions in the new Syrian military, which is now led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an offshoot of al-Qaeda that led the offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian sources told Reuters that the...
The Biden administration on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in new aid for Ukraine as it's determined to escalate the proxy war as much as possible before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2025. The aid includes $3.4 billion in "direct...
On Friday, China said it was imposing sanctions on seven American companies in response to recent US military aid to Taiwan and new weapons sales for the island. "Recently, the United States announced another substantial military assistance and arms sale to China’s...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday that Moscow was "not satisfied" with reported proposals being discussed by President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team to end the war in Ukraine. Recent media reports have said Trump's team proposed the idea...
Syria's de facto leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, also known as Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in an interview published on Sunday that it may take up to four years to hold elections and three years to draft a new constitution. "The process of writing the constitution may take...
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since dawn on Sunday, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. One Israeli strike targeted an upper floor of al-Wafaa Hospital in Gaza City, killing at least...
An American Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery that President Biden deployed to Israel earlier this year was used on Friday for the first time to attempt to intercept a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis, Reuters has reported. The attack came after...
US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on December 24. AFRICOM claimed that according to its "initial assessment" of the strike, two al-Shabaab fighters were killed, and no civilians were harmed, although...
The Israeli military has built a "beachside resort" on the coast of the northern Gaza Strip where IDF soldiers occupying the Palestinian territory can relax and take a break from waging a genocidal war. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, the "retreat" was built...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network, a project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has removed a report from its website that warned it was "highly likely" famine is occurring in northern Gaza after a complaint by the US ambassador to...
