June, 2019

• 24 June

  Hezbollah Alleged to Hold Key Role in Global Drug Trade

  Israel’s former Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor is calling on European authorities to “open their eyes” and take action against Hezbollah activity in their nations. Prosor now heads the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy, which just released the findings of a study documenting the Lebanon-based group’s involvement …

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• 24 June

  Islamic State’s Sinai province renews allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  The Islamic State’s Sinai Wilayah (or “province”) has released a short video in which a small cadre of jihadists renew their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Their ringleader is identified as Abu Jafar al-Ansari, a masked man seen at the center of the screen shot above.

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• 24 June

  Iraqi intelligence apprehend 3 terrorists in Diyala

  Iraqi Intelligence Directorate announced, on Thursday, apprehending three terrorists in Diyala. It also indicated that one of them participated in a terrorist attack during the Islamic State offensive on the province.

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• 24 June

  Dozens killed in heavy fighting in northwest Syria

  More than 100 combatants have been killed over the past 48 hours in fighting between Syrian forces and rebels in the country’s besieged northwest, a war monitor has said. Ongoing clashes and aerial bombardment centred on the village of Tal Meleh in the north of Hama province, the UK-based Syrian …

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• 24 June

  Trump Warns Iran that US 'Cocked & Loaded' but 'In No Hurry'

  The United States was “cocked & loaded,” ready to strike three sites in Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz but called off the attacks at the last possible moment to spare Iranian lives. The revelation by U.S. President Donald Trump on …

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• 21 June

  NATO faces big bill if it fails to pick AWACS successor soon: Officials

  A senior NATO official says the US-led military alliance would be facing the unpleasant prospect of paying a significant bill if it failed to come up with a successor to its ageing fleet of AWACS spy planes by around 2035.

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• 21 June

  US Senate Scrutinizes Saudi, UAE Arms Sales

  Later this week, the U.S. Senate is expected to mount an effort to block an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as many American lawmakers continue to seethe over Riyadh’s human rights record, the war in Yemen and last year’s murder of journalist Jamal …

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• 18 June

  Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims Bomb Attack in Lower Shabelle Region

  Al-Shabaab has claimed the responsibility for an explosion near Wanlaweyn district in Lower Shabelle region, south of Somalia on Sunday.

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• 18 June

  Egypt upholds jail terms for 315 Muslim Brotherhood loyalists

  An Egyptian court upheld on Monday jail terms from five to 25 years against 315 defendants, mostly loyalists of the currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, over acts of violence and sabotage in 2013, official MENA news agency reported.

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• 18 June

  Russian jets carry out deadly bombings in Syria's Idlib

  Nearly half of 3 million inhabitants of northwestern Syria, a rebel stronghold, have fled due to regime bombardment. At least 25 people have been killed in aerial bombardment carried out by Russian jet fighters in Idlib region, with schools and medical centres knocked down during a continued Syrian military offensive.

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