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US Reports Drone Strike in Syria’s Idlib Killed ‘Senior al-Qaeda Leader’

by Jason Ditz | Mar 2, 2025

Last weekend, it was reported that the US attacked and killed Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a “senior leadership facilitator” for Hurras al-Din, in an attack in Syria’s Idlib Governorate. Around that time, it was also being reported another US drone strike had happened in...

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Latest US Strike Killed Brother of Syrian Government Minister

by Jason Ditz | Feb 23, 2025

The US has continued carrying out airstrikes against Syria’s Idlib Governorate’s Harem District, near the Tel al-Karama refugee camp this weekend, targeting and killing Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, who they described as a “senior leadership facilitator” for the...

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US Reports Drone Strike Killed Senior al-Qaeda Operative in Syria’s Idlib

by Jason Ditz | Feb 16, 2025

A US drone strike against the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria has killed two people, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. US Central Command (CENTCOM) says that one of the slain people was a “senior operative” of al-Qaeda affiliate...

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US Frames Syria Airstrikes as ‘Self-Defense’ Despite Happening Amid an Ongoing US-Backed Offensive

by Jason Ditz | Dec 4, 2024

Tuesday, the Kurdish SDF launched an offensive against a number of villages in eastern Syria. The US backed the offensive with military action, and al-Mayadeen even suggests that the offensive itself came at the behest of the US military. Today we’re getting some more...

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US Announces Presence of Guided-Missile Submarine in the Middle East

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 6, 2023

The US military announced on Sunday that a US nuclear-powered submarine was in the Middle East in the latest provocation aimed at warning regional actors against attacking Israel or US forces. US Central Command said an Ohio-class submarine entered the region without...

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US Raid Kills ISIS Leader in NW Syria; Four US Troops Wounded

by Jason Ditz | Feb 18, 2023

US Raid Kills ISIS Leader in NW Syria; Four US Troops Wounded | ISIS figure oversaw network in eastern Syria

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US Strike Kills Syrian al-Qaeda Faction Leader

by Jason Ditz | Jun 27, 2022

US Strike Kills Syrian al-Qaeda Faction Leader | Hurras al-Din leader slain in Idlib Province

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CENTCOM Looks to Build on US Military Guarantees to United Arab Emirates

by Jason Ditz | Feb 6, 2022

CENTCOM Looks to Build on US Military Guarantees to United Arab Emirates | General says Iran is ‘morally responsible’ for Houthi strikes

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US Says Drone Strike in Syria Killed Senior al-Qaeda Figure

by Jason Ditz | Oct 22, 2021

US Says Drone Strike in Syria Killed Senior al-Qaeda Figure |CENTCOM says al-Qaeda is using Syria as safe haven

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US Looks to Increase Anti-Iran Military Cooperation

by Jason Ditz | Jun 20, 2021

US Looks to Increase Anti-Iran Military Cooperation | Pentagon seeks to deepen ties with Israel, Middle East

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