Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday celebrated the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by al-Qaeda-linked militants and confirmed that Israel has seized a buffer zone inside Syria that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the...
Reuters: Syrian Army Command Says Assad’s Rule Has Ended
The Islamists’ offensive across western Syria has accelerated substantially in the past few days, and now Reuters is reporting that the Syrian Army Command is telling officers that the era of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule has ended. The apparent regime change is...
Al-Qaeda Linked Militants Advance, ‘Encircle Damascus’
On Thursday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist militants captured the major city of Hama, just days after the fall of Aleppo. As some HTS forces entered the city, others continued south, circling the city en route to Homs and ultimately Damascus. HTS is a merger of...
Canadian Government Bans More Types of Guns, Wants To Send Them to Ukraine
The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it was prohibiting its citizens from owning another 324 types of firearms and is working to send them to Ukraine. "As part of its comprehensive approach, on December 5, 2024, the Government announced the prohibition...
US Denies Amnesty’s Conclusion That Israel Is Committing Genocide
The US on Thursday rejected a 296-page report from Amnesty International that concluded Israel is conducting genocide in Gaza. "We disagree with the conclusions of such a report. We have said previously and continue to find that the allegations of genocide are...
China Sanctions 13 US Companies in Response to Weapons Sales to Taiwan
China has sanctioned 13 US companies involved in the manufacturing of drones and artificial intelligence in Beijing's latest protest against weapons sales to Taiwan, which have increased in recent months. "The Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests....
Israeli Strike in Lebanon Injures Five as Ceasefire Violations Continue
On Thursday, an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanon town of Aitaroun injured five people, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, as Israeli violations of the ceasefire continue. According to a tally from Turkey's Anadolu Agency, there have been 137 Israeli...
Three US Troops Examined for Brain Injuries After Syria Attack
The Pentagon said Thursday that three US troops are being examined for traumatic brain injuries after an attack on a US base in Syria that came as the US was backing a Kurdish-led offensive against government-controlled villages. US Central Command said it launched...
Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 48 Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 48 Palestinians and wounded 201 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless strikes continued. Israeli strikes on Thursday included a drone attack right outside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia,...
Al-Qaeda Linked Militants Seize Major Syrian City of Hama
Just over a week after taking Aleppo, the Syrian Islamist fighters led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have seized another major city. This time, they have taken Hama, Syria’s fourth largest city, which had not fallen during the protracted Syrian Civil War. Senior...