U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation
Drone and rocket attacks on U.S. forces have continued in recent weeks, prompting a second round of retaliatory airstrikes in eastern Syria.
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Drought in Syria, Iran and Iraq Made ‘Extreme’ by Global Warming, Attribution Study Says
Syria, Iraq and Iran were parched by high temperatures that would have been “virtually impossible” without the effects of global warming, scientists said.
US intel suggests Syria agreed to send Russian missile defense shield to Hezbollah via Wagner Group
The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to provide the Lebanese group Hezbollah with a Russian-made missile defense system, according to two people familiar with the intelligence.
Australia has no legal obligation to repatriate 31 women and children held in Syrian camp, court rules
Most of the Australians have been held in the Roj detention camp in north-east Syria for four yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government doe…
Hamas reports clashes with IDF – as it happened
This blog is now closed.See all our Israel-Hamas war coverageAustralia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has urged Israel to “listen” when its friends ask it to protect innocent lives in Gaza and warned that the world “will not accept continuing …
Israeli military says struck Syria, Lebanon
Israel has carried out strikes against military infrastructures in Syria and Lebanon, its military has announced, amid concerns Tel Aviv’s offensive against Hamas could devolve into broader conflict across the Middle East.
Strikes by Islamists on US bases in Syria and Iraq raise fears of escalation
Militants linked to Iran have injured dozens of US soldiers and killed one, indicating Tehran has a network of regional proxiesIsrael-Hamas war: live updatesIslamist militia linked to Iran have continued to strike US bases in Syria and Iraq, intensifyi…
Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts
Declassified spy images point to 396 undiscovered forts in Syria and Iraq, shifting understanding of Roman frontierDeclassified cold-war spy satellite images have thrown new light on the workings of the Roman empire by revealing hundreds of previously…
Trump made crude Oval Office remark about fate of Kurds in Syria, book says
Ex-president interrupted briefing to ask why he should ‘give a fuck’ about Kurds amid US troop withdrawal, Adam Kinzinger writesDonald Trump surprised his own national security adviser and a group of Republican congressmen and women when he interrupted…
Israeli air raids kill eight soldiers in Syria’s Deraa
Israeli air strikes on military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday killed eight soldiers and wounded seven more, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported.