Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Haddad, Libya’s Army Chief, was killed in a plane crash in Turkey on December 23. His death marks a significant loss for the Libyan military and its efforts toward unity.
The IDF said the men were involved in planning attacks against its forces and that two were members of Hezbollah’s air defense unit.
The ministry reported that 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts of power have been lost from the electrical system due to the halt in Iranian gas supplies.
Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy."
Geography, military exposure, and political constraints push Jerusalem and Washington to assess the same intelligence through very different clocks.
Regional coordination between Cairo and Ankara accelerates amid growing differences between the US and Israel over Turkey’s role after the Israel-Hamas War.
The airdrops on Dec. 17, 2024, came nine days after Assad’s removal and included 500 rifles sent to the Druze-led Military Council.
Iranian officials are emphasizing deterrence and diplomacy amid reports of Israeli concern over Tehran’s missile program and the risk of renewed escalation.
Renewed clashes between Damascus forces and Kurdish units in Aleppo underscore how fragile efforts to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new security framework remain, despite ceasefire agreements.
“Iran’s destabilizing behavior threatens the national interests of the United States, and therefore President Trump has reinstated a policy of ‘maximum pressure,’" the official said.
Syrian Druze militias were attacked by troops allegedly linked with the Syrian government in the Sweida region, while clashes were reported in northern Syria, according to Syrian media.
