Israel believes Iran is trying to equip its Arab allies with high-tech weapons that could overwhelm Israel’s defenses. It has been taking action to stop it.
Tag: Iraq
Lebanon Accuses Israel of 2nd Attack in 2 Days
Lebanon’s president compared the attacks to “a declaration of war” as tensions between Israel, Iran and groups backed by Iran mount across the region.
Israeli Airstrike Hits Weapons Depot in Iraq
Israel attacked a base said to be a transit point for Iran to send weapons to Syria. It was one of several recent attacks on weapons depots in Iraq.
ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria
Five months after its territorial defeat, the Islamic State is conducting guerrilla attacks as defense officials acknowledge that the terrorist group is here to stay.
For ISIS Children, Returning Home to Europe Meets Resistance
The children with the best chance of repatriation have been orphans. Even in countries officially committed to the task, it’s slow going.
He Gave a Bike to a Refugee Girl. 24 Years Later, She Got to Thank Him.
Mevan Babakar was a 5-year-old refugee in the Netherlands when she received a present that changed her life. Social media helped her find the man who gave it.
ICE Deported Him to a Country He’d Never Seen. He Died 2 Months Later.
Jimmy Aldaoud died in a Baghdad apartment on Tuesday after vomiting blood and begging to return to the United States. He had lived in the Detroit area from infancy until he was deported in June.
ISIS, Eyeing Europe, Could Launch Attacks This Year, U.N. Warns
Less than five months after its military defeat in Syria, the group is considering attacks designed to “exacerbate existing dissent and unrest” in European nations.
‘Her Eyes Were Full of Fear.’ Turkey Repatriates Children of ISIS Followers.
The country is allowing some of the wives and children of the terror group’s loyalists to return home from Iraq.
She’s 14, Disabled From a Bomb Blast and One of Iraq’s Top Table Tennis Players
Najla Imad Lafta survived a bomb placed under her father’s car but was missing three limbs and saw little point in life. Then she discovered a sport in which she excels.