Middle Orient

For $600, Iraqi Militia Members Were Recruited To Suppress Iranian Protests, Mother of Recruit Tells TML

As reports of Iraqi fighters in Iran circulate, flight patterns and eyewitness descriptions suggest an organized pipeline Several Iraqi Shiite militias are involved in suppressing the Iranian protests, according to information obtained by The Media Line from multiple sources. No confirmed information is available on the exact number of Iraqi …

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Airlines To Avoid Iranian, Iraqi Airspace, As Officials Warn War is ‘Imminent’

Lufthansa Group has announced its airlines will avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace “until further notice” amid the escalating threats of a U.S. military strike from Donald Trump. The German company, which operates multiple airlines including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, also said it would avoid overnight flights …

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Attacks escalate against SDF in Deir Ezzor

Northeastern Syria has witnessed heightened security and military escalation over the past hours, marked by a series of attacks targeting military positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), alongside intensive troop movements and reinforcements along contact lines. Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Deir Ezzor reported today, Tuesday 13 January, that several …

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Al-Hijri insists on independence with Israeli guarantees

The spiritual leader of the Druze Unitarian community in Suwayda, Hikmat al-Hijri, called for full independence, without ruling out passing through a transitional phase of self rule under the supervision of an external guarantor, proposing Israel for this role as “the most suitable party,” according to his remarks. Al-Hijri stressed …

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After Failed Truces, Will the Newest Ceasefire in Aleppo Hold?

Negotiations between the government and the SDF over integrating the latter’s members into the national army or reaching specific security arrangements yielded no tangible results, reigniting tensions in Aleppo [ALEPPO] The Syrian government forces announced Saturday the suspension of their military operations in the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood of Aleppo in …

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