On Tuesday, the Pentagon said the Iraqi government must "ensure the safety" of US troops and appeared to threaten airstrikes if there are more attacks on US bases in the region. The warning came after US bases in Iraq and Syria came under drone and rocket attacks for...
US Bases in Iraq and Syria Come Under Rocket and Drone Attack
US troops in Iraq and Syria came under two separate rocket and drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Reuters reported Monday, citing US and Iraqi officials. The officials said the attacks were the first since a nearly three-month pause started in February. The Iraqi...
Amnesty: US-Backed Kurds in Syria Are Running Torture Prisons Responsible for ‘Mass Death’
US-backed Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria are responsible for torture and "mass death" due to inhumane conditions at detention facilities that were set up after the defeat of ISIS, Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday. Amnesty said that the...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Opens New Consulate in Damascus
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was in Damascus on Monday to inaugurate a new site for Iranian consular services after Israeli airstrikes destroyed the former consulate building and killed seven Iranians, including two senior generals. At a press...
US Says It Conducted 94 Missions Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria This Year
According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the US and its partner forces in Iraq and Syria conducted 94 operations against ISIS in the first three months of this year. CENTCOM said it was involved in 66 operations with Iraqi government forces in Iraq and 28 operations...
Israel, US Brace for Potential Iranian Retaliation for Syria Consulate Bombing
The US and Israel are bracing for potential Iranian retaliation for the Israeli bombing of Iran's consulate building in Damascus, which killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including a senior Quds Force commander and another general....
Report: US Told Iran It Had No Involvement in Bombing Syria Consulate
Axios reported on Monday that the US told Iran it had no involvement or advanced knowledge of the Israeli airstrike that targeted a consulate building next to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. A senior US official said the US had sent the message "directly to...
Khamenei Vows Israel Will Be ‘Punished’ for Bombing Iran’s Syria Consulate
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Tuesday that Israel will be "punished" for bombing Iran's consulate building in Damascus, which killed senior members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "The evil Zionist regime will be punished...
Israeli Airstrike Hits Iranian Consulate Building in Damascus, High-Level Iranian General Reported Killed
Updated 4/1/24 at 6:00 pm EST On Monday, an Israeli airstrike leveled an Iranian consulate building that's next to the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, marking a significant escalation in Israeli attacks on Iranians in the region. At least seven...
Suspected Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill Iranian Adviser, WHO Official
Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit targets across eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province early Tuesday, killing a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an official working for the World Health Organization (WHO). Syrian media said the strikes hit a...