Iraqi Shiite militia chiefs redeployed to Syria as well as Iran. Hizballah disbands Bekaa strike bases

Iran’s threats of revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s death were coupled on Sunday, Jan. 5, with practical preparations for action. DEBKAfile’s exclusive sources report that after most of the Iraqi Shiite militia leaders and their senior staff were transferred on Friday and Saturday to Iran, on Sunday, Tehran’s preparations for striking US targets extended to Syria […]

From the Levant to Iraq, Israel Is Also Countering Iran

While the recent US military action against Iran and Iranian-affiliated targets marks a significant development, Israel also continues to be a leader when it comes to offensive operations countering Iran’s destabilizing regional activities. Israel is preparing to face repercussions for escalating strikes against Iranian targets in neighboring countries. Israel “will regret” its attacks, which “will […]

US Service Member, DoD Contractors Killed in Kenya al-Shabaab Attack

An unidentified member of the U.S. military and two defense department contracts were killed Sunday in an attack by the al-Qaida-afililated terrorist group al-Shabaab in Kenya, officials have confirmed. Two other U.S. military members were also wounded in the attack, officials with U.S. Africa Command said in a statement. They are being evacuated from the […]

NATO to hold urgent meeting on Monday over Iraq-Iran crisis

BRUSSELS – NATO ambassadors will gather on Monday in Brussels for an urgent meeting convened by the head of the military alliance to discuss the situation in the Middle East after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general, a NATO official said. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg organized the meeting after […]

Soleimani’s assassination: nothing will be as before

Armyvoice.gr – Jan. 05, 2020 Around 8 in the evening of January 2, a private plane, coming from Beirut, took off from Damascus Airport and landed at Baghdad International Airport around midnight. The plane carried General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Falilaq al-Quds, the most important Iranian officer and Khamenei’s closest associate. Soleimani was also accompanied by […]

Soleimani hit may push off Israel-Iran confrontation – Analysis

Iran surely knows that if it strikes out at Israeli targets to avenge Soleimani’s assassination, even indirectly through its proxies, Israel will respond. HERB KEINON JANUARY 5, 2020 18:24 Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani On December 25, in a key speech […]

Pompeo: Doing nothing would have ‘created more risk’ than killing Soleimani

US secretary of state pushes back against reports that the intel underpinning the American strike against the Iranian military commander was ‘thin’ By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 6:17 pm   US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate a top Iranian commander last week, dismissing news reports […]

Hezbollah chief urges attacks, including suicide bombings, on US bases in region

Nasrallah says Israel asked Americans to kill Quds Force commander Soleimani, predicts US will leave the Middle East ‘in coffins,’ followed by ‘Zionists’ By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 5:49 pm 0 Edit The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization said on Sunday that the United States’ killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in […]