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US Imposes Sanctions on Settlers over Attacks on Palestinians

par This Is Beirut, 01/02 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a handful of extremist Jewish settlers over violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, in a rare step against Israelis as war rages with Hamas, officials said. Israeli settler violence has reached "intolerable levels," President Joe Biden says. Joe Biden was also issuing an ...

Iraq: Pro-Iran Group Vows to Continue Attacks Against Americans

par This Is Beirut, 02/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iraq's pro-Iran Al-Nujaba movement said on Friday that it intends to press on with attacks on US troops in the Middle East, despite Washington's threat to hit back after three of its soldiers were killed in Jordan. "Any (US) strike will result in an appropriate response," Al-Nujaba leader Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement, adding that the group ...

Syria and Iraq Condemn US Deadly Strikes on Their Territories

par ici, This Is Beirut, 03/02 12:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States launched overnight air strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, drawing condemnation from both governments Saturday, and promised more to come in retaliation for a deadly attack on US troops. The United States blamed Sunday's drone attack on a US base in Jordan on forces backed by Iran, but did not strike inside ...

Red Sea: Why Saudi Arabia Remains at Bay

par Alissar Boulos, 03/02 15:19 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The American and British airstrikes launched in early January against the Houthi rebels in Yemen came a month after Washington announced the creation of a coalition to protect maritime commerce. However, Riyadh cannot currently encourage an offensive against the Houthis as it is involved in peace negotiations with them while trying to extricate ...

Will the Americans Be Pushed Out of Iraq and Syria?

par This Is Beirut, 03/02 16:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American airstrikes that killed at least 23 people in Syria and 16 others in Iraq on the night of February 2-3, mostly pro-Iranian fighters, have triggered strong reactions in both countries. This could potentially question the U.S. military presence in the region, especially in Iraq. Syrian authorities stated, "The occupation of certain ...

Houthis Promise Retaliation Against US, UK Strikes in Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 04/02 10:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthis said Sunday US and British air strikes "will not deter us" and vowed a response after dozens of targets were hit in retaliation for the Iran-backed rebels' repeated Red Sea attacks. The joint air raids in Yemen late Saturday followed a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in ...

Iran-Backed Groups Demand US Withdrawal from Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 04/02 13:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi alliance on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from the country following deadly strikes. "They targeted administration offices, a (Hashed) hospital, they struck forces tasked with protecting the borders," Faleh al-Fayyad said at a funeral ceremony for members of the group killed ...

Drone Attack on a US Base in Syria Kills Five Kurdish Fighters

par This Is Beirut, 05/02 10:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday. "Five members from SDF special forces were killed and around 20 wounded by a drone attack after midnight on Al-Omar oil field," the largest US-led coalition base in Syria, said Rami Abdel ...

New US Strikes in Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 05/02 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen, during the night, on Sunday, one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said. The strikes came a day after US and UK forces launched a wave of air raids against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis -- their third round of joint military action in ...

Iran “Will Not Hesitate” to Respond if the US Attack Its Territory

par This Is Beirut, 05/02 13:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran said Monday it "will not hesitate" to respond in the event of US attacks on its territory after the White House declined to say whether strikes on Iran were ruled out. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday the US will press on with its retaliation against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria. Asked whether the ...

US Strikes Houthis in Yemen Again

par This Is Beirut, 06/02 10:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US military said on Monday that it had struck explosive uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) operated by Houthi rebels in Yemen, days after a wave of joint strikes with Britain aimed at stopping continued attacks on international shipping. "US forces identified the explosive USVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an ...

New US Strikes on Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 11/02 17:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)