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Senior Editor at Antiwar.com, regular contributor to Seeking Alpha
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Six Killed, Scores Wounded as Saudi-backed Forces Shoot Separatist Protesters in South Yemen
Separatist protests grow across South Yemen, demonstrators accuse troops of draconian tactics
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 11, 2026

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Six Killed, Scores Wounded as Saudi-backed Forces Shoot Separatist Protesters in South Yemen - News From Antiwar.com
Rallies in favor of the separatist STC group in South Yemen continue to grow, and while the largest have been in the city of Aden, substantial protests are being reported elsewhere, including the Shab...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Fiddling while the world burns.
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Syrian Officer Arrested Over Killing of Druze Civilians
Four civilians killed, one wounded while harvesting olives
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 8, 2026

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Syrian Officer Arrested Over Killing of Druze Civilians - News From Antiwar.com
The Syrian Internal Security Directorate has announced that one of their officers has been arrested for involvement in an attack on Saturday in which four Druze civilians were killed and one other was...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Lebanon Preparing Lawsuit Over Israel Spraying Chemicals on Southern Farmland

President Aoun says toxic chemical sprays amount to ‘environmental and health’ crime

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 4, 2026

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Lebanon Preparing Lawsuit Over Israel Spraying Chemicals on Southern Farmland - News From Antiwar.com
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has released a statement confirming that the government is preparing to file a lawsuit as well as diplomatic action against Israel over a weekend incident in which Israe...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Israeli Troops Raid Southern Syria, Establish Checkpoints
Mortar shells fired at agricultural land in Quneitra Governorate
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 4, 2026

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Israeli Troops Raid Southern Syria, Establish Checkpoints - News From Antiwar.com
The US-mediated effort to get a deal between Israel and Syria still seems to be a work in progress, and the IDF is back deploying forces into Syria’s southwestern Quneitra Governorate, and attacking f...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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UNIFIL Operations Disrupted as Israel Drops Mystery Chemicals in Southern Lebanon
Israel said chemicals ‘non-toxic,’ but warned UNIFIL to ‘take cover’
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 2, 2026

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UNIFIL Operations Disrupted as Israel Drops Mystery Chemicals in Southern Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com
Adding to Israel’s ongoing hostility to the UN peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon, the UNIFIL reported Sunday’s operations near the Blue Line were disrupted when the IDF began dropping an unid...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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Israeli Strikes Kill One, Wound Eight in Southern Lebanon
IDF claims ‘senior’ Hezbollah commander was slain in Sunday strike
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 2, 2026

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Israeli Strikes Kill One, Wound Eight in Southern Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com
Israel continues to flout the Lebanon ceasefire, launching multiple strikes against southern Lebanon on Monday and issuing an evacuation order forcing civilians out of Ain Qana and Kfar Tibnit before ...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One, Wounds Three in Southern Lebanon

Attack targeted a vehicle in the town of Ebba

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 1, 2026

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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One, Wounds Three in Southern Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com
An Israeli drone strike Sunday has killed one person and wounded three others in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted a vehicle in the Nabatieh District, in the town of Ebba. There are no details abo...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Report: Turkey Blocks Aid Convoy From Reaching Syria’s Kobane
Despite claims of deal between Syria, SDF, Kobane remains under siege
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | February 1, 2026

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Report: Turkey Blocks Aid Convoy From Reaching Syria’s Kobane - News From Antiwar.com
The Kurdish majority city of Kobane remains under the control of the SDF, and despite yet another deal between Kurdish officials and the Syrian government which was meant to resolve the conflict, the city remains under siege. As the siege of the city approaches two weeks, the humanitarian situation within…
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February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Maliki Defiant After Trump Demand He Step Down From PM Candidacy

Former PM warns Trump interference violates Iraqi sovereignty
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 28, 2026

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Maliki Defiant After Trump Demand He Step Down From PM Candidacy - News From Antiwar.com
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has very publicly rejected President Trump’s demand he be prevented from returning to power, declaring it “blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal ...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Snow Worsens Siege on Syrian Kurdish City of Kobane as Fighting Expands

Kurds aim to retain key town along border with Iraqi Kurdistan
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 28, 2026

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Snow Worsens Siege on Syrian Kurdish City of Kobane as Fighting Expands - News From Antiwar.com
If you put aside the continued fighting in several parts of northern and eastern Syria, and the mounting humanitarian crisis among civilians displaced by the fighting, the ceasefire between the Syrian...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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US Drone Strike Kills al-Qaeda Commander in Eastern Yemen
Locals say strike happened near the Oman border in Mahra Governorate
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 29, 2026

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US Drone Strike Kills al-Qaeda Commander in Eastern Yemen - News From Antiwar.com
One of the early consequences of the Saudi invasion of Yemen was that the local affiliate, called al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), seized substantial territory in the south. AQAP is no longer...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kill At Least Two
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DF claims killed was Hezbollah operative, locals say he was a school teacher

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 25, 2026

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Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kill At Least Two - News From Antiwar.com
Israel is once again carrying out airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon today, with strikes killing at least two people and wounding one other, and the IDF offering the usual pretext that the...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Syrian Army Says Ceasefire With Kurds Extended for 15 Days
Humanitarian corridor opened to sieged city of Kobane

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 25, 2026

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Syrian Army Says Ceasefire With Kurds Extended for 15 Days - News From Antiwar.com
On Tuesday, the Syrian government announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish SDF, which came with what appeared to amount to an ultimatum to agree to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) terms for in...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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US Threatens To Cut Iraq Off From Oil Revenue Over Government Composition
US insists ‘pro-Iran MPs’ must be excluded from next government
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 25, 2026

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US Threatens To Cut Iraq Off From Oil Revenue Over Government Composition - News From Antiwar.com
Iraq had a parliamentary election in late 2025, with the results ratified in mid-December. This, as usual, led to a scramble to try to form a majority coalition out of a large number of political part...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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At Least Three Civilians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon

TV presenter, university student among the slain by IDF attacks

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 27, 2026

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At Least Three Civilians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com
Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon have left at least three civilians dead since Monday, including a TV presenter for Lebanon’s Al Manar TV identified as Ali Nour al-Din, who was killed on his mo...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Syrian Army, Kurdish SDF Continue to Clash, Trade Blame
Sharaa assures Kobane Kurds, still under siege, their rights will be protected

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 26, 2026

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Syrian Army, Kurdish SDF Continue to Clash, Trade Blame - News From Antiwar.com
Fresh off a new 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the two sides, the Syrian Army and the Kurdish SDF are continuing to fight in several areas across the country, and as has been the case for w...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Over 170,000 Civilians Displaced by Fighting in Northeast Syria
Aid groups struggle to provide for displaced during harsh winter

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 27, 2026

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Over 170,000 Civilians Displaced by Fighting in Northeast Syria - News From Antiwar.com
Fighting between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF continues with the government cracking down on perceived SDF loyalists and trying to consolidate gains from the recent offensives against them....
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January 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Trump Aims to Veto Maliki’s Return to Power in Iraq
Warns US will ‘no longer help Iraq’ if Maliki becomes PM again
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 27, 2026

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Trump Aims to Veto Maliki’s Return to Power in Iraq - News From Antiwar.com
Iraq’s Coordination Framework has nominated Nouri al-Maliki as their leader to attempt to form the next Iraqi government after November’s election. Maliki was Iraq’s premier from 2006 to 2014, and has...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Massacre Claimed as SDF Fighter Killed 21 in Village Near Syria’s Kobane

SDF says fighter was dismissed, referred to military court for killings

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 24, 2026

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Massacre Claimed as SDF Fighter Killed 21 in Village Near Syria’s Kobane - News From Antiwar.com
The Kurdish SDF has reported that one of their fighters was involved in an apparent massacre in the village of Kharous, near the important border city of Kobane. The incident gained major national att...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties

Barrack accused Kurds of seeking to drag Israel into Syrian matters

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 21, 2026

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Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties - News From Antiwar.com
The US has effectively declared an end to their military support for the Syrian Kurdish SDF is causing no small amount of resentment in the Kurdish community, which after a long-term partnership feels...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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The ISIS detention camps are a farce... the SDF was holding men, women and children at al-Hawl, and some of the people in that camp were actually born in that camp. Now they're getting sent to Iraq to be held... forever? This is Batman villain origin story shit.
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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Thousands of ISIS Freed as Syrian Forces Seize Prison Camp
HTS downplays ‘escapes,’ blames Kurds for releases

by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 21, 2026

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Thousands of ISIS Freed as Syrian Forces Seize Prison Camp - News From Antiwar.com
The Syrian military’s takeover of the al-Hawl prison camp, which housed tens of thousands of ISIS detainees and their families in eastern Hasakeh Governorate, seems to be going just as badly as many f...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties
Barrack accused Kurds of seeking to drag Israel into Syrian matters
by @jasonditz.bsky.social | January 21, 2026

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Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties - News From Antiwar.com
The US has effectively declared an end to their military support for the Syrian Kurdish SDF is causing no small amount of resentment in the Kurdish community, which after a long-term partnership feels...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM