January, 2024

• 31 January

  3 U.S. service members killed in drone attack in Jordan

  

  Three U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in a drone strike by a pro-Iranian militia on a U.S. outpost in northeast Jordan overnight, President Biden said in a statement on Sunday. Why it matters: This is the most serious attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East since Hamas …

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• 31 January

  Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., January 28, 2024)

  

  The southern arena: The fighting continued, mainly in the Khan Yunis area, where IDF forces extended their presence. They confronted armed terrorist squads, located munitions stockpiles, shafts and tunnels. Meanwhile, Israel opened a secure humanitarian corridor for residents from the combat zone to move towards the west. The Palestinian media …

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• 31 January

  Demands in Congress for war with Iran after drone kills 3 US soldiers in Jordan

  

  US Central Command claimed Sunday that three US soldiers were killed and 25 injured in a drone strike against a US base in Jordan near the Syrian border. US officials told the New York Times that the strike hit a barracks housing troops at a US base known as Tower …

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• 31 January

  Drone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions

  

  A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded at least 34 more at a base in Jordan has increased fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East – and the possibility that the U.S. may be further drawn into the fighting. President Joe Biden vowed to respond …

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• 31 January

  Paul Craig Roberts: RIP, The Western World

  

  I have come to the depressing conclusion that the white ethnicities that constituted the nations of Western Civilization have degenerated into such insouciance and stupidity that they have no possibility of survival. They sit mindlessly in front of TV absorbing their brainwashing and indoctrination. They can’t pay their rent, mortgage …

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• 31 January

  Congressional Hawks Urge ‘Hit Iran Hard’ After 3 US Troops Killed By Tehran-Aligned Militants

  

  It took a mere minutes after the headlines spread across the globe for the hawks and neocons to call on the White House to “hit them hard”—in reference to Iran and Iranian-linked groups believed responsible for the attack on a US outpost along the Jordanian border which killed three American …

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• 31 January

  Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades

  

  Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue. The attack on the U.S. warship, the destroyer USS Carney, marked a further …

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• 31 January

  Le mystère de l’attaque de Tower 22

  

  «La Résistance islamique en Irak a revendiqué la responsabilité d’une attaque majeure contre une base militaire américaine en Jordanie. Les États-Unis ont déclaré que le nombre de victimes «pourrait augmenter»». Trois soldats américains ont été tués et plus de 30 autres blessés dans une attaque de drone contre une base …

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• 31 January

  Iran’s New Best Friends

  

  The Houthis Have Become Key Partners in Tehran’s Quest for Regional Dominance Since November, the Red Sea has become the site of escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement, the armed group that governs most of Yemen’s population. These assaults, which the Houthi rebels say are designed to pressure Israel to …

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• 31 January

  How Russia Stopped Ukraine’s Momentum/ Iran’s New Best Friends,

  

  How Russia Stopped Ukraine’s Momentum A Deep Defense Is Hard to Beat Many held high hopes for Ukraine’s 2023 summer offensive. Previous Ukrainian successes at Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson encouraged expectations that a new effort, reinforced with new Western equipment and training, might rupture Russian defenses on a larger scale …

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