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Deadly Drone Strike Against US Base on Syria-Jordan Border

Three American soldiers were killed and others wounded in a drone strike against a military installation at the Syrian-Jordanian border on Sunday, January 28. A drone attack on a base located at the Syrian-Jordanian border killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the ...

Russia Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks on Ukraine

Russia launched one of the largest missile and drone attacks of the Ukraine war, on Thursday, while the Ukrainian parliament approved a new controversial mobilization bill. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine overnight, again hitting the city of Kharkiv and ...

How the US Helped Defend Israel From Iran's Attack

US forces shot down dozens of drones and missiles when Iran launched the attack on Saturday, in retaliation for the strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1, making a significant contribution to the defense of Israeli territory. Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles marked the culmination of a tense two ...

Israel Continues Gaza Attacks, Vows Not to Be Distracted

Israel continued attacks on Gaza, overnight on Monday, vowing, following Iran's attack on Israel, not to be distracted from its goal of rescuing the hostages and destroying Hamas. Israel launched dozens of airstrikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said Monday, as the army stated it will not be distracted from the war after Iran's unprecedented attack ...

Netanyahu Pushes Israel’s Right to Self-Protection, as Allies Sanction Iran

Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel has the right to defend itself following Iran's attack as allies mobilize to sanction Iran. According to Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, his country has "tried to tell the United States clearly" that Iran is "not looking for the expansion of tension in the region." Israel's Prime Minister ...

Calls for Calm After Reported Israeli Strike on Iran

Global leaders urged for peace on Friday following reports of Israeli reprisals against Iran, exacerbating the ongoing tension stemming from the Gaza conflict.  World leaders appealed for calm on Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting ...

UAE Firm Suspends Iraq Operations After Mysterious Drone Attack

Emirati-owned Dana Gas has suspended operations at a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region after a drone strike that killed four people, it said on Monday. The Khor Mor complex owned by the United Arab Emirates firm has been hit several times in recent years, but Friday's attack was the first deadly incident. Four workers died and ...

Southern Front: Four Casualties in Israeli Drone Attack

A drone attack targeting a car resulted in the deaths of four people on Thursday on the Bafliye-Arzoun road in southern Lebanon. According to information, three of Hezbollah’s 'Radwan' forces were on the board of the 'Rapid' car, which was completely burned. Earlier, the pro-Iranian party declared targeting a unit of Israeli soldiers in Ramya ...

Zelensky: Russia's Surprise Offensive Is Likely to Intensify

President Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview that Russia's Kharkiv offensive will intensify. He rejected French suggestions of an 'Olympic truce' and requested more Western military support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with AFP on Friday, warned that Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would ...

South Lebanon: One Civilian Killed in an Israeli Drone Attack

An Israeli drone attack on Naqoura on Tuesday caused the death of a civilian, Saleh Mahdi, who was an employee at the Lebanese Water Corporation. Another drone targeted an empty building in Kfar Kila and destroyed it. The village of Khiam was also under Israeli fire. Hezbollah announced that it targeted a building used by Israeli soldiers in the ...

Southern Lebanon: Two Deaths in Israeli Drone Attack

Two people were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone attack on a car on the Khardali road in Ain El Qasab. It was later known that the car was carrying Kfarkila Municipality and 'Amal' Movement member, Moussa Suleiman, and the father of a deceased Hezbollah fighter, Mohammed Najib Halawi. Suleiman and Halawi were filling water from Ain El Qasab ...

Russian Oil Depot Ablaze Following Ukrainian Drone Attack

An oil depot caught fire Saturday in Russia's Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, its governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram. Both Moscow and Kyiv have extensively used drones, including larger self-detonating craft with ranges stretching hundreds of kilometres, throughout the conflict, which began in February 2022. "After a drone ...