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...
Moscow Vows Response After Ukraine Fires More US and British Missiles Into Russia
Ukrainian forces fired six US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and four British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia's Rostov Oblast on Wednesday, and Moscow is vowing it will respond. According to Russian media, the NATO-supported attack targeted a large...
HRW: Israel Is Committing Crime of Extermination and Acts of Genocide
Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday that Israel is committing the crime of extermination and acts of genocide by depriving the civilian population of Gaza of the necessary amount of water to survive. HRW said in a press release that its 179-page...
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 32 Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli strikes killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 94 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The ministry's figures are based on the numbers of dead and wounded Palestinians that...
Turkey Says US State Dept Claims of Ceasefire With Kurds Untrue, Vows to Continue Offensive
Last week, a four-day ceasefire was reached between Turkey and the US-backed Kurdish SDF to allow the SDF to withdraw from the contested city of Manbij. That ceasefire expired Monday, though the US State Department announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with...
Series of Israeli Airstrikes in Yemen Kill at Least Nine People
On Thursday morning, dozens of Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes against Yemeni ports and Yemen's capital, Sanaa, which came after the Houthis fired a missile at Israel. According to Yemeni media, seven people were killed by Israeli strikes on the port...