In an exclusive report for The Media Line, Rizik Alabi details how Syrian opposition forces have gained control over Aleppo and Idlib, marking a significant shift in the power dynamics of northern Syria. After fierce battles with regime forces and Iranian-backed militias, the opposition now holds key territories, including Aleppo …

Iran sent thousands of Shi’ite militias to Syria during the Syrian war and, alongside Russia with its air power, enabled Assad to crush the insurgency and regain most of his territory. Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on Sunday, military sources said, as …

The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. It was unclear whether the munitions for the HIMARS are the …

The U.S. Air Force will begin deploying F-35A Lightning II fighters to northeast Japan in spring 2026, according to a Misawa city base affairs official. The Pentagon in July announced plans to send 48 of the fifth-generation fighters to Misawa Air Base to replace 36 F-16 Fighting Falcons. The announcement …

Construction has begun on a facility in southern Germany that will produce upward of 1,000 Patriot missiles for NATO allies, as member nations act to boost munitions stockpiles depleted in the defense of Ukraine. German government officials broke ground last month on an assembly line facility in Schrobenhausen, approximately 85 …

U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden. No damage or injuries were reported. U.S. Central Command said late Sunday that the destroyers USS Stockdale and USS O’Kane …

Israel said it had targeted militants headed to a rocket facility, but neither Israel nor Hezbollah seemed keen to immediately return to full-scale fighting. The uneasy truce between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah largely held through its second day in Lebanon on Thursday, although Israel conducted an airstrike that …

Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah has no plans for now to join them, according to sources. Iran’s constellation of allied regional militia groups, aided by Russian air power, has been integral …

Drone strikes by Mali’s military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tinzaouatine in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. It was the first time since the start of the rebellion in 2012 that so many Taureg leaders have been killed in a …

He urged NATO ministers to support full Ukrainian membership, rejecting territorial exclusions, while expressing hope for US influence despite German and Hungarian skepticism. On 1 December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine’s NATO membership prospects during a press conference with European Council President António Costa.Ukraine’s NATO bid faces mixed reactions, …