By Fadi Ibrahim and Sam Kimball – Drop Site News

NAWA, Syria—”The Israelis passed through five other villages to get to us,” Abdullah Al-Saqr said. The septuagenarian was sitting on an embroidered cushion in a darkened room surrounded by other men from Nawa, a small town in southwestern Syria with houses built of concrete and basalt—the signature black volcanic rock pulled from the earth of Daraa province. Continue reading “As Damascus Hangs Back, Syrians Have Been Left to Fend Off Israeli Occupation on Their Own”

By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

Kathmandu’s arrest of a prominent political observer who shared critical reporting by The Grayzone is the latest sign that a government which promised reform may be more repressive than the one it forcibly replaced.

Continue reading “Top Nepal court demands answers after gov’t arrests analyst for sharing Grayzone exposé”

By Belly of the Beast – Drop Site News

Story by Reed Lindsay. Published in collaboration with Belly of the Beast and Miami New Times

HAVANA, Cuba—Last November, 33-year-old truck driver José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló was scrolling TikTok when he came across a live video posted by Raúl Quevedo, a Cuban living in the United States. Continue reading “Inside the Armed Incursion From Florida Intended to Topple Cuba’s Government”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Saudi airstrikes that hit Yemen on Monday night into Tuesday killed at least 17 people, including civilians and detainees at a prison, according to Ansar Allah officials and reports in Yemeni media. Continue reading “Saudi Airstrikes Reportedly Kill at Least 17 Civilians and Detainees in Yemen”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli attacks across Gaza on Monday killed at least four Palestinians, including an 11-year-old boy, as the IDF continues to frequently kill children as part of its constant violations of the October 2025 ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks Across Gaza Kill at Least Four Palestinians, Including 11-Year-Old Boy”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

US Africa Command said in a press release on Friday that its forces launched an airstrike in northern Somalia on September 17 as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no US media coverage. Continue reading “US Launches Airstrike in Northern Somalia as It Continues Record-Breaking Bombing Campaign”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz, in an article for Miriam Adelson’s outlet Israel Hayom, quietly revealed the real goal behind the Israel Lobby’s push to “merge” the US and Israel’s militaries. Continue reading “From Aid to Dependency: Israeli Agent Reveals the Real Goal of ‘Merging’ U.S. and Israeli Militaries”

By Mariam Barghouti and Sharif Abdel Kouddous – Drop Site News

RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank—Palestinian-American journalist and Drop Site News contributor Naqaa Hamed was arrested by Israeli authorities at a checkpoint on Tuesday as she was returning from a reporting assignment in the occupied West Bank, according to her colleagues and family. She spent the night in Israeli custody and is being interrogated about her journalistic work, a lawyer who spoke to Hamed on the phone told the family. Continue reading “Palestinian-American Journalist Naqaa Hamed Detained by Israeli Forces After Settlers Targeted Her”

By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

When a semi-anonymous social media user declared that the federal government had targeted her in a bizarre entrapment scheme, the paranoid claim snowballed into a more disturbing revelation: the Pentagon appears to be breaking the law by paying conservative influencers to track, surveil, and propagandize Americans. Who else is involved in the covert scheme?

Continue reading “Covert Pentagon propagandists are tracking anti-war Americans, skirting the law”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has taken control of more islands in the Red Sea and launched another significant missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday, as the war in Yemen continues to rage after it was reignited by Saudi airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport on July 13. Continue reading “Ansar Allah Takes Control of More Red Sea Islands, Launches Attack on Saudi Arabia”

By Aída Chávez – Drop Site News

Earlier this month, a coalition of 50 antiwar and foreign policy groups reached out to the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee with an unusual plea: Please don’t attack President Trump—at least not for his decision to de-escalate tensions with North Korea as he focuses his attention on the Mideast. Continue reading “Democrats Are Urging Trump to Re-Escalate on North Korea”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

An Israeli strike on a partially destroyed home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Thursday morning killed a man, his wife, and their two young daughters as the IDF continues to regularly kill children in its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Father, Mother, and Their Two Daughters”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Pakistan is likely to carry out airstrikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, at Saudi Arabia’s request, Türkiye Today reported on Wednesday, citing Pakistani sources. Continue reading “Report: Pakistan Likely To Carry Out Airstrikes in Yemen at Saudi Request”

By Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

As public anger against the Nepalese government mounts after deadly landslides in Nepal, files show the country’s new prime minister and several of his colleagues came to power thanks in part to a covert program sponsored by the US government.

Continue reading “As criticism grows over landslide inaction, leaks show Nepal’s new leaders groomed by US regime change outfit”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US on Tuesday launched more strikes against Iranian oil tankers, and the Iranian military began responding by launching a heavy missile attack on US bases in Jordan.

A US official told Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin that the US launched strikes against tankers near Kharg Island, deep inside the Persian Gulf, and near the Iranian port city of Jask, on the Gulf of Oman. Continue reading “US Bombs Iranian Oil Tankers; IRGC Hits US Bases in Jordan”

By Shlomi Eldarand Ruth Yuval – Haaretz

Netanyahu, Sinwar and bin Zayed

In September ’23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM’s failures surrounding Oct. 7. Netanyahu: ‘This is an absolute lie’ Continue reading “Current section Israel News•Israel Security Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli attacks over the previous 24-hour period killed at least five Palestinians, including two young children, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks in Gaza Over 24 Hours Kill at Least Five Palestinians, Including Two Children”

By Mohamed Gabobe – Drop Site News

MOGADISHU, Somalia —On September 3, shortly after sunset, U.S. surveillance drones began carrying out reconnaissance missions in two areas of the Al-Miskad mountains in Puntland, Somalia, according to Puntland security officials that spoke with Drop Site. The two localities—Togga Miraale and Togga Baalade—are considered strongholds for ISIS militants by local authorities. Continue reading “Secretive U.S. Base in Somalia Signals New Phase of War”