Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-aleppo-hama-hts-russia-0189297bbdc76eee67cb4fdc62136bef Thursday Syrian rebels took the city of Hama as government forces withdrew, only days after taking much of Syria’s biggest city, Aleppo. The rebels (Jihadi group HTS and other Turkish backed militias) have now set their sights on the third largest city in Syria, Homs which is 125 miles from the capital and Syrian President Assad’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-war-aleppo-airstrikes-russia-assad-rebels-offensive/ Airstrikes were delivered by the Syrian military and their ally Russia on areas that Islamic rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) took control of in the last few days. HTS took Syria’s president Bashar Assad by surprise with their quick offensive that took control of Aleppo, a major city in northern Syria. Assad and Russian support… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-lebanon-hezbollah-iran-news-12-01-2024-6118019c9bc11204026b686206be8f6a The UN agency for Palestinian refugees declared that they will halt aid deliveries through main cargo going into the Gaza strip due to the risk of armed gangs who have looted deliveries before. They blame Israel for the under-presence of law and order in the area. This decision could make the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worse,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-israel-war-airstrikes-damascus-1f6dd957d1d6c8f610349e99cfed1a98 Syria’s state news agency states that 15 people and 16 were wounded during Israeli airstrikes targeting their capital, Damascus and a nearby suburb. The strikes came shortly before the adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was to meet in the Syrian capital with representatives of Palestinian factions at the Iranian Embassy. Israel states that it was… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/niger-junta-ngo-ban-acted-9d2d8dd3905eed35a228e35f67f20b7b Without specific reasons, the current military junta in Niger banned French aid nonprofit Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (Acted) from working in the country due to tensions with France. Acted had worked in Niger helping people displaced by jihadist violence and natural disasters since 2010. Additionally, the aid group Niger’s Action for Well-Being (APBE) had… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-settlers-west-bank-gaza-e1813d86ac1d930c2354db0937abf5f2 With Trump being re-elected in last week’s U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement supporters celebrate the predicted aid from the new president. Jewish housing in the West Bank increased tremendously in Trump’s first term and his administration sought to support Israel’s claim of Jerusalem as its capital (which is unlike most of the international community) and… Read more »
