This Is Beirut 05/02 10:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 04/02 13:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A strike on a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukrainian has killed 28 people, including a child, Russian rescuers said Sunday. Moscow's occupation forces on Saturday said Kyiv had targeted a bakery that is popular on weekends. Lysychansk is a city in the occupied Lugansk region that fell to Russian forces after some ...
This Is Beirut 04/02 13:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 04/02 10:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 03/02 16:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
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 ...
03/02 12:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 03/02 00:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States carried out airstrikes on Friday in eastern Syria, resulting in the reported deaths of at least 18 pro-Iran fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The strikes targeted Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) ...
Aubin Eymard 02/02 20:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US imposed sanctions on four entities on Friday, February 2, for supplying materials and sensitive technology used in Iran’s ballistic missile and UAV programs. This decision comes after the death of three US soldiers on January 28 in a drone attack carried out by armed groups supported by Iran at the Syrian-Jordanian border. The United ...
This Is Beirut 02/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 02/02 12:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As the conflict continues in Gaza, the Israeli army conducted an airstrike on Friday morning against a site housing pro-Iranian fighters in Syria. At least three of them were reported dead. Three pro-Iran fighters were killed in Israeli strikes south of Damascus Friday, a war monitor said, with Iranian media reporting an adviser from the ...
This Is Beirut 01/02 21:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Catalonia's regional government takes unprecedented measures as reservoirs fall below 16% capacity, impacting six million residents. Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency on Thursday for Barcelona and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant ...