US Africa Command announced on Saturday that it has begun the process of withdrawing military assets from Niger as the US has a September 15 deadline to get out of the country. "The US Department of Defense and the Nigerien Ministry of National Defense of the Republic...
US Drone Flights Over Gaza Supported Israeli Operation That Killed Over 200 Palestinians in Nuseirat
Israel received intelligence support from the US in its Saturday operation in central Gaza's Nuseirat camp that killed over 200 Palestinians and freed four Israeli hostages. The intelligence support included information provided by US drone flights over Gaza. The US...
Israel’s Gantz Quits War Cabinet, Calls for New Elections
Benny Gantz, the chair of Israel's National Unity party, announced on Sunday that he was quitting the emergency government and war cabinet that was formed after October 7 and called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to set a date for new elections. Gantz said...
State Department-Linked Group Smears Antiwar.com in ‘Anti-Ukrainian’ List
A State Department-linked Ukrainian NGO published a study on June 6 that listed hundreds of individuals and organizations that oppose aid to Ukraine in an effort to smear them as spreading "Russian propaganda." The NGO Texty.org.ua listed Antiwar.com and several of...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four in Southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes against southern Lebanon over the weekend, killing at least four people, two of them reported to be Hezbollah members. Five civilians were also reported to be injured in the attacks. An attack struck a house in the...
Macron Says France Working To ‘Finalize’ Plan To Send Troops to Ukraine
On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron said France was working to "finalize a coalition" of NATO countries that are willing to send troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a step that would mark a huge escalation in the proxy war. During a press conference...
US and British Strikes Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen on May 30
US and British missile strikes on Yemen that were launched on May 30 killed 16 civilians and wounded 35 more, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). Fourteen civilians were killed in strikes on a coast guard site at a port in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, and...
Netanyahu Address to Congress Set for July 24th
On Thursday, congressional leaders confirmed the Israeli prime minister will address a joint session of Congress on July 24. Netanyahu’s speech to the US legislature comes as Israeli forces have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians with American weapons. Last...
White House Announces $225 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine
The Joe Biden administration announced a $225 million weapons transfer to Ukraine on Friday. The package includes ammunition for HIMARS missile launchers that Biden recently gave Kiev permission to use for attacks inside Russia. According to a Department of Defense...
US Test Fires Two Unarmed Minuteman III Nuclear ICBMs
This week, the US test-fired two unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which are designed to carry nuclear warheads and are part of the US nuclear triad. The tests come amid soaring tensions between the US and Russia over the proxy war in...