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The strikes extend a series of tit-for-tat attacks as Israel’s war in Gaza threatens escalation across the region. A drone strike on a United States base in eastern Syria overnight has killed several fighters from Kurdish-led forces. The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday that seven fighters were killed and […]

US strikes on Iraq, Syria drive fears of regional escalation from Gaza war  Al Jazeera English Source link

U.S. fighter jets struck Houthi rebel sites in Yemen for a sixth time Friday, taking out anti-ship missile launchers that were prepared to fire, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing military operations. The Iranian-backed Houthi militants say their attacks on global shipping in the Red Sea corridor […]

From the outbreak of the Israeli-Hamas war nearly 100 days ago, President Biden and his aides have struggled to keep the war contained, fearful that a regional escalation could quickly draw in American forces. Now, with the American-led strike on 16 sites in Yemen on Thursday, there is no longer a question of whether there […]

In the past two weeks, American forces have killed Houthi militants in the Red Sea and a senior official in an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, as well as striking Hizbollah targets in Iraq. The Houthis have mounted repeated attacks in the Red Sea, prompting shipping companies to avoid the vital sea lane. Washington’s close ally […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up forward military deployment in the region, after reports of a U.S. plan to revive a Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings of Japan. The Chinese military is paying close attention to moves by […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Wednesday that fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East would probably subside once Israel transitioned its military mission in Gaza to lower-intensity combat operations. Asked whether a decision by Israel to shift from high-intensity operations to more targeted, intelligence-driven missions, as the Biden administration […]

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Program on Regional Security Studies (PRSS) is an in-resident program in international security studies (ISS) which is an essential part of the MISS Program. This five-week program analyzes the parameters of regional security within Europe and its flanks in the context of renewed great power competition. It examines the strategic objectives and instruments of statecraft […]

Attachments Geneva/Berlin/San José – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) documented 686 deaths and disappearances of migrants on the US-Mexico border in 2022, making it the deadliest land route for migrants worldwide on record. The figure represents nearly half of the 1,457 migrant deaths and disappearances recorded throughout the Americas in 2022, the deadliest year […]


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