DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed … Read More
Ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad has fled to Russia after Islamist rebels rolled into the capital Damascus and ended his despotic family’s 50-year reign of terror. Assad, who inherited the office from his father in 2000, reportedly slipped out of … Read More
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against … Read More
Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops from Hama in another setback for President Bashar al-Assad. The leader of the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu … Read More
Oct. 29 (UPI) — Hezbollah on Tuesday announced that its deputy secretary general, Nasim Qassem, will serve as its new leader. Qassem was elected to replace long-time Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, ending an ongoing succession crisis to lead the … Read More
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the assailants. The latest attack in the restive Balochistan province came days … Read More
IDF tells Beirut suburb residents to evacuate; calls not to repeat unconfirmed reports of Israel attack locations IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night as the conflict with Hezbollah continues to escalate, AFP … Read More
Ibrahim Aqil, also known as Tahsin, “serves on Hezbollah’s highest military body, the Jihad Council.” Israel’s attack in Beirut on Friday afternoon allegedly targeted the head of Hezbollah‘s Operations Division, Ibrahim Aliq, Israeli media confirmed on Friday morning. So, who is this … Read More
BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the … Read More
The Israeli spy agency Mossad allegedly intercepted Hezbollah’s shipment of new pagers months ago and rigged them with high explosives — resulting in the stunning attack on the Lebanese terror group Tuesday, according to a new report. Mossad agents reportedly … Read More