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Death Toll from Kerman Attacks Revised Upwards to 91

Authorities updated on Saturday, January 7 the toll for the attack in Kerman, Iran. The bombing, claimed by the jihadist group Daesh, which occurred on January 3, targeted a ceremony in memory of General Qassem Suleimani. A bombing attack in southern Iran claimed by the jihadist group Daesh has killed 91 people, state media said Saturday, raising ...

Daesh Kills Pro-Iranian Hashd Fighters in Iraq

Two fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iran-dominated coalition of Iraqi paramilitary groups, were killed in an attack blamed on jihadist group Daesh on Sunday, January 7. Daesh forces remain active in Iraq and Syria. Two pro-Iranian fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi alliance were killed in an attack in Iraq, the Hashd and an Iraqi security ...

Trump Vows to 'Save America' on Capitol Attack Anniversary

Donald Trump launched his campaign on Saturday, January 6 in Iowa, the first state to nominate candidates for the US presidential election. The timing of his meeting coincided with the Capitol riots three years earlier, which horrified many Americans. Donald Trump hit the campaign trail Saturday in the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating ...

Iran Seizes a Ship off the Coast of Oman

Iran's navy announced on Thursday, January 11, that it had seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. This ship had been previously seized by the United States for transporting Iranian oil under sanctions. Iran's navy has seized an oil tanker in Gulf of Oman waters following "a court order" authorizing the move, state media reported on ...

UK and Ukraine Announce “Unprecedented” Security Agreement

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced from Kyiv on Friday, January 12, the signing of a new security agreement between his country and Ukraine. This declaration comes at a time of declining Western support for Ukraine because of the Israel-Hamas war. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday a new multibillion-dollar aid ...

Missiles Hit US-Led Coalition Base in Iraq

The Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq was hit by at least a dozen missiles. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out the attack. At least a dozen missiles were fired on Saturday at a military base used by US-led coalition forces in western Iraq, a US defense source and Iraqi police told AFP. "Al-Asad airbase was targeted by 15 rockets" ...

US Strikes Houthis Once Again

With repeated Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the United States carried out new strikes against the group on Saturday. According to the US Central Command, these were "self-defense" strikes. Another series of airstrikes has been carried out by the United States to fend off the Houthis. The United States carried out fresh strikes against the ...

Several Daesh Fighters Killed by Local Factions in Southern Syria

At least eight fighters affiliated to Daesh were killed in southern Syria on Sunday, January 28. Local armed factions opposed to the jihadist group were involved. A local leader and seven other members of a jihadist militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Daesh group were killed Sunday in Daraa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

Iran Executes Four Men Convicted of Espionage

Iran executed four individuals convicted of plotting a sabotage operation linked to Israeli intelligence on Monday, January 29. The executed men, accused of collaborating with Mossad, were arrested in July 2022 and sentenced to death in September 2023. Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of collaborating with the ...

US Imposes Sanctions on Settlers over Attacks on Palestinians

The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a handful of extremist Jewish settlers over violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, in a rare step against Israelis as war rages with Hamas, officials said. Israeli settler violence has reached "intolerable levels," President Joe Biden says. Joe Biden was also issuing an ...

Assailant Takes Hostages in Gaza Protest Near Istanbul

Amid rising tensions over the conflict in Gaza, an assailant targeted a Procter & Gamble plant near Istanbul, taking people hostage in a protest. Details about the number of hostages were initially unclear, with a police spokesman indicating an ongoing situation. An assailant on Thursday took people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics ...