As Israel continues to pound southern Lebanon, parliament speaker Nabih Berri issued a statement critical of the panel meant to oversee the existing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, saying they’re failing to do their job. The body was mandated, Berri notes, to...
New Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Troops, Kurdish SDF in Eastern Aleppo
After a week of heavily fighting between the Syrian military and Kurdish SDF in Deir Hafer and the city of Aleppo, a US-brokered ceasefire was reached. Two days later, fighting has erupted yet again, once again in Deir Hafer and areas east of there. The Syrian...
Israeli Tank Fires on Spanish Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon
Just two weeks after Israeli troops fired on an injured a UNIFIL peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, yet another incident is being reported, with an Israeli tank firing multiple shells at a group of UNIFIL peacekeepers from Spain in the area around Khiam. Three shots...
Yemen’s Separatists Rule Out Call to Integrate Into Saudi-Led Government
While the Saudis and their allies in the self-proclaimed Yemeni “government” are treating the disputed dissolution of the separatist STC as a fait accompli, the reality of the situation continues to elude their diktats, and STC officials are rejecting calls for their...
Kurdish SDF Withdraws Fighters From Aleppo in ‘Partial Ceasefire’ With Syrian Military
After days of fighting and the sealing off of the Kurdish neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the last of the SDF has reportedly withdrawn from the city as part of a deal with central government forces, though the SDF maintains it is only a “partial...
US Carries Out Large-Scale Strikes Against ISIS in Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that they have carried out “large-scale” airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, saying the hit multiple sites belonging to the terror group as part of their commitment to “pursuing terrorists” and in retaliation for the mid-December...
Dozens of Israeli Strikes Reported in Southern Lebanon, Major Damage Reported
The Israeli Army has carried out dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday, after the IDF issued an evacuation order against the town of Kfar Hatta, north of the Litani River. The town was hit over 10 times within an hour, and multiple other sites across the...
Delegation to Riyadh Still Missing, STC Denies Saudi Claim They’ve Disbanded
In an increasingly awkward and alarming situation, Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that the STC, the South Yemen separatist movement, has disbanded. Saudi state media showed footage of a member of the STC’s negotiating delegation announce the dissolution of...
Yemen Separatist Leader Flees to UAE; Saudis Declares Him a ‘Fugitive’
Adding to questions about the situation in southern Yemen, STC President Aidarous Zubaidi has reportedly fled the country and arrived in the United Arab Emirates. The Saudi military accused the UAE of smuggling him out of the country by way of Somaliland. The...
Syrian Army Declares Curfew in Kurdish Parts of Aleppo, Escalates Crackdown on Neighborhoods
The Syrian Army’s latest fight with the Kurdish SDF is further escalating today, with the army now not only declaring multiple Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo “active military zones” and now imposing daytime curfews on those parts of the city, while firing...


