Mar 04, 2021
US-Iran tensions soar over Iraq attack
Hostilities between the United States and Iran are escalating after the death of one American in the latest attack on an Iraqi military base that bears all the hallmarks of…
Mar 01, 2021
IDF allegedly hits Iran targets in Syria
Unidentified aircraft launched a salvo of missiles towards the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, causing extensive damage to a number of installations said to belong to Iran. Syria’s…
Feb 26, 2021
US strikes Iran proxies in Syria
United States President Joe Biden authorized his first known military action by ordering air strikes on Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria at dawn. The strikes appeared to be limited in…
Feb 18, 2021
NATO to expand role in Iraq
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is today preparing to bolster its role in the Middle East. Defense Ministers of member states are expected to approve plans to expand the…
Jan 21, 2021
Iraq tightens Syria border security
The Iraqi military announced a wide-scale operation to bolster security on its border with Syria to curb infiltration of terror groups, drug smugglers and other illegal activities. The remote 600…
Sep 11, 2020
Trump discusses US role in Mideast
U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that yet another country may normalize relations with Israel. During comments about the 15 September ceremony at the White House when Israel and the…
Sep 10, 2020
ISIS still a threat to Iraq amid US withdrawal
A further 2,200 United States military personnel have been withdrawn from Iraq. According to a statement by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the reduction leaves just 3,000 U.S. troops…
Aug 20, 2020
Iran riles regional tensions
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled new locally designed and manufactured ballistic and cruise missile systems this morning. The weaponry was named in honor of the late IRGC Quds…
Aug 04, 2020
IDF strikes Syria after earlier attack
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a series of precision bombardments on Syrian military installations in the southwestern countryside of the al-Quneitra Governorate and the Al-Ahmar hill, located along the…
May 05, 2020
ISIS renews violence in Iraq
A funeral was held in Iraq’s Islamic holy city of Najaf for a member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who was among nine others killed in an attack by…