A woman passes by Iraqi security forces while they remove cement blocks and open the streets, that were closed for security concerns, around the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of ...
The Pentagon issued a stern warning against future attacks on US diplomatic outposts in Iraq, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, telling reporters on Thursday that "anyone who attempts to overrun" the US Embassy in Baghdad "will run into a buzzsaw."/ In response to ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ These are external links and will open in a new window/ Protests outside the US embassy in Baghdad continued on Wednesday Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for a second day have withdrawn from the area ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ These are external links and will open in a new window/ Fires were set next to the walls of the embassy compound by angry demonstrators US President Donald Trump has issued a threat to Iran, after blaming the nation for an attack on the US ...
backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after two days of protests against deadly U.S. airstrikes./ BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran ...
Jumaa Zawayda was ordered by Israeli forces to leave his home/ On the night Israeli forces entered Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began ordering its 20,000 Palestinian residents to leave their homes, 66-year-old Jumaa Zawayda said he would refuse. "My family all left but I told ...
A Syrian TV channel said the Israeli strike hit an empty area near the presidential palace, which is on a hill in north-west Damascus/ Israel says its fighter jets bombed an area next to the presidential palace in Syria's capital, Damascus, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ...
Activists released this footage they said was of a drone attack on their ship/ Activists who were planning to sail a ship to Gaza say it was struck by drones in international waters off the coast of Malta - appearing to accuse Israel of being behind the attack. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ...
Anera's community kitchens in Khan Younis feeds some 6,000 people each day/ A hot meal is hard to come by in the Gaza Strip, but a lunch for needy families in the south is about to be delivered by donkey and cart. Today's dish is koshari - made with lentils, rice and a zesty tomato sauce - in a ...
This garden shop in Mesilat Zion was left charred and in ruins/ Fires that have ravaged large parts of central Israel since Wednesday have largely been extinguished, the country's Fire and Rescue Authority says. More than 150 teams have been battling the blaze, which has scorched around 20 sq km ...
The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community condemned the violence as an "unjustifiable genocidal campaign"/ Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the continuing fragility of the ...
Police were forced to back down from a proposed ban on displaying images of children killed in Gaza at a Tel Aviv protest last month/ Israel's war in Gaza grinds on, but opposition is growing. In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists – from all branches of the military – have signed ...
An national emergency has been called in Israel as strong winds and high temperatures have fuelled wildfires outside of Jerusalem. Fire crews have been battling the blazes, with several people reported to be suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, according to Magen David Adom, Israel's ...
Gunmen at a funeral on Wednesday for people killed in clashes between Syria's Druze community and security forces/ Israel's military chief has said his force struck "operatives" who attacked civilians from the Druze community on the outskirts of Damascus, after an outbreak of deadly sectarian ...
The strikes were carried out by RAF Typhoon jets armed with guided missiles/ The UK has launched air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter ...