The UNIFIL peacekeepers have issued a statement over the weekend after a Friday incident in the southern Lebanese border town of Maroun el-Ras in which an Israeli drone dropped grenades near their position in the area. The drone strikes started around 11:30 am,...
Israeli Troops Arrest Three Syrians in Overnight Raid on Southwest Syrian Village
Israeli troops carried out a night raid Saturday in the Syrian village of Jamlah, in the Daraa Governorate. The troops arrived in six military vehicles, established a checkpoint outside the village, but also entered and raided homes for around an hour, while IDF...
Hegseth Says Four ‘Narco-Terrorists’ Killed in Latest US Attack on Venezuela Boat
A day after President Trump informed Congress that the US is in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, the US carried out yet another strike on a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, alleging it was loaded with drugs. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Civilian Engineers, Wounds Another Civilian in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike destroyed a car on the road between Jarmaq and Kafr Rumman on Thursday, killing two engineers working for the private Meamar Construction company. One other civilian was reported wounded in the attack. The two were identified as Ahmad Saad and...
After Massacres, Syria’s HTS Sees Unrest, Calls for Decentralization as ‘Assad Remnants’
In March, in excess of 1,300 Alawite civilians were killed by Syrian forces, chiefly along the northwest coast. In July, several hundred more Druze civilians were executed by security forces in the southwestern Suwayda Governorate. Neither crackdown really ended, and...
UN Verifies Israel Killed 103 Lebanese Civilians Since Ceasefire Began
As Israel continues to flaunt the November ceasefire with daily strikes on Lebanon, the United Nations has stepped up with new data on what is happening. A report from the UN Human Rights Office confirms that they have verified at least 103 of the people killed in the...
Israeli Troops Raid Villages in Syria’s Quneitra, Daraa Governorates
Israeli ground troops continue to operate in southwestern Syria, carrying out raids against villages in both the Daraa and Quineitra Governorates. This comes amid ongoing talks between Syria and Israel trying to reduce tensions. On Sunday, Israeli troops in armored...
Four Alawite Workers Killed in Hama as Syrian Sectarian Violence Continues
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was feted in last week’s visit to the US for the UN General Assembly, but the ongoing sectarian violence raging in Syria shows no sign of slowing. Syria’s Alawite minority is among the main targets. Alawites were massacred en masse in a...
Two Killed, One Wounded in Israeli Strikes Against Lebanon
Various Israeli strikes against southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday have left at least two people killed and one wounded. The attacks appear to have generally targeted civilian infrastructure, and the IDF has yet to explain the rationale. The Lebanese Health...
One Year After Nasrallah’s Death, Israel Continues Striking Lebanon
This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an airstrike during last year’s Israeli invasion of Lebanon. While a ceasefire deal was signed in November 2024, the Israeli strikes continue. On Friday, Israeli...