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Israel BOMBS airports in Damascus, Aleppo prior to arrival of Iran’s foreign minister

October 16, 2023 -

Amirabdollahian's plane was rerouted due to the bombing and has since landed in Baghdad. It is unclear whether or not he is still planning to try to enter Syria for his scheduled visit or if plans will change and be rescheduled.

State media reported that Amirabdollahian's trip was scheduled "in light of the current Palestinian event, the crimes committed against Gaza and their dangerous ramifications."

As of this writing, it appears as though the only still-functional ...

Looking for more trouble? Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus amid escalating Israel-Hamas war

January 02, 2024 -

Israel has conducted a series of airstrikes in the surrounding areas of the Syrian capital, Damascus, amid escalating regional tension due to the Israel-Hamas war.

According to reports, an unnamed military source revealed that the attack was launched around 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 28 from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting specific points in the southern region. Syrian air defenses swiftly responded, successfully intercepting most ...

U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militants

November 10, 2023 -

The strike was conducted by two F-15 fighter jets in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The target was a weapons storage facility reportedly being used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country's elite military service, as well as affiliated pro-Iranian militia groups. (Related: IT HAS BEGUN: Syria fires mortar shells into disputed Golan Heights, Israel strikes back.)

"This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against ...

Israeli airstrike partially destroying nearly 1,600-year-old Gaza church stuns Christian community

October 26, 2023 -

The Israeli military said the two airstrikes that hit the nearly 1,600-year-old Church of Saint Porphyrius were meant for a church-run social services building adjacent to the main part of the old building.

The social services building was one of four buildings belonging to the church's complex. The Israeli military claimed without providing sufficient evidence that one of the buildings within the church compound was serving as a command and control center for Hamas....

SNYDER: We are literally on the brink of an apocalyptic war between Israel and Iran

October 16, 2023 -

(Article republished from TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com)

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to signal that a massive military offensive in Gaza is imminent…

Israel’s armed forces is ‘ready’ to defeat the ‘bloodthirsty monsters’, the Israeli Prime Minister said, with a land, sea, and air offensive imminent.

Israeli tanks and troops have gathered on the border and are carrying out simulations ready to spring an invasion of Gaza ...

Hamas leader meets with top Iranian official and Palestinian Islamic Jihad boss to stop Israel’s “brutal crimes” in Gaza

October 30, 2023 -

Amirabdollahian posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Tonight, I had a conversation with my brother Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, about sending humanitarian aid, and with Ismail Haniyeh and Ziad Nakhale, the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The resistance is strong on the side of Palestine. The political and security structure of the Israeli regime has collapsed and only its war machine works against civilians."

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian ...

U.S. Navy warship shoots down missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed militants in Yemen – possibly toward Israel

October 22, 2023 -

The USS Carney, a Navy guided-missile destroyer stationed in the northern Red Sea, reported on Thursday, Oct. 19, that it shot down four cruise missiles and 14 drones within a span of nine hours. These projectiles and unmanned vehicles were launched by the Houthis of Yemen and allegedly heading for Israel. (Related: Defense officials warn: Iran could use Israel-Palestine chaos as an "opportunity" to attack American forces all over the Middle East.)

The Houthis is an ...

Fascinating spy plane photos from the 1950s and 60s reveal hidden archaeological spots in Aleppo, Jordan and Nimrud

August 31, 2019 -

The CIA recently released black-and-white images taken by a U-2 recon aircraft that flew over Middle Eastern countries during the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to Aleppo, the spy planes took snapshots of Egyptian sites along the Nile River and the ruins of Nimrud in modern-day Iraq.

An ancient Assyrian city, Nimrud was occupied by ISIL in 2014. The terrorists deliberately destroyed much of the archaeological site until the Iraqi Army drove them out in 2016.

Fortunately ...

The war against alternative information

January 04, 2017 -

(Article by Tyler Durden, republished from zerohedge.com)

[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on Syria, Sept. 25, 2016. Power has been an advocate for escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria. (UN Photo)[/caption]

The new law mandates the U.S. Secretary of State to collaborate with the Secretary of Defense, Director of ...

Major bridge connecting Crimea to Russia heavily damaged as war in Ukraine escalates; Moscow responded with barrage of missiles

November 06, 2022 -

According to multiple reports and several videos of the attack posted online and on social media, a significant section of the bridge had collapsed, and several rail cars believed to be holding fuel were seen on fire. The bridge facilities vehicle and rail traffic and is considered vital to Russia’s ongoing operations in Ukraine. Loss off the bridge would severely hamper Moscow’s ability to supply its military and conduct counteroffensives in the area.

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“Whether ...

Dig reveals 2,600-year-old military castle that withstood “serious” attacks

November 02, 2019 -

Located in the North Sinai province of Egypt, the fortress arose during the rule of Psamtik I (664 B.C. - 610 B.C.), the founder of the Saite or Twenty-Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. It guarded against the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, but ultimately failed its mission many years later.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities dispatched a team to excavate the remains of the ancient fortress. The government agency's official Facebook page reported that they found the North-East ...

Experts say oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible could sell for $50M

April 03, 2023 -

According to experts at the New York-based auction house Sotheby's, the Codex Sassoon will be auctioned this coming May. They predicted its selling price between $30 million and $50 million. If sold, it could become the most expensive historical document ever auctioned – that is, if the winning bid surpasses the $43.2 million paid for a first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution.

The leather-bound, handwritten parchment book appeared to have been made between 880 A.D....

Terrorism suspected in new truck attack in Berlin as scores mowed down, killed

December 19, 2016 -

German authorities say at least 45 shoppers were injured, a number of them critically. The driver slammed into a crowd of holiday shoppers at around 40 miles per hour in a busy Christmas market, the UK’s Daily Mail noted.

As police and emergency rescue and medical personnel attended to the dead and injured, members of the Islamic State, or ISIS, quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.

Authorities said the truck jumped the curb and ran onto the sidewalk, ...