Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Iran And Israel Swap Threats Following Tehran’s Missile Barrage
The Middle East moved closer to a long-feared regional war the day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and Israel said it began limited ground incursions into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S. destroyers assisted in Israel’s defense.…
Read MoreIsrael announces invasion of southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah
Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive, which is aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces farther away from the Israeli border, is expected to last for days, not weeks, U.S. officials…
Read MoreGunmen Kill 6 People, Including A Local Chief Of The Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, In Iran Towns
Unidentified gunmen killed six people in two separate attacks Tuesday in the same province in southern Iran, including a local chief of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state TV reported. The head of a town council and two volunteer members of the Guard were also among the dead in the first attack, it said. It occurred…
Read MoreIsrael killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut strike, group confirms
The leader of the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday, Israel and Hezbollah confirmed. Nasrallah, who had led the powerful group for more than 30 years and was a hugely influential figure in the region, died when Israeli fighter jets struck…
Read MoreMali, Burkina Faso and Niger juntas investigate French journalist for jihadist analysis
Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an “apologist for terrorism” over his analysis of jihadist attacks. Nasr, who works for the broadcaster France 24, is also a security expert who regularly comments on an Islamist insurgency that took root…
Read MoreUS And Allies Call For An Immediate 21-Day Cease-Fire Between Israel And Hezbollah
The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 600 people in Lebanon in recent days. The joint statement, negotiated on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, says the…
Read MoreNorway Detains A German National Suspected Of Inciting Crimes Against Humanity In Cameroon
Norwegian police said Wednesday that they had detained a German national of Cameroonian heritage for allegedly inciting crimes against humanity in war-torn Cameroon, the first time Norway was embarking on legal proceedings for such crimes. The man, who is in his 50s, lives in Norway but has not been named. He was detained because the…
Read MoreHezbollah Fires A Missile At Tel Aviv In Deepest Strike Yet After Israel Bombardment In Lebanon
Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel early Wednesday, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group’s deepest strike yet and marked a further escalation after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people. The Israeli military said it intercepted the surface-to-surface missile, which set off air-raid sirens in Tel Aviv…
Read MoreSweden Says Iran Was Behind Thousands Of Text Messages Calling For Revenge Over Quran Burnings
Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. According to officials in Stockholm, the cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which hacked an SMS service…
Read MoreIsraeli Army Says It Struck 300 Targets In Lebanon In Stepped-Up Pressure On Hezbollah
The Israeli military said it struck 300 targets Monday in Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages of airstrikes in nearly a year of fighting against the Hezbollah militant group. Lebanon’s health ministry said 50 people were killed and 300 wounded in the strikes. The army announced the action on social media, posting a…
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