Mohammed Qassem al-Shaer, a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, has been reported killed today in an Israeli drone strike on his motorcycle near Qararoun in the Western Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. This was one of multiple Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with...
At Least 25 Killed, Scores Wounded in Intense Israeli Attacks on Central Syria
On Sunday night Israel carried out a flurry of airstrikes against central Syria, killing numerous people. The attacks were much more intense than initially reported, and the death toll continues to climb. It is now reported that Israel killed at least 25 people and...
Israel Strikes Central Syria, Killing at Least Five, Wounding 19
Israeli warplanes were reported to have carried out at least 15 airstrikes against central Syria, with the deadliest attacks centered around the city of Masyaf, which is west of Hama. Syrian state media is reporting that at least five people were killed and 19...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Paramedics in Southern Lebanon Town
On Saturday, Israel carried out an airstrike against a civil defense fire truck in the southern Lebanese town of Froun. The attack killed three paramedics and wounded two other members of the truck crew. The crew was in the process of putting out fires in the area...
Israeli Strikes Kill Woman, Wound at Least Five in Southern Lebanon
Israel carried out attacks against southern Lebanon today, hitting several towns and villages. The Lebanese Health Ministry is reporting that a woman was killed and at least 5 wounded, including a 12-year-old boy. The woman was killed and two others wounded in the...
ISIS Suicide Bombing Kills At Least Six in Kabul
On Monday, a suicide bombing was carried out on the southern outskirts of the Afghan capital city of Kabul. The attack killed at least six people and wounded 13 others, according to Afghan police. The strike was in the Qala Bakhtiar neighborhood. ISIS-K, the local...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Civilians in Southern Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes targeted a car traveling along the southern Lebanon coast on Monday, killing the two civilians inside. The strike happened near Naqoura. One of the slain was identified as an employee of a cleaning company that contracts for the UNIFIL peacekeeping...
IAEA Reports Iran Continues to Enrich Uranium at Below Weapons-Grade
On Thursday the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its confidential, quarterly report on Iran’s civilian nuclear program. Almost immediately, as often occurs, the report was leaked to myriad media outlets. Nothing in the report was especially shocking...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Four, Including Islamic Jihad Figure, Near Syria-Lebanon Border
On Wednesday, Israeli drones attacked a vehicle on the Syrian side of the Syria-Lebanon border, on the Beirut-Damascus highway. The strike killed at least four people, according to reports. Among the slain was Fares Qasem, a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)....
At Least Three Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Central Syrian City of Hama
On Friday evening, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of attacks on four different targets in and around the provinces of Hama and Homs and central Syria. The attacks targeted Syrian air defenses and sites believed to have a non-Syrian militia presence. Reports...