ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin says that Israel’s actions in Syria are unlikely to stabilize the situation amid its seizure of a demilitarized buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. “I have nothing to add to what has already been said. Of course, the strikes, the actions […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel claims it has destroyed as much as 80% of the military capabilities of Bashar al-Assad’s deposed regime. Army operations “have been completed, with 70-80% of Assad’s regime’s military capabilities destroyed,” according to Israeli Army Radio, which indicated that “350 Israeli warplanes carri...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Israeli army has struck a home in northern Lebanon and demolished several buildings in the country’s south, in the latest violation of a cease-fire deal between Tel Aviv and Beirut, Lebanese media said. Israeli aircraft fired a missile into a 3-story home in Qleiaat town in Akkar province, but the missile […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced the release of “If I Must Die,” a collection of works by the late Palestinian poet and activist Refaat Alareer. The book’s title references his last poem, which he famously tweeted just weeks before his assassination by Israel on Dec. 6 last year. It has since become a ...
The U.S. has defended Israel’s seizure of Syrian territory near the occupied Golan Heights. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller claims the takeover of a demilitarized buffer zone is a necessary defense measure against potential terrorist threats. Miller says the move is temporary to prevent a power vacuum in Syria that could attract terr...
CIA analyst Asif William Rahman has been accused of leaking classified documents that forced Israel to postpone a planned military strike on Iran. These documents, detailed with satellite imagery and specifics on potential missile and aircraft deployments, were meant to be top secret. Charged under the Espionage Act, the 34-year-old faces alle...
The United States has launched airstrikes across Syria, coinciding with significant moves by Israel in the region. Israel has bombed multiple sites and established control over a segment of Syrian territory. The U.S. has roughly 900 troops on the ground in Syria. Israel has conducted strikes on 10 arms depots and military facilities in areas [...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that Bashar al-Assad fled Syria because Russia was no longer interested in protecting him. Assad fled Syria to an unknown location after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus early Sunday. It came almost a week after anti-regime groups seized control of Aleppo, a ma...
CAIRO (AA) – Qatar has recommitted to mediating the Gaza cease-fire negotiations, said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during the opening of the 22nd Doha Forum. Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts nearly a month ago, citing a lack of “seriousness” from the parties involved in the negotiations. S...
BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – Transitional President Capt. Ibrahim Traore has dismissed Burkina Faso Prime’s Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and the government, according to a decree read out on state television. The decree said that “officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new gover...
