Monday, March 10, 2025

EXCLUSIVE – Iran-Backed Hezbollah Aims to Rebuild Longer Term Despite Israeli Blows, US Intel...

By Erin Banco Dec 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has been significantly degraded militarily by Israel, but the Iran-backed group will likely try to rebuild its stockpiles and forces and pose a longterm threat to the U.S. and...

Iran Says It May Send Forces to Combat Syrian Rebels in Hama

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Intense airstrikes overnight drove Syrian rebels back from the edge of Hama, a major city whose fall would pile pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, both sides said on Wednesday. Rebels...

Syrian Rebels Advance Close to Hama City, Piling Pressure on Assad and His Allies

By Maya Gebeily and Suleiman Al-Khalidi   BEIRUT/AMMAN, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture...

Israel and Iran-Backed Hezbollah Exchange Strikes as Ceasefire Violations Mount

By Maya Gebeily and Adam Makary BEIRUT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and three injured on Monday from Israeli strikes on two southern Lebanese towns, Talousa and Haris, as the Israeli military...

Fuel Oil Smuggling Network Rakes in $1 Billion for Iran and Its Proxies

By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in...

Pro-Iranian Militias Enter Syria From Iraq to Aid Beleaguered Syrian Army

AMMAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian-backed militias entered Syria overnight from Iraq and were heading to northern Syria to beef up beleaguered Syrian army forces battling insurgents, according to two Syrian army sources. Dozens of Iran-aligned Iraqi...

Iran, Russia Foreign Ministers Say They Support Syria in Confronting Rebels, Iran State Media...

Nov 30 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia voiced support for Syria on Saturday during a major attack by rebel groups, Iranian state media reported. Iran's Abbas Araqchi told Russia's Sergei Lavrov in a phone call...

Syrian Military Confirms Rebels Enter Aleppo, Says Dozens of Soldiers Killed

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria and that rebels had managed to enter large...

Israel Says It Killed October 7 Attacker, Probes Claim He Was World Central Kitchen...

Nov 30 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian it accused of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel in a vehicle strike in Gaza, and is investigating claims that the individual...

Israeli Military Says Lebanese Residents Are Prohibited to Move South to Several Villages

DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Lebanese residents are prohibited from moving south to a line of villages and their surroundings until further notice, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X on Friday. Israel said it opened...