By Amal Mohammed with Talek Harris in Dubai HODEIDA, Yemen, Jan 13, 2024 (AFP) – Fresh strikes targeted Yemen’s Huthis on Saturday, security sources and the US military said, after the Iran-backed rebels warned of further attacks on Red Sea shipping. The strikes came a day after US and British forces hit scores of targets across the country, heightening fears that Israel’s war with Palestinian Hamas militants could engulf the region. Violence involving Iran-aligned groups […]
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Hamas threatens to kill hostages if Israeli airstrikes continue
By Jay Deshmukh with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City JERUSALEM, Oct 9, 2023 (AFP) – Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 hostages in its surprise weekend assault on southern Israel, threatened on Monday to kill them if Israeli air strikes continue “targeting” Gaza residents without warning. The threat came after Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off the water supply which sparked UN fears of an increasingly dire […]
UN secretary-general condemns airstrikes on Yemen prison
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left at least 70 dead at a prison and disrupted telecommunications. Guterres assailed the attack on the prison in Huthi territory in Saada and the strike on a telecommunications facility that killed at least three children in the port city of Hodeida, according to an aid group. That attack, Guterres said, knocked out “vital” internet services […]
Saudi-led airstrikes hit Sanaa following Houthi ballistic missile attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged a series of airstrikes on military targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, just few hours after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. The warplanes hit several military targets inside Sanaa, including the parade viewing stand in al-Sabeen Square, the nearby presidential palace, the national security headquarters, interior ministry and air defense bases […]
Trump’s far-right backers rebel over ‘hoax’ Syria attack
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Far-right backers of US President Donald Trump rebelled Friday after he ordered a missile strike to punish Syria for a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people. Bandying the hashtag #Syriahoax, leaders of the “Alt-Right” white nationalist fringe lashed out at the president for abandoning his election campaign stances. Some denied the suspected chemical attack took place. Others rejected the broadly accepted […]
News in photos: Portent of things to come? The US airstrikes against Syria
Syrians claim Russian airstrikes hit Latakia and Idlib in Syria
Syrians in rebel-held territory uploaded videos on Sunday (October 4) alleging to show the aftermath of Russian airstrikes. It was not clear how the Syrians in rebel areas who filmed the incidents knew the planes carrying out the strikes were Russian. The Russians are unpopular with Syrians opposed to the government of Bashar al-Assad because of Moscow’s close ties to the Damascus government. In one of the clips, columns of thick smoke can be seen […]
US on airstrikes
The United States is confident that other countries will help them in conducting airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State militants. This was stated by the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Powers, after the formation of the international military, political and financial coalition to fight the Sunni muslim group that invaded portions of Syria and Iraq. She said, that US will wait for the announcement of other countries. Said official did not name the […]
Obama authorizes airstrikes in Syria: increases troops in Iraq
President Obama authorized US airstrikes in Syria for the first time, as well as expanded airstrikes in Iraq.





