Red Sea Geopolitics: The colour of war?
February 15, 2024
Asian news from Syria
Malaysia police probe claims ex-Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud was taken from hospital amid legal row
Malaysian police on Monday said they were investigating social media-fuelled claims that former Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud was forcibly taken from hospital against his doctor’s orders, amid an ongoing legal dispute between his Syrian wife and his children over his vast fortune.
U.S. carries out retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend's attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops.
Pressure mounting for Biden to bomb Iran
US President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid direct participation in the Israeli-Hamas war, even while wholeheartedly supporting Israel’s goal of defeating and destroying Hamas.
Oil prices higher after Iran-linked drone strikes kill three U.S. troops, Biden vows retaliation
Oil prices advanced early Monday after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed U.S. troops in Jordan on the weekend.
Three U.S. troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday.
Monday Briefing: U.S. Service Members Killed in Jordan
Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan yesterday and 25 others were injured in what the U.S. said was a drone strike from an Iran-backed militia. The deaths were the first U.S. military fatalities from hostile fire in the turmoil spilling over from Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
Iraq and the U.S. begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group
The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq.