January 30, 2024 DOD casts doubt on Iran-backed militia’s claim to halt strikes on US troops: ‘actions speak louder than words’ The Department of Defense is casting doubts on an Iran-backed militia's claim that it is suspending attacks on US troops after a drone attack killed three soldiers early Sunday.
January 30, 2024 UAE appoints first ambassador to Syria in 13 years Ambassador Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi assumed office Tuesday, taking his post as the United Arab Emirates' first ambassador to Syria in nearly 13 years.
January 29, 2024 Tower 22 explained: What to know about the site of the latest attack against US soldiers in the Middle East Tower 22, an American military base in Jordan, provides a strategic location for the US military can in the region. It was used when American forces entered Syria in 2015.
January 29, 2024 US forces attacked at least 160 times in the Middle East since mid-October after Sunday's drone strike There have been at least 160 attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East, counting the weekend attack on U.S. forces in Jordan that left three service members dead.
January 28, 2024 Who is the Iran-backed coalition Islamic Resistance in Iraq, responsible for deadly drone strike on US troops? Who is the coalition of Iran-backed Islamic militant groups who claimed responsibility for the attack on a base in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops?
January 28, 2024 Critics lash out at Biden after attack kills 3 US service members in Jordan: 'Hit Iran now' Critics took aim at President Biden following an attack on a base in Jordan near the Syrian border that killed three U.S. service members and injured 25 on Sunday.
January 28, 2024 3 American troops killed, 25 injured in attack on Jordan base near Syria border President Biden blamed "radical Iran-backed militant groups" after three U.S. service members were killed and 25 others were hurt in Jordan near the Syrian border.
January 28, 2024 US withdrawal from Syria would put 'whole region at risk,' allow Iran to 'sow' more discord, expert warns Turkey and Iran backed proxies have ramped up attacks in Syria after the Israel-Hamas war began in October. The US has denied recent reports that it is looking to withdraw troops its from Syria.
January 25, 2024 Child dies after being rescued off rickety boat with 59 other Syrian migrants A child who was rescued from a boat carrying 60 Syrian migrants in Cyprus has died. Two other children remain in intensive care, officials said on Thursday.
January 24, 2024 Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants from rickety boat after 6 days at sea 60 Syrian migrants in an unseaworthy vessel were rescued by Cypriot police, while three children and an adult were flown to the hospital by helicopter.