Israel carried out drone strikes in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, reportedly badly wounding a Hezbollah commander and starting a string of tit-for-tat firefights with Hezbollah, which raises concerns of further escalation in the ongoing conflict at...
Iraq Repeats Call for US Forces to Withdraw After Baghdad Drone Strike
Iraq has repeated its call for an end to the US military presence following a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed a senior member of Kataib Hezbollah, a Shia militia that's part of Iraq's security forces. Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said the US "conducted...
US Launches More Rounds of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
Update: US Central Command said it launched seven more strikes in Yemen throughout the day on February 8 The US launched two more rounds of missile strikes against targets in Yemen on Wednesday as the Houthis continue to target shipping in the Red Sea. The US has now...
Zelensky Removes His Top General, A Move That’s Expected to Backfire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that he removed Gen. Valery Zaluzhny from his position as Ukrainian commander-in-chief, a move that's expected to backfire due to the general's popularity both within the military and among Ukraine's civilian...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Several Civilians in Syria
Israel continues to bomb Syria with impunity and targeted the western Syrian city of Homs with airstrikes that flattened a building in a residential neighborhood early Wednesday morning, killing several civilians. Syria's SANA news agency said a "number" of civilians...
Senate Votes Down $118 Billion Military Aid and Border Bill
The Senate on Wednesday voted down the $118 billion military and border bill as Republican leadership came out against the legislation before the vote. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and failed in a vote of 49-50. Only four Republicans voted in favor of the...
US Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills High-Ranking Kataib Hezbollah Commander
A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Baghdad on Wednesday killed three members of Kataib Hezbollah, including a high-ranking commander, marking another US escalation in Iraq. Kataib Hezbollah is a Shia militia that's part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),...
Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Counter Offer for Hostage Deal, Insists on ‘Total Victory’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a counteroffer from Hamas on a potential hostage deal, insisting that he will settle for nothing less than "total victory." According to Middle East Eye, Hamas proposed a 135-day ceasefire in three 45-day phases...
Report: US Military Advisors Deployed to Taiwan-Controlled Islands on China’s Coast
US military advisors have been deployed to Kinmen, a group of small islands that are controlled by Taiwan but located just off the coast of mainland China, Taiwan's TVBS has reported. When asked to confirm the highly provocative deployment to Kinmen, the Pentagon said...
Saudi Arabia Rebukes US Comments on Israel Normalization
Saudi Arabia released a statement on Wednesday rebuking a US comment on the possibility of Israel-Saudi normalization. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US received "positive feedback" during talks with Saudi Arabia about a normalization deal...