Qatar: Israel targets Hamas leadership in attack on Doha

The Israeli army says it has carried out an assassination attempt on top Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha, where multiple explosions have been heard. A Hamas source tells Al Jazeera the attack happened as a negotiating team was discussing Read More …

Tunisia: Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone at Sidi Bou Said port

An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia Monday night, but all six passengers and crew are safe. Tunisia’s National Read More …

Israel: Six dead in shooting attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem

Six people were murdered and 12 others injured in a Monday morning shooting attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem. Twelve of the victims were evacuated to hospitals, among them seven whose condition is serious. Two victims are in moderate condition Read More …

Syria: 10,672 people killed in Syria since fall of Al-Assad regime, including 3,020 people extrajudicially executed

Nine months passed after the fall of Al-Assad regime and dissociation of military and security institutions, which caused critical security vacuum throughout Syria and left military forces which later took control of the country facing considerable challenges at all levels, Read More …

Israel: Missile from Yemen was carrying a cluster munition

The IDF reported on Wednesday evening that the Houthi missile intercepted in the morning carried a cluster warhead. According to the IDF, a field examination concluded that the Houthi terrorist regime used a cluster surface-to-surface missile. In its statement, the Read More …

UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks

Yesterday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drones dropped four grenades close to UNIFIL peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks hindering access to a UN position close to the Blue Line. This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel Read More …

Iraq: Kurdish mine agency says two million square meters of land cleared in 2025

Around two million square meters of land littered with mines and unexploded ordnance have been cleared across the Kurdistan Region over the past seven months, a local official said on Monday, adding landmines have claimed the lives of ten people Read More …

Israel: Seven IDF soldiers injured in Zeitoun neighborhood

During an operational activity in the Zeitoun neighborhood near Gaza City, an IDF Namer armored vehicle was damaged after it drove over an explosive device. Seven soldiers were injured in the explosion, one moderately and the rest lightly. All of Read More …

Iran: Security forces agents kill 13 militants in Sistan and Baluchistan province

Iran’s security forces Wednesday killed 13 militants in three separate operations in southeast of the country, state TV reported. The report said that eight of the dead were part of a group that killed five policemen last Friday while they Read More …

Iraq: KRG Achieves Major Progress in Landmine Clearance Across the Region

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) ninth cabinet has announced significant achievements in its ongoing campaign to protect citizens, support reconstruction, and safeguard the environment through extensive landmine clearance operations. According to the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), over 11.3 Read More …

Israel hits Houthis targets in Sanaa after reports group used missile carrying cluster munitions

Israel has carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in response to the group’s missile attack on Friday which Israel said carried cluster munitions. The Israeli operation targeted a military complex housing the presidential palace, a Read More …

UNOCT: Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex’

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple ISIL leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its Read More …

Syria: Explosive device planted inside car goes off in Mezzeh area of Damascus

An explosive device planted inside an old car exploded this evening in the Mezzeh area of Damascus, causing no injuries. Commander of the Internal Security Forces in Damascus Governorate, Brigadier General Osama Mohammad Khair Atikah, said in a statement on Read More …

UK continues support for mine clearance in Syria

The UK has stressed its continued support for efforts to clear Syrian territory of mines. The British envoy for Syria, Ann Snow, warned in a post on X platform that “Syria is set to record the highest number of civilian Read More …

UN Syria Commission finds March coastal violence was widespread and systematic

GENEVA – The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry today published a report on the wave of violence that engulfed coastal and western central Syria from January, finding that acts that may amount to war crimes were committed. The violence – Read More …

Syria and Turkey strike new military deal

Syria and Turkey have struck a deal on military training and consultancy during a high-level Syrian delegation’s visit to Ankara on Wednesday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry announced. The agreement was signed for the regular exchange of personnel to enhance military co-operation; Read More …

Iraq: More than 600 Shia pilgrims hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak

More than 600 Shia pilgrims in Iraq have been briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, according to authorities. The incident took place overnight on the route between Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah ammunition depot explosion kills 6 soldiers south of Litani

Six Lebanese army soldiers were killed and others wounded in an explosion while inspecting a weapons depot in Majdal Zoun and Wadi Zibqin, Tyre. The victims include four members from the 5th Infantry Brigade and two from the Engineering Regiment. Read More …

Ukrainian sappers to train at Middle East mine action school with funding from Paris

Ukraine will take another step toward the safe de-occupation and clearing of war remnants. On 4 August, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced that sappers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the State Special Transport Service will be trained at the Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel

The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Read More …