UPDATE (Sunday, 1/21 7:30 am): Iranian and Syria media reported that five members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in Saturday's attack by Israel on Damascus. Four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard serving in an advisory capacity were killed...
Israeli Military Chief Says Lebanon War Likely in Coming Months
Visiting troops near the northern border, head of Israel’s military, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, discussed the potential of war in Lebanon, saying the likelihood of a conflict in the coming months is “much higher” than it has been. Lt. Gen Halevi said he believes Israel...
Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon With Airstrikes, Artillery
Continuing the escalation of Israel’s war against the surrounding area, Israeli warplanes attacked the southern Lebanese village of Wadi Saluki, an attack which “blanketed the area” with strikes and involved the use of artillery fire as well, including white...
Defense Secretary: UK in Pre-War’ Phase With Several Nations
As top officials defend the decision to join the US in attacks on Yemen, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has informed parliament of potential wars in the years to come with several major nations, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Shapps described...
Israel Killed Two Medics in Attack on Southern Lebanon
Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon continued on Thursday, with reports that a flurry of strikes in Hanin struck a first aid clinic, killing two medics who were within. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed and condemned the strike, adding that the Israelis...
Israel Kills Three Hezbollah Members in Drone Strike, Hezbollah Fires Rockets in North
Israel has carried out a fresh attack in southern Lebanon, at the border town of Ghandouriyeh, where three drone attacks reportedly killed three Hezbollah members. Of the three, only the identity of one has been disclosed. The Israeli military claims that one of the...
Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander in Airstrike in Southern Lebanon
In a move which analysts and unnamed officials predict will lead to further escalation in southern Lebanon, Israel carried out an airstrike January 8 against the town of Khirbet Selem, assassinating Wissam Hassan Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander. Tawil, also known...
Hezbollah Trades Heavy Fire With Israel, Damages Strategic Airbase
Still angry at the assassination of top Hamas figure Saleh al-Harouri in Beirut last week, the Hezbollah movement carried out what it called a “preliminary response,” trading heavy fire with Israel along the Lebanese border. Hezbollah focused the attack on a hilltop...
Amid Escalation, Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon
With the very real possibility that the assassination of Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week could expand the ongoing war, Israel seemingly increased the odds Thursday with a flurry of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon. These hit an...
Venezuela Sends 6,000 Troops to Guyana Border, Says They’ll Stay Until British Warship Leaves
Tensions over the fate of Guyana’s Essequibo region continue to rise with reports Venezuela is deploying some 6,000 troops into the border region to conduct exercises over the disputed region. The deployment is in response to Britain’s deployment of the HMS Trent off...