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31.10.2025 - 23:27 [ Middle East Eye ]

Exclusive: Inside the UAE‘s secret Sudan war operation at Somalia‘s Bosaso

“They’re frequent and the logistics are transferred immediately to another aircraft that is on standby and is destined for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan through the neighbouring countries,” said Abdullahi, a senior Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) commander at Bosaso Airport, who spoke to Middle East Eye using a different name for security reasons.

According to flight tracking data, satellite imagery, multiple local sources, and US and regional diplomats, the origin of these planes and their cargo is clear: the United Arab Emirates.

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As MEE reported recently, Bosaso is connected to a ring of bases built and expanded by the UAE across the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The bases, on the islands of Mayun, Abd al-Kuri, Samhah; at the Somaliland port of Berbera and the Yemeni port of Mocha, are all on territory nominally controlled not by the UAE but its allies or clients.

24.10.2025 - 23:38 [ TRTWorld.com ]

US appoints Steven Fagin as ‚civilian lead‘ for Gaza ceasefire oversight body

US State Department said on Friday that Steve Fagin, a career diplomat, will work alongside US Army Lieutenant General Patrick Frank, the military head already appointed to the hub set up after the October 10 ceasefire.

Some 200 US troops were sent to the centre, set up in a rented warehouse, where they work with soldiers from Israel and European countries, representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and personnel from the United Nations and aid groups.

23.06.2025 - 20:08 [ CNN ]

Trump administration was anticipating retaliation from Iran, White House official says

“We knew they’d retaliate. They had a similar response after Soleimani,” the official said, referring to Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed in a US airstrike in 2020.

The official said initial assessments were that the missiles fired by the Iranians on Monday didn’t hit their intended targets. Qatar’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted an Iranian missile attack on the US air base in the country.

23.06.2025 - 19:53 [ @newsxlive / Youtube ]

Explosions in Doha: Iranian Missiles Target US Base, Neutralized by Air Defenses

Explosions were reported over Doha, Qatar, as Iranian ballistic missiles targeted a US military base. Qatar‘s air defense systems successfully intercepted and neutralized the threat. The incident highlights rising tensions in the Gulf region and underscores the importance of robust defensive measures in securing key strategic locations.

23.06.2025 - 19:49 [ Sharaq.com ]

Qatar intercepts Iranian missiles on Al Udeid Air Base, condemns “blatant aggression”

In turn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attack, calling it a “blatant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, airspace, and international law.”

In a statement, the ministry said the missiles were launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and confirmed that Qatar‘s air defenses successfully intercepted them before they reached their target.

“Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the scale and nature of this act of aggression,” the ministry said, warning that such attacks pose a direct threat to regional security.

23.06.2025 - 19:28 [ Middle East Eye ]

Iran launches missiles towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq

Iran said it launched a „devastating and powerful“ missile attack at the US‘s Al-Udeid base in Qatar on Saturday in retaliation for the US‘s strikes on their nuclear facilities over the weekend.

Eyewitnesses reported to Middle East Eye blasts across Doha.

Video footage shared with MEE showed missiles flying above the gleaming skyscrapers and marina of the Qatari capital. In another video air defence systems appeared to be engaging the missiles.

20.04.2025 - 19:14 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

US-Analysesoftware: Palantir macht Polizei und Militär politisch

Mehrere Bundesländer – darunter Hamburg, Bremen und Thüringen – fordern eine europäische Alternative zu dem umstrittenen System, das Sicherheitsbehörden automatisierten Zugriff auf vielfältige personenbezogene Daten gewährt. Doch unionsgeführte Länder wie Bayern, Hessen und Nordrhein-Westfalen nutzen die Technik bereits.
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Auch in militärischen Strukturen hat Palantir längst Fuß gefasst. Am Mittwoch gab die Nato bekannt, dass ihr operatives Hauptquartier in Brüssel künftig mit dem „Maven Smart System“ (MSS) arbeiten werde – einer KI-gestützten Planungssoftware, die das US-Unternehmen entwickelt hat.
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Das US-Militär setzt das „Maven“-System längst ein, auch an Standorten in Deutschland.

12.04.2025 - 22:03 [ LBCI Lebanon ]

Most Hezbollah military sites ceded to army in South Lebanon: Source tells AFP

Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday.

12.04.2025 - 22:01 [ Middle East Eye ]

Hezbollah withdraws from majority of military sites in southern Lebanon

„Out of 265 Hezbollah military positions identified south of the Litani [River], the movement has ceded about 190 to the army,“ the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

22.02.2025 - 19:37 [ Middle East Monitor ]

New Israel invasion into Quneitra, Syria

Al-Muhammad urged documenting the violations in international reports to submit them to the International Criminal Court, especially given the escalation of attacks on medical staff. The activist warned against the consequences of “attractive wages”, noting that this is a trap for young people living below the poverty line, as labour is used as a tool of espionage to infiltrate society and weaken any potential resistance.

Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC revealed that the Israeli occupation army had built seven military sites in the area extending between Mount Hermon in the north and Tel Kodna in the south, near the Syrian-Jordanian border triangle.

04.02.2025 - 17:34 [ Rudaw.net ]

President Barzani, anti-ISIS coalition commander discuss ISIS ‘dangers’

When ISIS seized swathes of Iraqi land in 2014, Peshmerga played a key role in driving the extremist group out of the areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad, especially Kirkuk. The US-led global coalition provided Peshmerga and Iraqi forces with military assistance to defeat ISIS territorially, which was completed in 2017.

Barzani and Leahy also discussed the latest developments in Syria and their impact on neighboring countries.

04.02.2025 - 17:24 [ Associated Press ]

Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal

(January 31, 2025)

The U.S. and Iraq announced an agreement last year to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by September 2025, with U.S. forces departing some bases where they have stationed troops during a two-decade-long military presence in the country. (…)

But the fall of Assad in a lightning offensive led by Sunni Islamist rebels in December led some to reassess that stance, including members of the Coordination Framework, a coalition of mainly Shiite, Iran-allied political parties that brought current Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to power in late 2022.

04.02.2025 - 16:08 [ Al Jazeera ]

Satellite images show Israel building military bases in Syria buffer zone

(February 3, 2025)

Israel is building military bases in the demilitarised buffer zone with Syria, according to satellite images seen by Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit.

The images were taken between December 19, 2024, just 11 days after Syria’s deposed President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow, and February 1, 2025. They show six sites constructed in that time inside the buffer zone. Another is being constructed outside the buffer zone and inside Syrian territory.

04.02.2025 - 16:05 [ Washington Post ]

Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation

(February 2, 2025)

As the Israeli military swept into a string of Syrian villages nearly two months ago, the soldiers assured locals that the presence would be temporary — the aim limited to seizing weapons and securing the area after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

But the earthmoving vehicles that followed suggest a more permanent presence.

03.01.2025 - 12:04 [ Antiwar.com ]

US Sets Up New North Syria Base With Allied Kurds Near Turkish Border

The US is reportedly building a new military base in the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani, right on the Turkish border.

The US has been backing the Kurdish SDF for years, to the chagrin of Turkey and its allies in the self-proclaimed Syrian National Army (SNA). In recent weeks, intense fighting has erupted between the SDF and Turkey and their partners in SNA.

So far, the fighting has centered around the city of Manbij, which is further west than Kobani but also along the Syria-Turkey border.

02.01.2025 - 18:16 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Anschlag von New Orleans: FBI geht inzwischen von Einzeltäter aus

Auch eine Verbindung zur Explosion eines Tesla Cybertrucks vor einem Trump-Hotel in Las Vegas sei zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht erkennbar. Der Vorfall, bei dem der Fahrer des Wagens in Las Vegas getötet wurde, ereignete sich nur wenige Stunden nach der Attacke in New Orleans. Ein Zusammenhang erschien zunächst naheliegend, weil sowohl der aktive US-Soldat der Eliteeinheit der Green Berets als auch der mutmaßliche New-Orleans-Täter, Shamsud-Din J., einige Zeit auf dem Stützpunkt Fort Liberty (ehemals: Fort Bragg) gedient hatten. Man sehe bislang aber keine Überschneidung der Dienstzeiten der beiden Männer in Fort Bragg, teilte das FBI mit.

02.01.2025 - 17:51 [ Fox News ]

Suspect behind Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel identified as active-duty US Army soldier

The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. Livelsberger, 37, has several addresses associated with him and was on leave from Germany, where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group.

02.01.2025 - 17:24 [ Scripps News Denver ]

Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources say

The Colorado Springs resident suspected of detonating a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a Las Vegas hotel and the Texas man accused of driving a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans served at the same military base, sources told Scripps News Denver.

02.01.2025 - 17:15 [ Denver7.com ]

Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources tell Denver7 Investigates

Livelsberger was a member of the Army’s elite Green Berets, a special forces unit and guerrilla warfare experts, according to an Army statement reported by the Associated Press. He has served in the Army since 2006, rising through the ranks, and was on approved leave when he died, the statement said. The Green Berets work to counter terrorists abroad using unconventional techniques.

Livelsberger spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina that is home to Army special forces command.

31.12.2024 - 13:45 [ Le Monde ]

Syria: France claims strikes on IS positions

France has belonged to the Inherent Resolve international coalition against IS since 2014, for Iraq, and 2015 for Syria. French troops involved in the operations are based in the region, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

31.12.2024 - 13:39 [ Protothema.gr ]

France announced that it carried out missile strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria

“On Sunday, French Air Force forces carried out targeted strikes against Islamic State positions on Syrian territory,” Lecorni wrote on the social media platform X.

The French airstrikes followed a similar US military strike in Syria, which the US said claimed the lives of two Islamic State members.

25.12.2024 - 15:25 [ Daily News Egypt ]

Syria’s Shifting Sands: A New Middle East Order

The final outcome in Syria appears stark: Assad’s regime has fallen, and the Syrian army has been entirely dismantled—an unprecedented event even compared to the 1967 war. Israel now firmly controls the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. Turkish forces have seized more than 13 cities, cementing their influence. The United States has solidified its presence in oil-rich regions while extending legal protection to the Kurds and the SDF.

11.12.2024 - 09:22 [ enabbaladi.net ]

The US and al-Omar oil field: Military base or oil greed

(September 23, 2022)

On 22 October 2017, SDF announced that its forces, with the support of the International Coalition Forces (ICF), had taken control of the al-Omar oil field, Syria’s largest, after the regime’s alliance had engaged in military operations against it for days.

As SDF installed its spheres of influence in the region as far as the Euphrates River from the eastern side, the al-Omar field is now known as the largest US military base in Syria.

The field in Deir Ezzor’s eastern countryside is the largest oil field in Syria, with a pre-Syrian revolution production of about 30,000 barrels per day.

11.12.2024 - 08:48 [ U.S. Central Command ]

USCENTCOM Commander Visits Syria and Iraq

Syria

Today, Dec. 10, Gen. Kurilla visited U.S. military commanders and servicemembers, as well as our Defeat-ISIS partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, at several bases in Syria. He received a firsthand assessment of force protection measures, the rapidly evolving situation, and ongoing efforts to prevent ISIS from exploiting the current situation. USCENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Iraq

After visiting Syria, Gen. Kurilla visited Baghdad where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia‘ al Sudani, Chief of Staff Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, and Iraqi Joint Operations Deputy Commander Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawai. The leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional security, the rapidly changing situation in Syria, as well as the defeat-ISIS operations in Iraq.

10.12.2024 - 21:38 [ theIns.ru ]

“We were screwed over”: Russian propagandists fume over downfall of Assad regime in Syria

„I would ask myself the same question: do we even have intelligence services, do they work? And if they do, who’s ‘processing’ the results of their work? If this is some ‘masterstroke,’ a planned maneuver, then what’s happening with our troops in fallen Damascus, and what about the embassy?”

10.12.2024 - 21:32 [ Reuters ]

Syria‘s Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian state media

(December 9, 2024)

Syrian opposition leaders had agreed to guarantee the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic institutions in Syria, the source told news agencies.

10.12.2024 - 02:05 [ eadaily.com ]

We have agreed on Syria. But why did Russia need to give in to Turkey?

Russia maintains its military bases and embassy in Syria after the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. The agreements with Turkey are obvious.

10.12.2024 - 01:33 [ eadaily.com ]

Al Arabiya: Russia handed over facilities to Israel in the Golan Heights area

Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the opening of a front in Syria. Israeli forces occupied Mount Hermon from the Syrian side in the Golan Heights, from where the Syrian army withdrew, Israeli and Arab media reported. N12 TV channel noted that „in fact, this is the first IDF presence in the area after the Yom Kippur War.“

08.12.2024 - 18:59 [ Reuters ]

Suspected Israeli strikes hit a part of Damascus, two security sources say

The regional security sources said at least six strikes hit the main air base in the north of the city of Suweida that has a large stockpile of rockets and missiles left by Syrian troops.
The attack appeared aimed at prevent these weapons from falling into the hands of radical groups, one source told Reuters.

13.11.2024 - 13:07 [ KhaleejTimes.com ]

Russia asks Israel to avoid air strikes near Syrian base

Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes near one of Moscow‘s bases in Syria, a top official said on Wednesday.

13.11.2024 - 12:59 [ Reuters ]

US carried out strikes against Iranian linked targets in Syria

(November 11, 2024)

The U.S. military said on Monday it had carried out strikes against nine targets associated with Iranian groups in Syria.
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The U.S. has 900 troops in Syria, and 2,500 more in neighboring Iraq, on a mission to advise and assist local forces trying to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State, which in 2014 seized large swathes of both countries but was later defeated.

27.10.2024 - 11:26 [ Shafaq.com ]

Iran says Israel used US-controlled airspace in Iraq for strikes, warns of retaliation

In a statement broadcast on Iranian state television, the Iranian Armed Forces Communications Center said, “We inform the brave and honorable Iranian people that hostile Zionist aircraft, in a blatant violation of international law, used airspace provided by the American terrorist army in Iraq early this morning to launch multiple long-range, air-launched missiles from 100 kilometers away from the Iranian border.” The statement was followed by calls to Iran’s media and experts to rely solely on official sources amid circulating rumors.

The missiles, reportedly fitted with warheads one-fifth the size of Iranian ballistic warheads, targeted radar systems in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, and areas near Tehran, the statement noted.

“Thanks to timely intervention by Iran’s air defense, the damage was limited; several radar systems sustained minor damage, with some already repaired and others undergoing restoration.”

14.10.2024 - 07:32 [ CNN ]

4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, launched by Hezbollah hit an army base adjacent to Binyamina, a town north of Tel Aviv that lies some 40 miles from the Lebanese border.

In addition to the four soldiers killed, seven soldiers suffered severe injuries, the IDF said.

According to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service, a total of 61 people were wounded in the attack.