Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the country’s theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the internet and cutting telephone lines off to the world. At least 65 people have been killed in the protests …

Toplines Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike against Lviv Oblast on the night of January 8 to 9, likely as part of the Kremlin’s reflexive control campaign that aims to deter Western support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported …

Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods in northern Aleppo saw rapid field developments, as parts of the two areas began to be handed over to the Syrian state, according to on-the-ground information verified by Enab Baladi correspondents. Successive defections were recorded among members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its …