At least 8 pro-Iran fighters killed in US strikes in Syria
The Defense Department released a video of a Nov. 8 airstrike on what it said was a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria linked to Iran-backed militias. Photo: AP At least …
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U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Syria kill at least 8 fighters, war monitor says
Washington — At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in U.S. airstrikes in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday, after Washington carried out raids a day earlier in response …
US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria: Defense Secy
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the military conducted additional strikes on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …
US carries out air strikes in Syria against Iran-linked facilities
The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks …
Gay Syrian refugees see intolerance rise in once-liberal Lebanon: ‘I will slaughter you’
A 12-year civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions, has only made things more difficult for the LGBTQ community. Human Rights Watch said in a 2020 …
Opinion: Israel-Gaza war is just one example of how conflict is the biggest driver of world hunger
In 1798, Thomas Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population, warning that unchecked population growth put unsustainable pressure on food supplies, and that poverty, starvation and other miseries …
Iranian-backed militias strike again at US bases in Iraq, Syria
Pro-Iranian militias have again attacked US targets in Syria and Iraq following the latest airstrikes by the U.S. military, the Pentagon said on Thursday. US Department of Defence deputy spokeswoman …
Israeli attack targets military positions near Syrian capital
Damascus: Three explosions reverberated across the Syrian capital of Damascus, which appeared to be Israeli strikes targetting military sites nearby, according to a war monitor. The fresh Israeli attack targeted …
Antony Blinken meets Iraqi PM on surprise visit to Baghdad
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani during a surprise visit to Baghdad, al-Sudani’s office said on Sunday. The office did not provide further …
Israel’s Russia ties under strain as it fights Iran proxies in Syria
“Spillover into Syria is not just a risk; it has already begun,” Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for the country, said this week. “Fuel is being added to …