Middle Orient

Iraqi forces and American troops have killed a senior commander with the Islamic State group who was wanted by the United States, as well as several other prominent militants, Iraq’s military said on Friday. The operation in Iraq’s western Anbar province began in late August, the Iraqi military said, and …

Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov teases a possible high-level four-way meeting to tackle Turkish-Syrian normalization, which he says requires many specific parameters to achieve, such as troops’ presence and the YPG problem Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran plan to hold a meeting soon to discuss the normalization efforts between Ankara and …

The story: Apparent Russian support for a controversial corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave has triggered outrage in Tehran. The proposed route has long been opposed by Iran as it would sever the country’s land connection to Armenia. The flare-up between Moscow and Tehran highlights lingering points of contention, …

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Hamas no longer exists as an organized military force and is now engaged only in “guerrilla warfare.” Gallant claims that Israeli forces are still fighting against individual pockets of Hamas fighters and are in the process of searching for the group’s leadership. His …

Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, for his group’s support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah announced on Friday. This was Sinwar’s first public message since he became Hamas leader in August. Iran-backed Hezbollah has been carrying out attacks on Israel for nearly …

Military spokesperson for the Yemeni Houthi group, Yahya Saree, held a press conference discussing the missile attack that earlier today breached Israeli defenses, announcing further strikes. The Israeli military stated that the missile landed in an open area and there were no casualties. Saree said the Houthis targeted a “military …

The Palestinian-run Jerusalem Governorate has warned that Al-Aqsa Mosque is in danger, and the world must intervene before it’s too late, the Palestinian Information Centre has reported. Violations by the Israeli occupation authority and its settlers in Jerusalem and at the Sacred Mosque are a precursor to the spatial division …

In the Gaza genocide, now expanded to the West Bank, the US and UK have not only provided the main weapons of physical annihilation, they are also collaborating with their junior partner Israel in the war of public disinformation and deception. By now, it has become obvious to most observers …

Idlib sees daily protests predominantly led by women from Hizb ut-Tahrir, many of whom are relatives of detainees A few meters away from the Book Fair in Idlib, which is being leveraged by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to improve its image and promote its institutions, the city witnessed protests by …

The strikes caused widespread damage to essential services, al-Baath says. On Sunday evening, Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple locations in the Massyaf area of Hama’s western countryside, leading to severe material damage and significant casualties. Dr. Fayssal Haidar, Director of Massyaf National Hospital, confirmed that the aggression resulted in the martyrdom …