An Iraqi militia official says a U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed one militiaman and wounded a number of others with a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi group …
Biden sends a message to Iran, but with a scalpel instead of a sledgehammer
In the protracted effort to see who will blink first between Tehran and the Biden administration, Thursday’s strikes in Syria are but a tiny insect floating into both their gazes. It’s not going to …
US firepower in Syria strike is revealed as officials brace for Iran’s next move
The U.S. military strike against Iranian proxy forces in Syria was carried out by Air Force F-15 jet fighters dropping a total of seven 500-pound laser-guided bombs, it has emerged Friday — but not …
From Syria to China, dictators are still getting away with murder
We can’t rely on the glacial pace of international law to provide justice, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland …
Biden Takes First Military Action With Strikes on Syria Militias
The U.S. carried out air strikes in eastern Syria overnight on sites connected to Iranian-backed groups believed to be involved in recent attacks in Iraq, the first overt use of military force under …
U.S. dawn attack targeted several areas in Eastern Syria – Syrian state television
A U.S. attack at dawn targeted several areas in Eastern Syria on the Syrian-Iraqi border, Syrian state television reported on Friday citing its reporter in Deir al-Zor. There was no official comment …
A 2017 Jen Psaki tweet questioning the legality of bombing Syria is reemerging after Biden launched an air strike
“What is the legal authority for strikes?” wrote Psaki in response to the Trump administration’s firing on the Assad regime.
U.S. Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias in Syria Kill at Least One Fighter
U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed at least one fighter and wounded several others in what U.S. officials said was a calibrated response to rocket attacks against …
Biden orders airstrikes in Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed militias
The president approved the bombings even as he pursues a diplomatic initiative with Iran to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement.
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Target Iran-Backed Militias That Rocketed American Troops in Iraq
President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.