Approaching the one year anniversary of the massacre of Alawite civilians by a faction including government forces, more details are emerging about what happened to civilians, particularly women, caught up in this violence. An investigation by the BBC looked into...
Israel Strikes Southern, Eastern Lebanon in Latest Round of Attacks
Israel has stepped up attacks once again overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday, hitting targets in southern Lebanon as well as in the Beqaa Valley in the east. As is often the case, the IDF claimed that they were hitting Hezbollah weapon storage sites, though as is...
Hezbollah Rejects Lebanese Call to Fully Disarm Them in Four Months
The Lebanese government’s intention is to fully disarm Hezbollah in the area north of the Litani River within the next four months. That’s not sitting well with Hezbollah, who insists they will not compromise on the issue. Hezbollah cooperated with the disarmament...
Israeli Troops Detaining Growing Number of Civilians in Southwest Syria
As Israel launches more and more cross-border raids into Syria’s Quneitra Govenrorate, troops are establishing checkpoints to harass locals. In addition to the checkpoints, troops are increasingly engaged in raids to capture young men, though exactly why they’re being...
Israeli DM Rules Out Withdrawal From Military Outposts Inside Lebanon
Israel continues to carry out strikes against southern Lebanon. After killing at least five people Sunday night into Monday, the strikes continued against the south and left at least two more people killed later on Monday, both involving attacks on vehicles. The first...
Syria Orders Kurdish SDF to Return to Civilian Life by End of February
Adding to the growing list of ultimatums imposed on the Kurdish SDF, the Syrian Interior Ministry has announced they are giving SDF members until the end of February to disarm fully and completely return to civilian life. The new documents released by the Interior...
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Five in Southern, Eastern Lebanon
A flurry of Israeli strikes targeted southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday night and Monday, killing at least five people. Four of the slain were reportedly members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and were killed near the Lebanon-Syria border. The IDF declared them...
Pro-Separatist Rallies in South Yemen Town of Zinjibar; Thousands Call for Restoration of South
While the Saudi-backed government-in-exile for Yemen continues to present the STC separatists as a group that has disbanded and tries to focus on styling themselves as a legitimate government, rallies for the STC continue to grow across the south, hitting more and...
Israel Launches Multiple Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
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,...


