Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News

Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News

This year’s observance, for many, is marred by Israel’s war on Gaza. Saudi officials have spotted the crescent moon and declared the the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. The officials saw the moon Sunday night, making Monday the first day of the…

Paramilitary commander killed in Baghdad drone strike: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News

Paramilitary commander killed in Baghdad drone strike: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News

Abu Baqir al-Saadi of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group has been killed in eastern Baghdad, officials say. A senior commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon linked to an attack that killed three US troops, died in a drone strike on a vehicle in…

UN envoy in Iraq to step down at end of May, says country ‘on a knife edge’ | Israel War on Gaza News

UN envoy in Iraq to step down at end of May, says country ‘on a knife edge’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Jeanine Hennis-Plasscha urges cessation of attacks, ‘reining in armed actors operating outside state control’. The head of the United Nations political mission in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has told the Security Council she expects to step down at the end of May, adding the country was “on a knife edge”. The…

US-UK strikes on Yemen’s Houthis: What we know so far | Israel War on Gaza News

US-UK strikes on Yemen’s Houthis: What we know so far | Israel War on Gaza News

The Houthi group in Yemen has again vowed that its attacks aimed at stopping Israel’s war on Gaza will not stop after the United States and the United Kingdom launched dozens of strikes overnight on Saturday. The latest strikes, backed by six other allies, come a day after the US…

Iraq says US bombing killed civilians and intensified regional conflict | Armed Groups

Iraq says US bombing killed civilians and intensified regional conflict | Armed Groups

NewsFeed The US has warned of more strikes after bombing 85 alleged Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed American soldiers in Jordan amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Iraq says civilians are among the dead. Published On 4 Feb 20244 Feb 2024 Check out…

How far will the US go in attacking Iran-linked targets in the Middle East? | News

How far will the US go in attacking Iran-linked targets in the Middle East? | News

Washington has carried out attacks against pro-Iran groups in Syria and Iraq. The United States says its attacked at least 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, using long-range bombers flown directly from the US. They were carried out in response to a drone attack on an army base in Jordan…

‘Overshadow Gaza crimes’: World reacts to US attacks on Iraq and Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Overshadow Gaza crimes’: World reacts to US attacks on Iraq and Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

The United States has conducted a wave of air strikes on Iran-aligned targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed American soldiers in Jordan. On Saturday, Iraq said 16 people, including civilians, were killed on its soil, and a monitoring group reported 18 people were killed…

‘Strategic error’: Iran condemns US attacks on Iraq, Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Strategic error’: Iran condemns US attacks on Iraq, Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says overnight US strikes are ‘violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity’ of the two countries. Iran says the attacks by the United States inside Iraq and Syria are a “strategic error” that will only add to tensions and instability in the Middle East heightened by Israel’s…

Iraq says 16 people, including civilians, killed in ‘new US aggression’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Iraq says 16 people, including civilians, killed in ‘new US aggression’ | Israel War on Gaza News

At least 16 people have been killed in US strikes in Iraq, the government said, as it condemned the “new aggression against” its sovereignty. Civilians were among the fatalities, and 25 people were wounded in the bombings that targeted both civilian and security areas, a government spokesperson said on Saturday….