Update from 12/17/24: Though the four-day ceasefire expired, the US State Department is now reporting it has been extended until the end of the week. With the four-day ceasefire in the Syrian city of Manbij coming to a close, US mediators’ efforts to convince Turkey...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that its forces launched airstrikes in Syria, claiming the attacks targeted ISIS camps and killed 12 ISIS fighters. CENTCOM said in a press release that the strikes "were conducted as part of the ongoing mission to disrupt,...
US Central Command said Monday that it launched an airstrike on Yemen, claiming to target a Houthi "command and control" facility in the capital Sanaa. "On Dec. 16 Yemen time, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command...
President-elect Donald Trump suggested at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday that he could reverse President Biden's decision to support long-range missile strikes on Russian territory. Trump said it was a "big mistake" for the Biden administration to...
Israel launched heavy airstrikes against targets in western Syria's Tartus region overnight Sunday into Monday, causing massive explosions, including one so big that it registered as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. A correspondent for Al Mayadeen...
According to media reports on Monday, both Israeli and Hamas officials have said they feel that a hostage deal that would involve a temporary ceasefire in Gaza is close to being reached. Israeli media reported that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told Knesset...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded 203 in the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. Strikes on Monday included an Israeli attack on the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza....
While the sudden regime change in Syria affected numerous regional powers, few face as much disruption as Russia. During the Assad era, Russia maintained very important Mediterranean bases in Syria, including Tartus, Russia’s only Mediterranean naval base. With Assad...
Hungarian officials have said they're still pushing for a Christmas ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine despite a rejection from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had proposed a...
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about Israel's need to achieve "victory" against Iran and its allies in the region. "I unequivocally declare to Hezbollah and to Iran: In order to prevent you...
