Russian airstrikes plunge Ukrainians into darkness and hit the largest dam in Zaporizhzhia. Politicians and football fans react to Nike’s new design of England’s football shirt. Hong Kong Watch tells us the region’s national security law completely destroys the little freedom left in the former British colony. Visitors and tourists enjoy blooming almond trees in […]
The Pentagon says retaliatory strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias “destroyed or functionally damaged” dozens of targets at a number of different locations in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder made the announcement during a Monday press briefing. Air assaults Friday in Iraq and Syria targeted other Iranian-backed militias and the […]
The United States has announced its commitment to ongoing measures following the initiation of retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militants and military targets in Iraq and Syria on January 2. Major General (Retired) Bob Dees, former commander of the U.S.-Israeli Combined Task Force for Missile Defense and CEO of the National Center for Healthy Veterans, provided […]
Major U.S. airstrikes were carried out over the weekend against Iran-backed groups in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The strikes were made in retaliation to last week’s drone attack on a U.S. Military base in Jordan, which killed three U.S. service members and wounded over 40 others. NTD spoke to Justin Logan, the director of defense […]
On January 23, the United States carried out strikes on positions linked to a Shiite militia group in Iraq. Baghdad swiftly condemned these military actions, expressing concerns about heightened tensions in the already volatile Middle East region. NTD spoke with Robert Spalding, retired general and former senior director of strategic planning at the U.S. National […]
Are the airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen going to escalate or deescalate tensions in the Middle East? And did President Joe Biden need approval from Congress to order the strikes? NTD spoke with David Wurmser, a Middle East affairs analyst at the Center for Security Policy, to discuss the U.S. action against the Houthis.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip—Palestinian terrorists ambushed Israeli troops in a dense Gaza City neighborhood, killing at least nine of them, media reported Wednesday, as Hamas put up stiff resistance in areas that Israel has isolated and pounded with airstrikes for over nine weeks. The air and ground offensive has resulted in the deaths of over 18,400 […]
The suspect in the Maine shootings is still at large. Police and FBI agents surrounded a home in Bowdoin, Maine on Oct. 26 as they followed up leads in the manhunt. NTD has the latest on the hunt for fugitive Robert Card. The U.S. launched precision airstrikes in Syria on Oct. 27 in response to […]
Moscow is intensifying its airstrikes on Ukrainian cities. Ukraine says a Russian attack killed at least seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city. And Russia’s Defence Ministry says 400 mercenaries are encircled in a steelworks plant in the besieged city of Mariupol. Warning: This report contains some graphic video footage.
Japan’s defense minister Nobuo Kishi said Wednesday that he would not rule out the option to conduct pre-emptive airstrikes on enemy bases because the country has reserved the right to do so. During a parliamentary lower house budget panel hearing, Kishi said that such attacks “would fall within the scope of self-defense,” although it would […]
Israel on Thursday launched rockets at an artillery launch site in Lebanon as a response to attacks from the Lebanese earlier this week, officials said. The Israeli military said fighter jets targeted the launch sites from which the Lebanese rocket attacks originated on Wednesday. A separate infrastructure used in past terror attacks on Israeli territory […]
The United States is intensifying its airstrikes to help the Afghan forces as the Taliban ramp up their offensive. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the Afghans can weaken some of the insurgents’ advances, but he’s uncertain about the outcome.
Joseph Votel, Head of the U.S. Central Command, confirmed at a hearing on March 29 that a formal investigation will be launched into the March 17 explosion in West Mosul. The explosion collapsed a building and is believed to have killed scores of civilians. “There is a fair chance that we may have contributed to […]
Joseph Votel, Head of the U.S. Central Command, confirmed at a hearing on March 29 that a formal investigation will be launched into the March 17 explosion in West Mosul. The explosion collapsed a building and is believed to have killed scores of civilians. “There is a fair chance that we may have contributed to […]
