The visit from UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to Israel has resulted in Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar declaring that Israel is “committed” to the ceasefire with Lebanon. The ceasefire calls for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon within 60...
Massive Israeli Destruction Continues in Southern Lebanon as Ceasefire Enters Final Week
It is now just one week from the end of the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Under the terms of that deal, Israel must fully withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon by January 26. Israel has completely withdrawn from just two towns in the first 53 days...
Israel Launches New Raids, Demolitions in Southern Lebanon as Ceasefire Deadline Looms
US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein offered a “guarantee” over the weekend that Israel would fully withdraw from Lebanon by the 60-day ceasefire deadline. The official US maintains this is still the plan, and with just 10 days left in that ceasefire, Maj. Gen. Jasper...
US Sets Up New North Syria Base With Allied Kurds Near Turkish Border
At a time when Turkey is warning the US to end its support for Syrian Kurds, the US and its coalition partners appear to be heading in the opposite direction. The US is reportedly building a new military base in the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani, right on the...
Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates, at Least 31 Killed
Fighting has been raging off and on for weeks, but seems to be picking up intensity this weekend along the Syria-Turkey border, with Turkey and its affiliates fighting against the Kurdish SDF in and around Manbij. At least 31 combatants between the two sides have been...
US-Backed Kurdish Forces Attack East Syrian Villages
The Syrian Civil War and its various fronts continue to re-escalate today with the Kurdish SDF attacking, and temporarily claiming they had captured seven villages in the eastern Deir Ezzor Province. The villages are along the path between the provincial capital and...
Pentagon Opens Review Of Its Clandestine Psychological Operations
The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping review of how it conducts clandestine information warfare after social media sites removed fake accounts that were suspected of being linked to the US military, The Washington Post reported on Monday. A report published last month...
US Plans to Train 3,500 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023
US Plans to Train 3,500 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023 | US-backed SDF among the largest users of child soldiers in Syria
House Panel Increases Biden’s 2023 Military Budget Request By $37 Billion
The boost is less than the $45 billion added by the Senate
US Navy Faults ‘Unsafe’ Encounter With Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz
US Navy Faults ‘Unsafe’ Encounter With Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz | US fired warning flare during incident


