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Israel Confirms Troops Will Remain at Southern Lebanon Sites After Deadline

by Jason Ditz | Feb 17, 2025

It is just one day from the extended deadline for Israel to withdraw its military from Lebanon. Israel is preparing to do something presented as withdrawal but which would more correctly be presented as continuing to occupy Lebanese soil. Israeli officials suggest...

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US Reports Drone Strike Killed Senior al-Qaeda Operative in Syria’s Idlib

by Jason Ditz | Feb 16, 2025

A US drone strike against the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria has killed two people, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. US Central Command (CENTCOM) says that one of the slain people was a “senior operative” of al-Qaeda affiliate...

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Israeli Troops Kill Several, Including 13-Year Old Girl in Southern Lebanon, Capture Paramedics

by Jason Ditz | Feb 16, 2025

The extended ceasefire in Lebanon has just a couple of days left, and while Israel is maybe withdrawing from population centers, but keeping its military in southern Lebanon with new hilltop surveillance posts, the situation wasn’t less bloody this weekend. Instead,...

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Israeli Military Will Retain Hilltop Posts in Southern Lebanon After Deadline

by Jason Ditz | Feb 14, 2025

In recent days it has become increasingly clear that Israel has no more intention of withdrawing all of its troops from southern Lebanon by the February 18 deadline than it had for the January 26 deadline. It is now more clear what the plan is, and how it will be...

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UN Says Israel Must Stop Killing Lebanese Civilians Trying to Return Home

by Jason Ditz | Feb 13, 2025

A group of UN experts have issued a statement on the ceasefire in Lebanon today, expressing outrage at Israel’s flagrant violations, including the killing of civilians trying to return to their homes, and the systematic destruction of those homes during the nominal...

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Syria Warns Kurds Will Be Excluded From National Dialogue If They Don’t Disarm and Submit

by Jason Ditz | Feb 13, 2025

The fighting between the Kurdish SDF and the forces of Turkey and its proxy the SNA continues apace in northern Syria with no signs of ending. Turkey targeted civilian infrastructure, leading to power outages and water cutoffs for some 100 Kurdish villages around...

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Conflicting Reports as Israel Intends to Remain in Lebanon Beyond Latest Deadline

by Jason Ditz | Feb 12, 2025

Last night it was reported in Israeli media that the US had denied the Israeli government’s request to extend the latest deadline for Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, which is February 18. Less than 24-hours later, those same outlets are quoting Israeli officials who...

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Syria Planting Landmines Along Lebanon Border as Tensions Linger

by Jason Ditz | Feb 11, 2025

Though cross-border gunfire between Syria and Lebanon seems to have paused for now, the tensions are still rising, with a number of Syrian Shi’ites having fled into Lebanese border towns, and Syrian Army soldiers loyal to the Islamist government raiding Shi’ite towns...

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White House Says Israel Pullout From Lebanon ‘On Track,’ But Netanyahu Seeks Extension

by Jason Ditz | Feb 10, 2025

On January 12, it was “guaranteed” by a US envoy that Israel would withdraw from Lebanon by the January 26 deadline. Israel reiterated their “commitment” to this deal on January 22, though about 24 hours later, they were said to be seeking an extension, and by January...

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Syrian Shi’ites Flee to Lebanon After Border Clashes, Crackdowns

by Jason Ditz | Feb 10, 2025

The situation on the Lebanon-Syria border remains tense. Relative calm was reported today, though others reported hearing sporadic gunfire in the area. Overt Syrian Army invasions as were seen Thursday though have not recurred, at least not yet. The situation is far...

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