Tough questions in Damascus and the region Al-Ahram, Egypt, December 13 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent developments in Syria, including those of the past few weeks and as recently as yesterday, are certain not to remain confined within Syrian borders. Indeed, it may not be an overstatement … Read more
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have driven calls to the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which functions as the area’s maritime ‘9-1-1,’ according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Since the beginning of Houthi attacks on international shipping last year, calls to the UKMTO … Read more
Senior US diplomatic officials emphasized that Iran “will have no role whatsoever” in Syria’s rebuilding efforts in America’s first visit to Damascus since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2012. “Iran’s had decades now of the most predatory and destructive behavior and presence in Syria. So, it’s hard for me to imagine Iran … Read more
The IDF prepared extensively for the strike in Yemen. Over time, more and more targets were added to the attack, and in the end, five targets were hit, each containing dozens of components. The IDF estimates that the strikes, which involved three women from the Israel Air Force (IAF) team, will disrupt the Houthis’ … Read more
Iran’s weapons smuggling routes to Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank were revealed by documents recently captured from Hamas, according to a new study by the Maj.-Gen. Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The documents revealed details on the collapse of a Hamas smuggling network in Jordan and how the terror organization and … Read more
A Syrian civilian was allegedly wounded by IDF gunfire while protesting against the Israeli incursion into the buffer zone in Syria, Syrian media reported on Friday. דיווחים בסוריה: פצוע מירי צה”ל בהפגנה נגד נוכחות הישראלית במדינה | לכל הפרטים >>> https://t.co/y6gSNlTuDg@nurityohanan @kaisos1987 pic.twitter.com/xdMIzAZ9CP — כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 20, 2024 The incident occurred in … Read more
ISIS leader Abu Yusif was eliminated in a precision strike by the US Central Command Forces on Thursday, CENTCOM announced Friday afternoon. Another unnamed ISIS operative was also eliminated in the strike. CENTCOM Forces Kill ISIS Leader During Precision Strike in SyriaOn Dec. 19, U.S. Central Command Forces conducted a precision airstrike targeting ISIS … Read more
No progress was made towards the completion of a hostage deal/ceasefire agreement on Thursday, and CIA Director William J. Burns, who was in Doha for the talks, left Qatar after being there for a day, a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Washington Post on Friday. Burns is no longer … Read more
Like a pod of beached whales, the four democratic powers’ leaders committed political suicide one after the other, raising questions about the ailments, and longevity, of the free world. This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a no-confidence vote in his own government, thus triggering a snap election in which he is expected to … Read more
Ahmed “Abu Muhammad al-Julani” al-Sharaa told the BBC on Wednesday that Syria would not become a second Afghanistan and that it would permit women to receive education. Julani spoke to the BBC in an attempt to clarify his position on the new Syria while assuaging fears that he would turn Syria into the new … Read more
