The US Central Command said in a statement: “In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m., U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.”
The United States military command for the Middle East (Centcom) said the ship, Gibraltar Eagle, reported no ‘injuries or significant damage’.
US fighter aircraft shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired at a US Navy destroyer from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen
The additional strikes carried out Friday night (Eastern Time) were much smaller in scope than the previous night. They targeted a radar facility used by the Houthis, a US official told CNN.
UK, US launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Russia first proposed three amendments to the draft text but all were defeated, paving the way for a vote on the draft resolution. There were 11 votes in favour, none against, and four countries abstained: China, Russia, Algeria and Mozambique.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday (January 5, 2024) said it had killed Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander Mamdouh Lolo. The Israeli army said he was struck by an IDF aircraft in northern Gaza. “Lolo was a senior figure in the IJ terrorist organization, planned and led countless attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, […]
At least 103 people were killed and 141 others injured after two separate blasts occurred close to the tomb of former Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his death, officials said on Wednesday (January 4, 2024). He was killed by a US drone in 2020. Numerous people were taking part in the […]
A senior Hamas leader was killed after Israel carried out a strike in southern Beirut on Tuesday (January 2, 2024). The Hamas leader was identified as Saleh Al-Arouri. The Biden administration was not told about the operation in advance, a US official told CNN. Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa TV said Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head […]
Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday (December 31, 2023) said 10 of its fighters were killed by US naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement broadcast live by the group’s al-Masirah TV that the US forces […]
