Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States, and the best way to get on his good side is to hype up the Iranian “threat,” and make moves against Iran. Unsurprisingly, the US is headed down that route once again. Despite a recent statement...
In the single deadliest bombing since the Syrian regime change in December, at least 20 people were killed and over a dozen others wounded in a car bombing. Most of the dead, and wounded, were women, and the target was agricultural workers on the outskirts of Manbij....
Syria’s ruling Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has repeatedly promised an inclusive Syria that respects all of its communities. That doesn’t appear to be working out so well for the nation’s Alawite minority though, which is coming under growing attack. Over the...
On Friday, Israeli soldiers inside the newly occupied part of the Golan Heights came under fire. There were no injuries, but it may be a sign of growing unrest over the new occupations within the southern Quneitra and Daraa Governorates of Syria. Those concerns are...
As it does virtually weekly, Israel reiterated today that civilians are not to return to their homes in any areas of southern Lebanon Israel currently occupies. This apparently includes not just villages, but the Mediterranean Sea as well, as an Israeli military boat...
Updated 2/2/05 12:11 PM EST On Saturday, the United States launched multiple airstrikes against northwestern Somalia’s Golis Mountain range. Details are still coming in, but President Trump, in announcing the attack on Truth Social, said that “many” were killed. The...
Former a government in a multi-party parliamentary system is often a complex matter, particularly when very few parties of any substantial size are available to include. That’s the case in Lebanon, with the Trump Administration adding some difficulties by meddling in...
With the ceasefire extension in Lebanon still in place until February 18, Israel continues to violate it on every pretext and often no pretext at all. The multiple violations reported on Friday included airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets in both eastern and northern...
The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon continues, as does Israel’s flaunting of the ceasefire. At least 11 violations of the ceasefire have been reported in the past 24 hours, including airstrikes, drone strikes, and gunfire against Lebanese civilians. Drone...
Only a few days ago the US and Israel announced the extension of the 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon to allow Israeli occupation to continue through at least February 18. IDF officials are making comments today, however, suggesting it may be longer than that. An unnamed...
