Washington – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces that US forces have begun a military operation against fighters of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, days after the attack that targeted them in the city of Palmyra.
Washington – US President Donald Trump signs the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026, which includes the abolition of comprehensive sanctions imposed on Syria under the Caesar Act, after it was passed in the Senate the day before yesterday, Wednesday, by a majority of 77 members to 20 opposing votes, noting that it includes an amendment requiring the abolition of sanctions on Syria.
Gaza – Health authorities in the Gaza Strip say that a number of Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured as a result of the Israeli occupation bombing of a school housing displaced people east of Gaza City.
Baghdad – The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announces the killing of a number of members of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in an air strike north of the city of Rawa in Anbar Governorate.
Tehran – Iranian local authorities announce that seven people were killed as a result of the floods that recently swept the southern regions of the country, and the Iranian Red Crescent Society states that among them is a cadre of the relief and rescue teams who died while rescuing flood victims in the city of Jahram in Fars Province.
Beirut – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announces that it has handed over to the Lebanese Armed Forces a completely cleared minefield near the Blue Line in the town of Blida, southeastern Lebanon. It says that this operation is the first of its kind since the outbreak of hostilities last year, and it explains that the mine clearance work included an area of approximately two thousand square meters.
Aden – The Yemeni Ma’rib Governorate Police revealed the implementation of a qualitative pre-emptive operation through which they arrested a leader in the Houthi militia who runs a factory for producing explosive devices and explosives and supervises cells. "Terrorist" To target military and civilian leaders. (The End) R.J
