Seven killed in Israeli missile attack on Syria
Seven killed in Israeli missile attack on Syria Damascus: Seven people were killed and 13 others wounded after an Israeli missile hit targeted areas in the Syria’s Homs province early …
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Iran-backed group claims strike on Syria base used by U.S. as Israel-Hamas war fuels risky tit-for-tat
Erbil, Iraq — An Iran-backed militia group in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for a drone strike against a base in eastern Syria used by U.S. troops that killed six American-allied …
Biden vows more US strikes in the Middle East while trying to avert wider war
“Yes,” Biden said when asked Sunday in Las Vegas whether the US attacks are working. The administration made clear it’s responding to other challenges too. US strikes on Saturday targeted …
Antony Blinken heads back to Middle East to press hostage deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed on a new crisis tour of the Middle East on Sunday as he seeks to push forward a proposal to halt the devastating …
US and UK hit Yemen’s Houthis in second major assault on Iran-backed groups
The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major US operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on …
US starts retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets
President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on January 30, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The United States launched …
Opinion | In the Middle East, Biden’s ‘little carrot, no stick’ approach isn’t working
In a transformational election year, Biden is under intense pressure to act forcefully and go beyond his standard sporadic armed pinpricks. In a dire warning for his 2024 presidential campaign, …
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
The fatalities were the first US deaths in an escalation of violence across the Middle East since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October. Even as fighting has intensified this …
Biden, first lady honor soldiers lost in Jordan drone attack
By Seung Min Kim | Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Standing solemnly under gray skies, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at …
US hits Iraq, Syria in retaliation for Jordan attack
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor and Abdulrahman Zeyad | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used …