On Sunday, a massive suicide bomb attack tore through the important Greek Orthodox church Mar Elias in Damascus, killing 27 and wounding dozens more. The huge attack just added to the spate of sectarian violence across Syria, which undercuts the Islamist Hayat Tahrir...
Israeli Drone Kills Three Family Members in Southern Lebanon Strike
An Israeli drone strike targeted a car near Kfar Dajal in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon today, killing the three people within, who were all members of the same family, according to local media reports. Details are still emerging on the attack, but the...
Israel Raids Southwest Syria Villages, Child Wounded by Shrapnel
Israeli troops continue to carry out cross-border raids into southwest Syrian villages, particularly in the Quneitra Governorate, as their invasion and occupation of that frontier near Golan continues. Two ground raids were reported against two Quneitra villages on...
US Evacuates Embassy in Lebanon as Israel Steps Up Strikes
The US has ordered all non-essential personal and families to leave Lebanon, with the State Department saying the decision was based on the increasingly uncertain stability in the region. The concern with Lebanon is the risk of it getting dragged into the ongoing...
At Least 27 Killed in Suicide Bombing of Damascus Church
Updated 6/23/25 12:13 EDT An enormous number of Christians were killed today in the Douila area of the Syrian capital city of Damascus when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb during a Sunday mass at the Mar Elias church. State media initial reported 9 killed and dozens...
Israel Kills One in Strikes Along Southern Lebanese Coast
Though the ongoing new Israeli war in Iran has been making a lot of the headlines, Israel’s ongoing war during a ceasefire in Lebanon shows no signs of slowing down, with multiple attacks reported against the southern Lebanese coast throughout the weekend. On Friday,...
Israel Attacks Iran’s Arak Heavy Water Reactor
On Thursday, Israel further escalated its war on Iran, and particularly on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, attacking the Arak heavy water reactor in the Markazi Province. Israel issued an evacuation order for the surrounding area before the attack, and Iranian state...
Israel Kills Three in Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Claims They’re ‘Top’ Hezbollah Commanders
Israel has carried out multiple deadly drone strikes against southern Lebanon today, killing at least three people, two of whom the IDF identified as “top” Hezbollah commanders in keeping with their tendency to posthumously promote the people they killed as not just...
Israel Demolishes South Syria Homes, Detains Civilians
Israeli troops have been operating in growing number in southwest Syria’s Quneitra Governorate lately, leveling homes and detaining civilians on unspecified charges. They have also taken to building roadblocks and bulldozing trees near the ceasefire line. The home...
Syrian Govt Faces Criticism for Not Condemning Israeli Use of Their Airspace to Attack Iran
As the war continues to escalate between Israel and Iran, a lot of nations are hoping to stay out of the fight. That doesn’t mean people don’t have an opinion on Israel’s attack last week, and indeed some nations are seeing it become a political issue, as they didn’t...