The gunman who killed two members of the Iowa National Guard and an American civilian interpreter in an attack in Palmyra, central Syria, on Saturday was a member of the Syrian government's security forces, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The Syrian...
Israel Kills Three, Including Municipal Council Member, in Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon
Israel continues to escalate their airstrikes against southern Lebanon, with growing talk of a new “large-scale” war against Lebanon potentially in the offing. Sunday, at least three more people were killed in Israeli strikes, and one wounded. The first incident was...
Two US Soldiers and One US Civilian Killed in Attack in Syria’s Palmyra
Update: more details on the attack and the perpetrator here An apparently insider attack in the ancient Syrian city of Palmya has left a number of US casualties, after an apparent ISIS infiltrator to the local security forces attacked a joint US-Syrian patrol that was...
Investigators Say Somali Clan Elder Killed by US Airstrike Was a Peace Delegate, Not a Militant
A committee in Somalia tasked with investigating the killing of a Somali clan elder who was hit by a US airstrike has found that he was a peaceful figure with no links to militant groups, rejecting claims from US Africa Command that he was an al-Shabaab weapons...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Who Wants the US To Attack Venezuela Says US Helped Her Escape
Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who wants the US to attack her country to oust President Nicolas Maduro, has traveled to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace Prize and said that she had help from the US to flee Venezuela. "Yes, we did get support...
US Sanctions Six Companies Accused of Transporting Venezuelan Oil as It Prepares More Seizures
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions targeting six companies it accused of transporting Venezuelan oil, as Reuters reported that the Trump administration is gearing up to seize more oil tankers. The US seizure of a tanker off the coast of...
‘Come See Our Children in the Morgue’: Israel Continues Killing Palestinians in Gaza Despite Truce Deal
Palestinians at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday mourned two teenage boys who were killed by Israeli forces in southern Gaza a day earlier, as the IDF continues launching attacks in the Strip in violation of the US-backed ceasefire deal. "This is my...
Barrack: Israel Should Seize Opportunity to Make a Deal With Syria
In comments directed to the Israeli government by way of i24NEWS, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack urged Israel to take advantage of the current opportunity and make a deal with the Syrian government. Barrack said that Syria understands that their future depends on...
US-Trained Somali Forces Kill Dozens of Civilians in Attack on Village in Southern Somalia
A US-trained Somali government force killed dozens of civilians during an attack on a village in southern Somalia that started Tuesday night and continued until Wednesday morning, according to Somali media reports. According to the Somali Guardian, the attack targeted...
Report: Trump To Appoint US General To Lead Gaza ‘International Stabilization Force’
President Trump is planning to appoint a two-star US general to lead the international force that may be deployed to Gaza under the US ceasefire deal, Axios reported on Thursday, a step that would mark a significant escalation of US involvement in the Palestinian...


