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We’ll Strike If We Need To: Pentagon Chief Vows to Defend US Troops in Iraq in Wake of Recent Attack

Earlier in March, an Iraqi base hosting American troops suffered a rocket attack that killed a US contractor. The attack was preceded by a US military strike in Syria, which the Pentagon believes left a member of an Iraqi militia dead and two others injured. … Read More >We’ll Strike If We Need To: Pentagon Chief Vows to Defend US Troops in Iraq in Wake of Recent Attack

Over 500 People Protest in Syria Against Militant Groups, Russian Military Says

Over 500 people attended a protest rally in Syria’s Idlib against illegal armed groups, but the demonstration was suppressed by militants, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday. … Read More >Over 500 People Protest in Syria Against Militant Groups, Russian Military Says

US will strike ‘at a time and place of our choosing’ after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin won’t say who was behind a recent rocket attack on an American airbase in Iraq, but his eyes are on Iran, and he says the US will strike again “at a time and place of our own choosing.” … Read More >US will strike ‘at a time and place of our choosing’ after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says

‘I don’t know what prime minister meant’: Israel’s virus czar shoots down Netanyahu’s suggestion country is through pandemic

Israeli coronavirus response chief, Nachman Ash, doesn’t share PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s optimism regarding the Covid situation in the country, warning that it could well go into a fourth lockdown due to a rising transmission rate. … Read More >‘I don’t know what prime minister meant’: Israel’s virus czar shoots down Netanyahu’s suggestion country is through pandemic