Syria is considering sending troops, including foreign jihadists, to help Saudi Arabia fight against Ansar Allah in Yemen, according to media reports, as Riyadh continues to seek international support for the war, which it reignited in July by bombing the Sanaa International Airport. Reuters first reported that Syria, which is led by former al-Qaeda Commander […]

With Hezbollah squarely in the political opposition, Lebanese officials have been hoping for awhile that the ongoing Israeli invasion would further alienate Hezbollah from the public, as an active combatant force and, at least by Israel’s framing, the reason for the conflict. That’s been a polarizing issue, however, and Hezbollah is likely to score a […]

At least 25 civilians were killed during a major Russian bombardment across Ukraine on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials, strikes that came a day after Ukrainian forces launched nearly 900 drones into Russia. The majority of the dead were killed by strikes that hit an apartment block in Pryluky, a city in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv […]

The incidents of Israeli forces shooting Syrian civilians inside Syrian territory have continued to grow today, with reports that, after three were shot earlier this week in two separate incidents, a fourth was shot, wounded, and ultimately detained on Wednesday. The latest incident took place in the northern Quneitra town of Jabata al-Khashab, a town […]

A new report from the Congressional Research Service has found that at least 81 US military aircraft have been damaged or lost in the Iran war since it was launched by the US and Israel on February 28. The report’s authors said the tally was compiled from statements by the Pentagon, US Central Command, the […]

Israeli attacks continued to pound Gaza on Wednesday, October 7, the day that marks three years since the Hamas attack on southern Israel and the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign in the Strip. According to the Anadolu Agency, at least four Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza. Among those killed was […]

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At least two people were killed in Russia’s Moscow region on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia of the year. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces intercepted 868 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions. “Last night, drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, […]

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday took the first step toward lifting a ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons in its territory, a move that comes after President Trump said he’s considering establishing a permanent US military base in the country. One hundred and six members of Lithuania’s 141-seat unicameral parliament, the Seimas, voted to advance […]

Israeli ground troops have been conducting more and more infiltration into southwestern Syria, with at least eight such incidents reported in the last 24 hours. The cross-border raids have been done chiefly in Quneitra Governorate, along what was previously a UNDOF demilitarized zone. That demilitarized zone was occupied by the Israeli military in late 2024, […]

In the course of his recent speeches, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has laid out the position calling once again for the outright annexation of much of southern Lebanon, saying that territory losses should serve as a “penalty” for Israel’s enemies for opposing them. In one speech he declared that both Gaza and Lebanon “will […]

A Saudi airstrike hit a home in Yemen’s northern Hajjah province on Tuesday, killing a family of six, including four young children, according to the Yemeni Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led government. The ministry said that the children were aged three to eight and that a six-year-old girl was also wounded in the strike. […]

Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin, the leader of Israel’s Zehut party, who has a clear path to a seat in the Knesset in the upcoming election, has said in a new interview that it would be “moral” to kill babies in Gaza. Feiglin made headlines last year when he declared that every child and every baby […]

Israeli attacks in Gaza on Tuesday have killed at least two Palestinians, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal that was signed nearly a year ago. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that a young man, identified as Mohammed al-Yazji, was killed by an […]

The US military will deploy an anti-ship missile system to Japan’s westernmost island of Yonaguni, which lies just 68 miles east of Taiwan, an unprecedented move that will ratchet up tensions with China. US Marines will deploy with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, as part of Keen Sword, the largest joint US-Japanese […]

While oil exports from the Middle East have reportedly exceeded pre-war levels, attacks on tankers in or near the Strait of Hormuz have also risen over the past week, with at least 11 coming under attack since last Monday, according to a count from The New York Times. According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, […]

US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday night that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean and killed at least four people, as the Trump administration continues to conduct extrajudicial executions at sea. “On October 4, under the direction of US Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a […]

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Pakistan and Turkey will deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under their new trilateral defense pact as the war in Yemen continues to escalate several months after it was reignited by Saudi airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport. The Mecca defense pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia was signed back in August, and as Ansar […]

The US is refueling Saudi fighter jets as part of its support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen, a US official has told Al Jazeera, marking an escalation of US involvement in the conflict. The US refueling of Saudi warplanes was one of the most controversial aspects of US involvement in the war in Yemen after […]

Israeli forces continue to operate in southwestern Syria, with incidents reported in Quneitra, Daraa, and Rif Damasq Governorates. While most of the cross-border incidents involve the Israeli military searching homes and establishing temporary checkpoints in Syrian territory, there are also increasingly destructive incidents to report. Up in Rif Damasq, Israeli troops not only entered a […]

The Pentagon has confirmed that the US has withdrawn all of its bombers from a UK air base following a security incident near the base last month. A Pentagon spokesperson told CBS News that all US bombers have been withdrawn from RAF Fairford, from which the US has launched bombing missions against Iran, and returned […]