Editor (2024-02-04). US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Kill About 40, Including Civilians. scheerpost.com

mforinoco (2024-02-04). US Says It Carried Out Airstrikes on 85 Targets Inside Iraq and Syria. orinocotribune.com The United States says it has carried out airstrikes on 85 targets inside Iraq and Syria. | The US began what it called "retaliatory strikes" against targets inside Iraq and Syria on Friday, claiming that those who were responsible for a recent deadly attack against American forces in Jordan were targetted. | The US Central Command claimed the targets include depots of rockets, missiles and unmanned drones. | "The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions," US Central Command said on social media. | The US president said the strikes will continue at times and places of Washington's choosing. | Joe Bid…

newarab (2024-02-04). After Iraq, Syria hits, US 'will not strike Iran' — for now. newarab.com The United States will not strike targets inside Iran for now, a former defence secretary said following US Friday's strikes hit over 85 targets linked to Iran's Friday's airstrikes followed a…

newarab (2024-02-04). Jordan denies taking part in US airstrikes on Iraqi militias. newarab.com The Jordanian army has denied on Saturday participation in recent The US military launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a recent Reports had circulate…

newarab (2024-02-04). US to back strikes on Iran targets as Gaza truce hopes rise. newarab.com The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 people, was made by

newarab (2024-02-04). US launches strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq. newarab.com The US military launched The extensive air attacks were ordered in response to the deaths of the soldiers last Sunday in a drone strike blamed by Washington on Iran-backed forces. | "Our response began today. It…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-04). Iraq Denies Washington Notified Government Prior To Deadly Attack. popularresistance.org The US air force carried out strikes on 85 sites in the border regions connecting Iraq and Syria early on 3 February. | US Central Command stated its forces struck targets "belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its allies, in Iraq and Syria" using "long-range bombers launched from the United States." | The statement added that US forces "used more than 125 precision-guided munitions in the air strikes. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations, intelligence centers, missiles and missiles, drone warehouses, logistical facilities, and the ammunition supply chain."

albawaba (2024-02-03). Alleged US airstrikes hits multiple areas in Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a tragic incident, unidentified aircraft carried out three rounds of airstrikes on locations in the Deir ez-Zor countryside in eastern Syria, leaving six individuals dead, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Friday.Details reveal that the aircraft, whose identity remains unknown, targeted sites in Al-Hajeera and Al-Shabli in the deserts of Deir ez-Zor. Afterward, they revisited these locations and struck another site near the Ain Ali base in Deir ez-Zor.A third round of airstrikes followed, hitting the Ain Ali Shrine in the Deir ez-Zor desert, resulting in additional…

Anna Lekas Miller (2024-02-03). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's economy in shambles amid fears of escalating regional tensions. mondoweiss.net Hamas leaders continue to deliberate a ceasefire agreement as the U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran-affiliated targets in Iraq and Syria.

Dave DeCamp, Scheer Post. (2024-02-03). US Plans Weeks-Long Bombing Campaign Against Iranian Targets. popularresistance.org US officials told NBC News that the US is planning to launch a weeks-long bombing campaign in the Middle East in retaliation for the drone attack in northeast Jordan that killed three American soldiers. | The officials said that the targets are expected to include Iranian targets outside of Iran, and the campaign will involve strikes and cyber operations. Other reports have said the US is considering targeting Iranians in Iraq and Syria or the Iranian navy. | While the potential targets are not inside Iran, direct attacks on the Iranian military could provoke a full-blown war between the US and Iran.

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-03). US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Kill About 40, Including Civilians. news.antiwar.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-03). US carries out major bombing in Iraq, Syria. thecradle.co

Kyle Anzalone (2024-02-03). Iraqi Bases Housing US Troops Attacked Following Strikes on Militias in Iraq and Syria. news.antiwar.com Following the attacks on dozens of sites across Iraq and Syria, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced it attacked bases that house US soldiers. Last week, three American soldiers in Jordan, near the Syrian border, were killed by a drone. The White House blamed Iran for the attack, a charge Tehran denies. Pentagon Press Secretary …

Kyle Anzalone (2024-02-03). US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Kill About 40, Including Civilians. news.antiwar.com A massive US bombing campaign struck scores of targets in Iraq and Syria with over 100 bombs, leaving about 40 people dead, including civilians. President Joe Biden ordered the strikes as tensions in the Middle East are rapidly escalating. On Friday, US Central Command announced the "military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous …

Larry Johnson (2024-02-03). Round Table with the Judge as U.S. Fulfills Ground Hog Day Prediction. sonar21.com Was a very busy day on the podcast front. In addition to my solo outing, I talked with RT about the sentencing of the CIA contractor who leaked the Vault 7 documents to Wikileaks, chatted with the Judge and Ray McGovern on the weekly roundtable and did an hour with Nima (that should post on Sunday). | News was breaking as Ray and I came on live with the Judge. We originally planned to discuss the soap opera drama in Ukraine but all networks were lighting up to report the U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq were underway. This is a colossal waste of expensive U.S. weaponry that is going to achieve nothing sign…

newarab (2024-02-03). Iran Guard among three dead in Israel strikes in Syria. newarab.com The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "three members of pro-Iran groups, including an Iranian and an Iraqi" were killed in "Israeli a…

newarab (2024-02-03). US to back strikes on Iran targets as Gaza truce hopes rise. newarab.com The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 people, was made by

newarab (2024-02-03). US launches strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq. newarab.com The US military launched The extensive air attacks were ordered in response to the deaths of the soldiers last Sunday in a drone strike blamed by Washington on Iran-backed forces. | "Our response began today. It…

newarab (2024-02-03). US strikes Iran-linked militia targets in Iraq and Syria. newarab.com The US launched air strikes on At least 18 pro-Iran fighters were killed in the half-hour of strikes in eastern Syria and Iraq, a war monitor said. | Strikes were reported in the Al-Qaim area of the Iraq-Syria border, where Iran-linked militias are present, and other parts of Iraq and Sy…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-03). Syria: Our response began today, claims President Joe Biden. plenglish.com Washington, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) "Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing," said President Joe Biden after ordering at least 85 attacks in Iraq and Syria, something that could further fuel the fire in the volatile Middle East region.

WSWS (2024-02-03). US unleashes military strikes in Iraq and Syria, targeting Iran. wsws.org The United States formally launched Friday what US officials billed as a weeks- or months-long campaign in the Middle East targeting groups opposed to the US' decades-long occupation of the region, and whose central target is Iran.

newarab (2024-02-03). Assad regime 'levelled' mass graves: Saydnaya Detainees. newarab.com Satellite imagery has revealed levelling operations at the site of mass graves believed to hold thousands of political detainees killed in Satellite analysis of the site shows extensive excavation and levelling of the land, including upturning of the soil, between the summer of 2022 and January 2023…

newarab (2024-02-03). Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over bombing of agency. newarab.com Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs "I have just summoned the Israeli ambassador to express our strong condemnation of the destruction of Enabel offices in Gaza. Attacks on civilian infrastructure breach the principles of international humanitarian law," Lahbib posted on X. "All parties must adhere to it." | Images shared online showed the build…

newarab (2024-02-04). Gaza truce 'won't stop Israel strikes on Hezbollah': Gallant. newarab.com Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that the Israeli army would not stop its attacks on "It is a big mistake for Hezbollah to believe that Israel will stop firing at it if the Gaza war stops," Gallant said during a visit to a military unit near the Lebanon frontier. | "I am saying here quite frankly: as long as we do…

albawaba (2024-02-02). Drone attacks trigger massive explosions at American military base in Syria. albawaba.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-02). Lloyd Austin: 'We Don't Know' If Iran Was Involved in Jordan Drone Attack. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday admitted the US does not know if Iran was operationally involved in the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. On the same day, US officials told CBS News that plans have been approved for strikes against Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq and Syria. When …

Larry Johnson (2024-02-02). Biden Signs Off on Operation Ground Hog — Bombing Meaningless "targets" in Syria and Iraq. sonar21.com I do not know if the United States will launch its military response to the recent attack on the U.S base in Jordan on Ground Hog's Day, but the target selection is a real world imitation of Bill Murray's iconic movie, Ground Hog's Day. First watch the trailer (so that we're on the same page) and then I will explain why. | To understand what Biden is going to go we need only go back and remind ourselves of what Barack Obama tried to do in 2013 and Donald Trump did in Syria in 2017. Do you remember the fake "sarin" gas attacks allegedly carried out by Syria in 2013 and 2017. Both incidents were staged by…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-02). Kamikaze drones strikes US base in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) United States forces illegally deployed in the Al-Omar oil field, in the northeastern province of Deir Ezzor, came under attack by three drones, media reported.

WSWS (2024-02-02). Israel vows to attack Rafah "safe zone" as White House approves US air strikes in Iraq and Syria. wsws.org The pledge to intensify the genocide against the Palestinian population came as US television network CBS reported that the White House had approved a series of air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria in what Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin described as a "multi-tier" attack.

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-01). Flashpoint for War: The Drone Killings at Tower 22. dissidentvoice.org The BBC's characteristically mild-mannered note said it all: What is Tower 22? More to the point, what are US forces doing in Jordan? (To be more precise, a dusty scratching on the Syria-Jordan border.) These questions were posed in the aftermath of yet another drone attack against a US outpost in the Middle East, its …

Israel Shahak (2024-02-01). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

newarab (2024-02-01). Saudi envoys to visit Syria, jumpstart diplomatic mission. newarab.com A senior Saudi charge d'affaires Abdullah al-Haris and several other diplomats will arrive in Damascus on Saturday to resume Saudi consular services, Al Watan Al-Haris will submit his…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-02-01). US approves plan to bomb Iraq and Syria. peoplesdispatch.org Following an attack by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against US foreign outpost "Tower 22", which killed three US soldiers stationed near the Syria-Jordan border, the United States has approved plans for a multi-day strike against Iraq and Syria. | The death of three US troops, the first casualties among US forces in a widening conflict in West Asia, drew attention to the hundreds of US military bases and outposts spread throughout the world. | In confirming responsibility for the attack, an Islamic Resistance official declared, "If the United States continues to support 'israel,' there will be an escalation." a…

Syrians for Truth, Justice (2024-02-01). Silenced and Defamed: Women's Organizations in North-Western Syria Under Many Layers of Oppression [EN/AR]. reliefweb.int Country: Syrian Arab Republic | Source: Syrians for Truth and Justice | Please refer to the attached files. | The conflict continues to have a disproportionate impact on women and girls, who lack protection as they struggle in the throes of unabating and large-scale violence | 1. Executive Summary | This report investigates the primary challenges facing Syrian women's civil society | organizations (CSOs) under the multiple authorities across north-western Syria. Building from | the perspectives of women in the civic space, the report seeks to shed light on the needs of | CSOs devoted to supporting and/or em…

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2024-02-01). Tunisia: Situation map – Refugees and asylum-seekers (as of 31 January 2024). reliefweb.int Countries: Cameroon, Cà¥te d'Ivoire, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Please refer to the attached Map.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-02). Honduras and Cuba sign medical cooperation agreement. plenglish.com Nearly 120 Cuban specialists will arrive in Honduras on February 10th, and will work in 27 public hospitals in the country's inland regions. | The cooperation agreement was signed at the Presidential House by the Minister of Health of Honduras, Carla Paredes, and the Cuban ambassador in Tegucigalpa, Juan Roberto Loforte. | Paredes explained that the Cuban doctors will be hired by the Secretariat of Strategic Planning and will be assigned to the Escuela hospital in Tegucigalpa, and the Catarino Rivas hospital, in San Pedro Sula, the two main cities in the country. | According to the information, the agreement wil…

Otis Grotewohl (2024-02-02). Socialist Korea and People's China strengthen ties. workers.org Representatives of the People's Republic of China and the Democratic People's of Korea (DPRK) held a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 26, that they described as productive. The meeting indicated growing solidarity between the two socialist countries. Sun Weidong, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chinese ambassador to the DPRK . . . |

albawaba (2024-02-01). China recognizes Taliban's ambassador, sets diplomatic precedent. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Chinese President Xi Jinping formally accepted credentials from Mawlawi Asadullah, the Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, marking the Taliban's official appointment of their ambassador to China. This move positions China as the first nation globally to acknowledge the Taliban ambassador as Afghanistan's legitimate representative abroad.ü§¨Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun told Shoigu that the PRC will support Russia on the "Ukrainian issue" despite continuous pressure from the US and Europe. | Earlier, China recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. | ‚…

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-01). Report: Iraqi Government, Iran Pressured Kataib Hezbollah to Stop Attacking US. news.antiwar.com The Iraqi government and Iran pressured Kataib Hezbollah and other Iraqi Shia militias to suspend attacks against US forces in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq's main Shia militias, announced on Tuesday that it was suspending operations against the US because it didn't want …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Israeli media: 512 houses have been damaged by Hezbollah fire. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance: Our fighters targeted spy equipment at Israeli Radar site in occupied Shebaa Farms, resulting in direct hit. english.almanar.com.lb

Staff (2024-02-01). Headlines for February 1, 2024. democracynow.org Mass Grave in Gaza Points to "Execution-Style" Killings by Israeli Forces, Gaza Health Providers Confront Monumental Challenges to Save Lives Despite Destroyed Medical System, South Africa Urges Nations to Halt Military Support for Israel Following ICJ Genocide Case, U.S. Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Biden But Does Not Rule Out Israel Is Committing Genocide, U.S. Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen; Kata'ib Hezbollah to Suspend Attacks on U.S. Forces, Chicago Becomes Largest U.S. City to Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Protesters Target Biden Administration over U.S. Backing of Israel's Genoc…

teleSUR (2024-02-02). Lebanon's Legislator Slams Israel for Attacking Civilians. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri slammed Israel for targeting civilians and residential neighborhoods in Lebanon's southern villages and towns. | RELATED: | "Israel's targeting of civilians is a violation of United Nations Resolution 1701 and the rules of engagement," said Berri during his meeting in Beirut with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron. | Berri said that Lebanon has adhered to Resolution 1701, which…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells the outskirts of Hibariyeh border town. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Hamas' Hamdan Denies Imminent Ceasefire Deal: "Attempts to Impose Israeli Terms Futile" english.almanar.com.lb Osama Hamdan, Hamas's top representative in Lebanon, said the Palestinian resistance group is studying the proposal on a ceasefire in Gaza Strip along with Palestinian resistance factions. In an interview with Al-Manar on Wednesday night, Hamdan denied reports that a deal was reached and the ceasefire would take effect on Saturday. He stressed that some …