An estimated 10 civilians have been killed in air strikes targeting the neighbouring towns of Arman and Malh in the southeast Syrian province of Sweida, according to local media. Jordanian forces are …
U.S. troops wounded by Iranian-backed militant attack in Iraq
Until Saturday, most of the attacks have been relatively minor and involved drones and rockets in Iraq and Syria. Ballistic missiles can carry heavier explosive loads. The Biden …
Syria and Iraq attacks fuel regional hostilities
Iran vows to punish Israel after a missile strike in Syria kills five members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Meanwhile, Iranian-backed militants attack Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, injuring U.S. personnel.
At least 5 Iranian advisers killed by Israeli airstrike in Syria’s capital, officials say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. The Syrian army said the …
Iran blames Israel for assassination of its military advisors in Damascus missile strike
At least five Iranian military advisors and a number of Syrian forces were killed in an Israeli missile strike on a building in Damascus on Saturday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported,
Iran’s strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan raise tensions in the fraught region
NPR’s Scott Simon asks the Atlantic Council’s Masoud Mostajabi about Iranian strikes in northern Iraq and Pakistan, and about tensions in that region of the world.
Explosions hit Syrian capital – local media
Explosions have hit Damascus, the Syrian capital, according to local reports. There were also “plumes of smoke” seen across different sites in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Videos,
Why Iran tried to kill ISIS commanders in Syria with ballistic missiles
Last week in Kerman, a city in southeastern Iran, large crowds gathered to mark the fourth anniversary of the US killing of the top Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) commander, Qassem Soleimani. By the …
Iran warns air strike on Syria will not go unanswered
Explosions have hit Damascus, the Syrian capital, according to local reports. There were also “plumes of smoke” seen across different sites in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Iran says Israeli strike in Syria meant to ‘spread instability’ -state media
Iran’s foreign ministry condemned an Israeli missile strike that killed four members of its elite Revolutionary Guards in Syria on Saturday as a “desperate attempt to spread instability in region”, …