India, Pakistan both claim victory — but no one truly wins
As they say, loss is an orphan, while victory has a thousand fathers. Thus, it follows the short-lived but brutal war between nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan, in which both sides noisily celebrate their victories while subtly downplaying their defeats. Minutes after a truce mediated by the United States went into effect, the headline “Pakistan […]
India, Pakistan intensify strikes amid de-escalation calls
The United States has called for the nuclear-armed neighbours to start negotiations and calm their rising confrontation, which is the most intense since 1999 after Pakistan and India launched strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military sites on Saturday. When Pakistan’s military said that a high military and civilian body in charge of its nuclear […]
India and Pakistan exchange allegations of drone strikes amid rising bilateral tensions
India and Pakistan accused one other of launching missile and drone assaults during the night. Islamabad claimed to have shot down 25 Indian drones, while Delhi said it had prevented raids on over a dozen cities. Following 31 fatalities from Indian missile attacks on Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, the accusations made by […]
US Navy deploys more warships near Iran to combat Houthi rebels
Fears of a possible Middle East confrontation have increased as a result of the US Navy moving another vessel closer to Iran. The Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Milius has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean from its prior location in the western Pacific. Additionally, US Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth has directed the aircraft carrier […]
Renewed Israeli strikes hit Syria amid heightened regional warnings from Damascus
Just hours after the Syrian president condemned a previous Israeli bombing near the presidential palace in Damascus as a “dangerous escalation,” Syrian state television is claiming that Israel has launched more airstrikes in Syria. Late Friday saw a number of local reports of Israeli military attacks around the nation, notably in the Hama countryside, which […]
What’s really behind Syria’s war and bloodshed?
This week, fighting broke out in the Syrian capital, Damascus’s suburbs in Jaramana and Ashrafiyat Sahnaya. At least 30 individuals have been slain in the violence, which started with local armed men from the Druze religious minority and unidentified gunmen from nearby cities. After Syrian security forces stepped in to bring about peace, Israel launched […]
ISIL’s deadly strike on Kurdish forces: A sign of growing instability in eastern Syria?
According to the group’s press agency, the ISIL (ISIS) group killed five Kurdish fighters in an offensive in Deir Az Zor, eastern Syria, raising fears about the group’s potential revival. Five members of Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in the attack, which Farhad Shami, the organization’s spokeswoman, told Reuters news agency on […]
ISIS lost territory, but its recruits continue to pose global threat
Many years have passed since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, ruled over a large portion of Syria and northern Iraq. During that period, it orchestrated a number of devastating terror attacks in European cities and produced affiliates throughout Africa and Asia. However, it continues to operate as a terror organization in over a dozen […]
The role of Kashmir in the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict
The incident that killed the most people in India in over 20 years took place on April 22 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. However, India and Pakistan have long been at odds over the region. The Himalayan area, which they both claim, has seen several conflicts, uprisings, and diplomatic impasses. At the end […]
Russia turns to Taliban as anti-terror ally amid rising ISIS-K threat
Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to Afghanistan’s Taliban as an “ally” against terrorism, Moscow has removed a two-decade-long ban on the group. This move seeks to strengthen relations with Kabul to combat a shared adversary — the Islamic State (ISIS). The decision was not unexpected, as Putin has said he is […]