An F-18 Hornet ready for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman on December 12, 2024. Photo: US Department of Defence American airstrikes have targeted Islamic State (IS) camps and reportedly killed 12 fighters in Syria, the US Defence Department says. “Battle damage assessments are ongoing (and there are) no indications of civilian casualties,” Pentagon…
The Golan Heights. Israeli troops have secured some sites after the fall of the Syrian regime. Picture: Twitter / X Israel must withdraw from the Golan Heights and end airstrikes in Syria, says United Nations chief Antonio Guterres. The UN Secretary-General said in a statement on Thursday (US time) that he was “deeply concerned by…
Picture: stock GLOBAL leaders have called for unity, and a transitional government, in Syria after president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. Al-Assad fled just before rebel forces captured the capital, Damascus, after 13 years of civil war. Moscow has reportedly confirmed it had given al-Assad and his family asylum, according to overseas media reports. It…
Lebanese and Syrians at the Jdeidat Yabous crossing. They were fleeing into Syria to escape the fighting in Lebanon. Photo: WFP/Hussam Al Saleh THE US remains poised to reinforce its troops in Syria as it continues to monitor heavy fighting around Aleppo. A US Pentagon spokesman says the US is not involved in the fighting…
A file image of a resident driving past cars and buildings in northwest Syria. Photo: UNOCHA / Ali Haj Suleiman An explosion in fighting in Syria is creating a growing humanitarian crisis and a threat to regional stability, the UN warns. And the US, France, Germany, and UK are keeping a close eye. The UN…
A US Navy F-35C; the same type used in the airstrikes. Picture: US Department of Defence US military aircraft have attacked Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen and in Syria over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday (US time), airstrikes were launched against weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Pentagon spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder…
“Some 4,000 rapid diagnostic tests have been delivered to support the work of rapid response teams deployed to investigate suspected cases,” said the UN. Source: UNICEF, Khuder Al-Issa. On September 10 the Syrian Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of cholera with the UN now saying it’s a cause for concern. Following the death…