Starting Saturday evening, Israel carried out a flurry of airstrikes against southern Lebanon, centering on the Jezzine and Nabatieh Districts. The IDF claimed the buildings targeted were “Hezbollah weapons depots,” though they as usual provided no evidence to that...
Israel Launches New Raids into Southern Syria, Troops Fire on Civilians
Israel has launched new incursions into southwestern Syria since Wednesday night, first firing artillery toward a village in the northern part of Quneitra Governorate and then, Thursday morning, sending troops in outright. New checkpoints were established by the IDF,...
Lebanon to Debate Effort to Monopolize Arms North of Litani River Next Week
Lebanon’s Army announced in January that they had implemented the plan to monopolize arms under government control south of the Litani River, in line with the ceasefire requirements from the November 2024 ceasefire that ended the Israeli invasion. Hezbollah, the...
Six Killed, Scores Wounded as Saudi-backed Forces Shoot Separatist Protesters in South Yemen
Rallies in favor of the separatist STC group in South Yemen continue to grow, and while the largest have been in the city of Aden, substantial protests are being reported elsewhere, including the Shabwa Governorate capital of Ataq. The rally in Ataq turned ugly today,...
Ceasefire Deal in Place, But Siege Continues for Syrian Kurds in Kobane
A deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF remains more or less in place in the Hasakeh Governorate, with the central government putting more and more of the former Kurdish-held territory under direct control. But the latest ceasefire not immediately...
South Yemen Separatists’ Homes Raided as New ‘Government’ Sworn-In in Riyadh
Forces loyal to the Islah Party of Yemen continued their crackdown on separatist dissent in southern Yemen, raiding the homes of high-ranking STC officials in the historic southern capital of Aden, and also raiding the homes of people believed to be activists...
Turkish DM: No Plans to Withdraw Troops From Either Syria or Iraq
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler says that the Turkish military has no intention of withdrawing from either Iraq or Syria irrespective of what agreements have been reached by other factions within those countries. There had been speculation, particularly with...
Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kills Four, Including Three-Year-Old Child
Multiple Israeli strikes and raids targeted southern Lebanon today, killing at least four people. Among those slain were multiple civilians, including a three-year-old child. Israeli troops also carried out a ground raid capturing an official within Jamaa al-Islamiya....
Syrian Officer Arrested Over Killing of Druze Civilians
The Syrian Internal Security Directorate has announced that one of their officers has been arrested for involvement in an attack on Saturday in which four Druze civilians were killed and one other was wounded. The shooting happened in the village of al-Matana, in...
Samples Show Israel Mass Spraying Herbicide in Syria, Lebanon
For the past several days, Israel has been reported to be spraying “unidentified chemicals” on land in southern Lebanon, as well as southwestern Syria’s Quneitra Governorate. The chemicals were sprayed largely over farmland in both areas. Samples taken in the Lebanese...


