Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israeli attacks killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 54 over the previous 24-hour period as children were slaughtered across the Strip. The ministry's numbers only account for dead and wounded Palestinians who arrived at...
Turkey Demands US End Support for Syrian Kurds
The US has been repeatedly trying to reassure their Kurdish allies that they don’t face any major threat from Turkey. Turkey, however, seems to be going out of their way to make clear they are very much a threat, and that their goal in the region is the end of Kurdish...
Biden Signs Off on New $571 Million Military Aid Package for Taiwan
On Friday, the White House released a brief memo that said President Biden directed the authorization of a new military aid package for Taiwan worth $571 million. The memo didn't detail the contents of the arms package, only saying it would include "defense articles...
US Says F/A-18 Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident
The US military said Sunday that one of its F/A-18 fighter jets was shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, which came after the command said it launched more airstrikes on Yemen. Two pilots ejected safely from the aircraft,...
Dozens of Israelis Wounded as Houthi Rocket Strikes Tel Aviv
Back and forth strikes between Israel and the Shi’ite Houthi movement in Yemen seem to be growing this past week. On Thursday morning, Israel launched multiple airstrikes against the Houthi-controlled part of northern Yemen, killing at least nine. Overnight Friday,...
Saudi Driver Plows Into German Christmas Market, Kills at Least Five and Injures 200
This story was updated at 12:30 pm EST December 21, 2024. A Saudi Arabian citizen reportedly drove a rented car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday night. At least five people have been killed, including a child, with...
US Official Has ‘Good, Productive’ Meeting with al-Qaeda-Linked Julani in Damascus
America’s top diplomat for the Middle East traveled to Syria to meet with Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Julani leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, Barbara Leaf, met with Julani...
Israel Seizes New Villages in Southern Syria, Fires on Protesters Opposing Occupation
Initially suggested to be about establishing a new buffer zone between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southwestern Syria, the Israeli incursion after the regime change continues to grow, with them seizing yet more villages in the Daraa Province. Israeli troops...
Pentagon Reveals the US Has More Than Twice the Number of Troops in Syria Than Previously Disclosed
On Thursday, the Pentagon revealed the US has roughly 2,000 troops occupying Syria, more than twice the number it has been disclosing. For years, the US has said it has about 900 troops inside Syria. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the troops levels have...
Report: US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad and Prepared Other Rebel Group To Join
The US had foreknowledge of the offensive led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and helped another rebel group join the fight, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The report said the US notified the...