The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces warned Thursday there’s been a “spike” in ISIS activity in Syria recently, as ISIS tries to take advantage of tensions in the Middle East. Gen. Mazloum Abdi Kobane, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, told reporters in a Zoom briefing Thursday that the escalation of attacks on … Read more
Video: Ret. US Army major: US strikes were ‘more than just a punch in the nose’ CNN Air Strikes on Iranian Interests The Atlantic Middle East latest: Biden says US strikes on Iraq and Syria are just the beginning The Telegraph Lt. Col, Bob Maginnis: They can ‘smell blood in the water a mile away’ Fox News Iraq says … Read more
The US and UK’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants after weeks of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea has only escalated the chaos across the shipping industry, underscoring the threat of an enduring supply-chain crisis as vessels navigate the crucial trade route. On Wednesday, a third commodity carrier in three days … Read more
Sirens were heard at the US Embassy in Iraq Thursday night, according to reports on social media. Reports of a bomb, shared at about 02:00 Israel time in The Jerusalem Post‘s sister publication Maariv, could not be confirmed as of later that night. The reports came after the US and Britain struck dozens of targets … Read more
Loved ones of an 82nd Airborne pilot, badly injured in a drone strike in Iraq, are asking for prayers and support. Garrett Illerbrunn is stationed out of Fort Liberty. He lives in Pinehurst with his wife, Lorna, and son, Tucker. On Christmas Day, he was serving at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq when the … Read more
A growing number of asylum seekers arriving on the EU’s eastern frontier is forcing Baltic countries to consider border closures with Russia, due to fears the Kremlin is weaponizing desperate people to create a migration crisis on the Continent. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are increasingly concerned after Finland last week shut all of its crossings … Read more
Wall Street’s famous fear gauge is sending worrying messages to US stock bulls, betraying growing anxiety in the volatility market over rising tensions in the Middle East and ongoing turbulence in the bond world. While the S&P 500 Index’s declines this week have appeared largely orderly, the nearest futures contracts tied to the Cboe Volatility … Read more
Iraq revalued its currency just over two weeks after replacingBloomberg Terminal the central bank governor as part of an effort to stabilize the foreign exchange market. The cabinet on Tuesday approved a decision to set the exchange rate at 1,300 dinars per US dollar, according to a tweet on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani’s office … Read more