The Pentagon is sending 200 troops to Nigeria in the coming weeks to train the country's military to fight Islamist militants, US officials told media outlets on Tuesday, as President Trump continues to deepen US involvement in the country. A US official told The New...
Netanyahu Heads to Washington To Meet Trump and Discuss Potential Military Options Against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday departed Israel for the US, where he will meet with President Trump to discuss possible military options against Iran, according to Israeli sources speaking to CNN. One Israeli source told the outlet that talks...
Trump Says He May Send Second Aircraft Carrier to Middle East To Prepare for Potential Attack on Iran
President Trump said on Tuesday that he may deploy a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. "Either we will make a deal, or we will have to do something very tough like last time," Trump told Axios reporter...
US Launches Airstrike Targeting al-Shabaab, Marking 29th US Bombing in Somalia of the Year
US Africa Command on Tuesday announced that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia a day earlier that targeted al-Shabaab about 30 miles to the northeast of Kismayo, a port city in the southern Lower Juba province. AFRICOM offered no other details of the bombing,...
Vance’s X Account Deletes Post About Armenian Genocide
Vice President JD Vance's X account posted a tweet on Tuesday mentioning the Armenian genocide and quickly deleted it as the Trump administration has reversed the Biden administration's policy of recognizing the Ottoman Empire's systematic mass killing of Armenian...
US Military Kills Two in Latest Boat Strike Targeting Vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
The US military announced on Monday that its forces blew up another boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, marking the third US strike this year against small vessels allegedly running drugs in the waters of Latin America. US Southern Command said the attack killed two...
Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Five in Gaza as Constant IDF Ceasefire Violations Continue
At least five Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza on Tuesday, medical sources told Reuters, as the IDF's constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal continue. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that three Palestinians were killed in...
Ceasefire Deal in Place, But Siege Continues for Syrian Kurds in Kobane
A deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF remains more or less in place in the Hasakeh Governorate, with the central government putting more and more of the former Kurdish-held territory under direct control. But the latest ceasefire not immediately...
South Yemen Separatists’ Homes Raided as New ‘Government’ Sworn-In in Riyadh
Forces loyal to the Islah Party of Yemen continued their crackdown on separatist dissent in southern Yemen, raiding the homes of high-ranking STC officials in the historic southern capital of Aden, and also raiding the homes of people believed to be activists...
US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia as Trump Continues Heavy Bombing Campaign
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said in a press release that the strike occurred on February 3 and targeted the ISIS...


