https://apnews.com/article/syria-iraq-sdf-islamic-resistance-us-c621972db21d6b3db7ca1bccd50ce6ef On Sunday, February 4th there was a drone attack on a Syrian base housing U.S troops that killed six Kurdish fighters. The al-Omar base is located in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour and there were no U.S casualties. However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed at least seven Syrian Democratic Force fighters were killed in the attack,… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-saudi-arabia-sign-agreement-defence-cooperation-2024-02-05/ Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program (DAPA) released a statement that South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum on defense cooperation to further arms sales between the two countries. Both South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud were present when the agreement, also known as the “future-oriented strategic partnership” according to Shin,… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/belgium-summons-israeli-ambassador-after-its-building-gaza-is-bombed-2024-02-02/ The bombing of a Belgian development agency building in Gaza City has led to the summoning of the Israeli ambassador by Belgium on the issue of rebuilding and compensation. The Belgian Ministry for Development Cooperation stated that the building was supposed to be evacuated and that they’re not aware of any civilian casualties at this time. The Belgian foreign… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-strikes-southern-gaza-faces-calls-reduce-civilian-toll-2023-12-14/ Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Thursday, striking civilian housing and adding to the current humanitarian crisis. The US sent an envoy before the strike that told Israel to limit civilian casualties in their pursuit of Hamas militants. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that he expects the war to last more than several months and… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/us-embassy-baghdad-attack-a319727033599d921aba8da329ac9589 A rocket struck the US embassy in Baghdad early Friday morning. The US embassy lies in an embassy located in the Green Zone of Iraq’s capital which was determined after the October 7th attack by Hamas on Israel and includes essential Iraqi government buildings and embassies. There were minor damages to the embassy but no reported… Read more »
Link to article- https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-un-assembly-vote-ceasefire-4d45ba3c48e42625718595da28faef52 There was a United Nations Security Council meeting Friday where the United States vetoed a humanitarian cease-fire. The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon to vote on a resolution to the Israel-Hamas war. The Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. stated that he hopes to have more cosponsors for the resolution at the General… Read more »
