The US is considering increasing its small military presence in Ukraine by sending up to 60 additional military advisers, POLITICO reported on Saturday, the same day the House approved $61 billion in spending for the proxy war. Four unnamed US officials told POLITICO...
US Agrees To Withdraw From Niger
The Biden administration has agreed to a request from Niger's military-led government to withdraw US troops from the West African nation. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine that the US planned to leave during a...
House Passes $95 Billion Foreign War Bills
US lawmakers passed a raft of legislation containing some $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, also approving a bill that will allow Washington to hand Kiev assets seized from Russia and pave the way for a ban on TikTok. The aid bills passed by...
One Killed in Explosion at Iraqi Base
One Iraqi militia fighter was killed and eight others injured after a large explosion rocked a military base south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said. Both Israel and the United States denied involvement in the incident. The blast erupted early on Saturday at the Kalsu...
$95 Billion Foreign War Bills Move Toward House Vote
This story is now updated HERE with information about Saturday's votes. A massive military aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan has cleared a major hurdle in Congress and is headed for a floor vote as early as Saturday. House Speaker Mike Johnson has come under...
ISIS Kills at Least 28 Syrian Soldiers and Pro-Govt Fighters
Underscoring the danger of a resurgent ISIS in Syria, the group made two attacks on Syrian military and pro-government fighters today, killing at least 28. The larger of the two attacks was made near the ISIS stronghold of Sukhna, where ISIS fighters attacked a bus...
Israeli Security Chief Slams ‘Lame’ Attack on Iran
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has mocked an Israeli attack on Iran as “lame,” after Tehran thwarted a small IDF drone strike early on Friday. The incursion was the latest in a cycle of violence between the two Middle Eastern powers after Tel Aviv...
Israel Targets Syrian Air Defense Sites, Causing Significant Damage
Alongside Israel’s drone attack on the Iranian city of Isfahan, Israel carried out missile strikes against army targets in southern Syria, hitting air defense sites in the southern Daraa Province and Sweida Province, near the Jordanian border. Six Israel warplanes...
Israel Launches Attack on Iran
Updated 1:14 am EST on 4/19/24 US officials told multiple media outlets that Israel launched an attack against Iran early Friday morning. Iran's Mehr news agency reported explosions in the Iranian province of Isfahan. Sources told Mehr that the explosions were the...
White House Says US, Israel Have ‘Shared Objective To See Hamas Defeated in Rafah’
The White House said in a statement on Thursday that the US and Israel have a "shared objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah,' the southern Gaza city that's packed with over 1 million Palestinian civilians. The statement came following talks between US and Israeli...