Despite the ongoing integration deal between the Kurdish SDF and the Islamist HTS-dominated government, government forces attacked SDF positions in the Aleppo Governorate today, sparking a number of substantial battles. Government-linked forces attacked SDF positions...
Israel continued to carry out attacks across southern Lebanon on Monday, with renewed fears of escalation after several deadly strikes late last week. Today saw multiple towns and villages targeted, and little to no comment from the Israeli side as to why. Multiple...
Israeli ground troops have carried out multiple ground raids across southwestern Syria over the weekend, including overnight raids in the Quneitra Governorate overnight Saturday, which led to the capture of multiple “suspects” who have not been conclusively identified...
Updated 8/1/2025 12:50 PM EST Israel looked to be dramatically escalating the number and intensity of airstrikes it is carrying out against Lebanon today, with at least seven strikes reported in the northeast area around Bekaa Valley and Baalbek, as well as a number...
The Lebanese government has documented several thousand ceasefire violations by Israeli forces since the ceasefire went into effect in late November. Today, the Israeli Army bragged about launching around 500 strikes against Lebanon since then, so they’re admitting to...
The Kurdish SDF has rejected the US demand to fully disarm and withdraw from key areas and border crossings in northeast Syria, saying that the idea of laying down arms is “non-negotiable.” SDF representative Sihanouk Dibo said that the group’s long-term vision was to...
While the violence in Suwayda is not as severe right now as it was earlier this month, the situation is far from resolved, and truce violations continue to be reported regularly. Some 1,448 people are now confirmed to have been killed in the violence, including 258...
Israeli drones carried multiple strikes around the coastal city of Tyre over the weekend, killing at least three people, one of whom the IDF later claimed was a high-ranking Hezbollah commander involved in rehabilitating the organization. The first strike targeted a...
With US envoy Tom Barrack in attendance in Paris, Syrian and Israeli government ministers met in what is being called “de-escalation” talks aimed to reduce the growing tensions amid the ongoing Israeli invasion of southwestern Syria and the sectarian violence in the...
Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continued throughout the week to make increasingly conflicting demands and pledges to Lebanon. On Wednesday, he brought back the demand for disarmament of Hezbollah, now insisting that not only does this have to happen within 90 days,...
