A U.S. drone strike killed multiple Iranian-backed terrorist leaders on Wednesday night in Baghdad, Iraq, according to initial reports.
The strike comes after the Biden administration was widely criticized last week for repeatedly telegraphing its plans to hit certain targets in Iraq and Syria in response to Iranian-backed terrorists killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding dozens more in a suicide drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.
&#8220;U.S. drone struck [an] SUV driving through Baghdad with a hellfire missile killing three in the car,&#8221; said Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Research Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). &#8220;Of them, two leaders from the Iran loyalist Iraq militia Kataeb Hezbollah (Abu Baqer Al-Saidi and Arkan Al-Aliyawi).&#8221;
&#8220;At least one is believed to be responsible for the militia&#8217;s operations in Syria, from where the militia launched an explosive drone that hit a U.S. base in Jordan and killed three U.S. troops,&#8221; Abdul-Hussain added. &#8220;America&#8217;s long arm of justice.&#8221;
A source <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/drone-strikes-hit-vehicle-in-baghdad-security-sources-55483b1f">told</a> Agence France Presse (AFP) that a drone “fired three rockets at a 4X4 car”.
A U.S. official confirmed to VOA News that the U.S. was behind the strike on the high-value target.
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Local Arabic-speaking media said that the third person killed in the vehicle was Abu Tahseen Al-Hamidawi from the Al-Nujaba Movement, another terrorist group backed by Iran.
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Iraqi media reporting a drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad. <a href="https://t.co/jtped4UTAp">pic.twitter.com/jtped4UTAp</a>
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The fire that engulfed a vehicle targeted by a drone strike in Baghdad has been extinguished. <a href="https://t.co/VnrmaMAzeF">pic.twitter.com/VnrmaMAzeF</a>
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This was a highly sophisticated assassination which took place in a busy neighborhood during the evening rush time in Baghdad, the commanders are high level Kataib Hezbollah (Drones, logistics and intelligence) <a href="https://t.co/m8xCG8fzCZ">pic.twitter.com/m8xCG8fzCZ</a>
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U.S. Drone Strike Smokes Multiple Iranian-Backed Terrorist Leaders: Reports

Conflicts

Iran

Syria

World

Israel killed a top commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday in airstrikes carried out in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syrian</a> capital of Damascus.
Iranian-state media said that Reza Mousawi, a high-ranking Iranian general, was killed in a strike on the Sayida Zeinab neighborhood. Israeli airstrikes in Syria earlier this month killed two other Iranian generals.
Reuters reported that Mousawi was responsible for coordinating Iran&#8217;s military alliance between Syria and Iran.
Israel did not comment on the strike, which is customary for their military.
&#8220;I won&#8217;t comment on foreign reports, these or others in the Middle East,&#8221; said IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. &#8220;The Israeli military obviously has a job to protect the security interests of Israel.&#8221;
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Secondaries can be heard in the area reportedly struck in an airstrike earlier in Aqraba region, Damascus, Syria. <a href="https://t.co/4ut6J1h5Dj">pic.twitter.com/4ut6J1h5Dj</a>
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Various Iranian officials and entities vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Mousavi.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi responded to the strike by saying, &#8220;This act is a sign of the Zionist regime&#8217;s frustration and weakness in the region for which it will certainly pay the price.&#8221;
The IRGC said, &#8220;The usurper and savage Zionist regime will pay for this crime.&#8221;
&#8220;Iran reserves the right to take necessary measures to respond to this action at the appropriate time and place,&#8221; said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.
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Joe Truzman, a research analyst for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), noted the close relationship that Mousawi had with former IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani.
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The curse of taking a photo with Soleimani claims another victim. Reza Mousawi, a high-ranking IRGC official was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Damascus today. <a href="https://t.co/bPcYKj9ea4">pic.twitter.com/bPcYKj9ea4</a>
&mdash; Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeTruzman/status/1739313373026947466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Soleimani, who was considered the second most powerful person in Iran, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 while traveling in Iraq. He was responsible for spreading Iran&#8217;s terror activities around the world and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Israel Kills Top Iranian General In Syria: Report

General

Israel

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad falsely claimed during a speech this week that there was no evidence that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
Al-Assad, who is responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of his own citizens and whose regime is strongly <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-key-transit-hub-for-captagon-trafficking-new-report-finds/#:~:text=The%20cheap%20amphetamine%2Dlike%20Captagon,for%20Bashar%20Assad's%20war%20machine.&amp;text=Voiced%20by%20artificial%20intelligence.,Bashar%20Assad's%20regime%20in%20Syria.">linked</a> to drug trafficking, falsely claimed that the U.S. was responsible for the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany between World War I and World War II.
&#8220;There is no evidence that six million Jews were killed [in the Holocaust],&#8221; he falsely claimed. &#8220;True, there were concentration camps, but what shows you that this is a politicized issue, and is not a humanitarian issue, and is not real, how come we talk about these six million, and not the 26 million Soviets who were killed in that war? Are those six millions more precious? The same acts were everywhere.&#8221;
He falsely claimed that there was &#8220;no method of torture or killing specific to the Jews,&#8221; when, in fact, Jews were forced into death camps where they were systematically murdered on an industrial scale.
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&#8220;However, this issue was politicized, in order to falsify the truth, and later to prepare for the transfer of the Jews from Europe to other areas, or [rather] to Palestine,&#8221; he falsely claimed.
He also falsely claimed that the Jews who returned to Israel after it was established as a nation in 1948 had no connection to the ancient people of Israel.
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Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Qatari Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, French President Nicolas Sarkozy And Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Attend A Press Conference At The Elysee Palace On The Eve Of Paris, In Paris, France On July 12, 2008.

Syrian Dictator Bashar Al-Assad: ‘No Evidence That Six Million Jews Were Killed’ In Holocaust

Bashar Assad

Global Politics

Holocaust

The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Friday that there were four more attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in the past 24 hours, making a total of 82 total attacks since October 17, POLITICO <a href="https://twitter.com/laraseligman/status/1733187933895582196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1733187933895582196%7Ctwgr%5E351ba224020e2a99f96ab06bcb7deeb1db5b7ce1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D664865action%3Dedit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Additionally, Friday morning, a rocket was launched targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Since the October 7 massacre of Israeli citizens “Iran-backed militias in Iraq have claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks that targeted bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria” CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rockets-fired-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-as-mideast-violence-keeps-escalating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported. </a>“The U.S. military says 78 attacks have been carried out against U.S. facilities over the past weeks.”
Earlier this week, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who served in the U.S. military for 23 years, including as a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, slammed President Joe Biden for his weakness in defending U.S. troops from repeated attacks by Iran’s proxies, calling on Biden to be “more aggressive in pushing back.”
Ernst was <a href="https://grabien.com/story.php?id=450269&amp;utm_source=cliplist&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=cliplist20231205&amp;utm_content=story450269" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed</a> by Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, who noted, “They’re coming after us. We’ve been attacked 75 times on our troops in the Middle East since October 17,” before asking, “How would you assess the White House’s response to this escalation coming out of Iran. It is Iran, even though it’s its proxies, Iran is pulling the strings, right?”
“Right, and there is no secret how I feel about the White House&#8217;s response to the attacks in the Middle East: I am sorely disappointed in the president and his lack of response when our troops are being targeted,” Ernst responded. “So I think we need to be much more aggressive in pushing back. We are defending our troops. It is our right; it is our responsibility, to make sure these men and women can defend themselves.”
Ernst had warned in late October that Biden was weak in dealing with threats against U.S. troops. She appeared on Fox News with host Harris Faulkner, who played a clip of South Carolina GOP Senator Lindsey Graham adding there would be harsh consequences if Iran escalated the war between Israel and Hamas as he declared, “If this war grows, it’s coming to your backyard. There won’t be two fronts; there’ll be three. If there’s an effort to unleash Hezbollah on the Jewish state to destroy it, my attention will be to Tehran. If these innocent hostages get slaughtered, I hold you, Iran, accountable, because you could stop it if you chose to. The idea that this happened without Iranian involvement is laughable.”
Faulkner then turned to Ernst: “Is he right?”
“He is absolutely correct, Harris,” Ernst answered. “Iran is behind this. They fund 93% of Hamas’ activities; they fund 100% of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s activities; not to mention Hezbollah and the Houthis. This all goes right back to Iran.”
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“But you know what, who else is involved in this?” she asked rhetorically. “President Biden has been so actively appeasing Iran instead of standing up to them, and I&#8217;m telling you, if we lose more Americans, we need to go after Iran. It is incredibly important that we push back against them. We need to be interdicting their oil just as our sanctions call for, we need to refreeze that $6 billion.”
“We, the United States of America, are not standing strong enough when it comes to pushing back against this terrorism,” she said. “It’s infiltrating all around the globe. I know that President Biden gave up on the War on Terror, but it’s not over yet.”
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-irans-proxies-target-u-s-troops-ernst-slams-biden-for-his-weakness">As Iran&#8217;s Proxies Target U.S. Troops, Ernst Slams Biden For His Weakness</a>

US military sends reinforcements to its bases in Syria

4 More Attacks On U.S. Military In Iraq, Syria In Last 24 Hours: Report

Department of Defense

Joe Biden

U.S. Military

The U.S. Department of Defense released footage this week of recent airstrikes that it conducted on facilities in Syria used by the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to the constant attacks that U.S. forces have faced in the region from Iran&#8217;s terrorist proxy groups.
The strikes come after Iran&#8217;s terrorist proxies have launched at least 52 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria over the last three weeks, with dozens of soldiers suffering concussions or traumatic brain injuries.
“U.S. military forces conducted precision strikes today on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria,” <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3586509/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-additional-us-militar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. “The strikes were conducted against a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin, respectively.”
A senior U.S. defense official <a href="https://archive.is/nJBab#selection-457.170-457.268" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that approximately 6-7 Iranian-backed terrorists were killed at one of the locations and that “two hours of secondary explosions [were] seen at second location suggesting large weapons and ammo storage.”
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The DOD just released drone footage of US strike aircraft leveling an IRGC Quds Force headquarters in Eastern Syria two days ago.
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Drone footage of a US strike on an IRGC training facility in Eastern Syria.
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The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/us/politics/us-airstrikes-syria.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Biden has “rejected more aggressive bombing options proposed by the Pentagon” to keep U.S. forces safe because he is afraid of “provoking” Iran.
The U.S. has shifted multiple assets to the Middle East in recent weeks after Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic terrorist group that is backed by Iran, murdered 1,200 Israelis last month in one of the worst terror attacks in world history.
The U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/defense-secretary-austin-increases-u-s-fire-power-in-middle-east-in-response-to-escalations-by-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deployed</a> the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the Central Command area of responsibility late last month in addition to moving the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. also deployed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries as well as additional Patriot battalions to locations throughout the region and placed additional forces on “prepare to deploy” orders.

Syria-Bombardment

WATCH: U.S. Releases Footage Of Massive Strikes Against Iranian Targets In Syria

Hamas

Radical Islamic Terror

The U.S. launched another round of airstrikes against facilities used by Iran and its terrorist proxy in Syria on Sunday night in response to those groups continuing to launch attacks on U.S. throughout the region.
&#8220;U.S. military forces conducted precision strikes today on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria,&#8221; <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3586509/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-additional-us-militar/">said</a> Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. &#8220;The strikes were conducted against a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin, respectively.&#8221;
Senior U.S. defense officials <a href="https://archive.is/nJBab#selection-457.170-457.268">said</a> that approximately 6-7 Iranian-backed terrorists were killed at one of the locations and that &#8220;two hours of secondary explosions [were] seen at second location suggesting large weapons and ammo storage.&#8221;
The strike follows a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-strikes-iranian-military-facilities-in-syria">similar</a> strike the U.S. carried out last week after dozens of U.S. soldiers have sustained brain injuries from rocket and drone attacks launched by Iranian-backed terrorists. There have been an estimated 48 attacks on U.S. forces in recent weeks by the Iranian-backed terrorists and at least 56 U.S. soldiers have been injured.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/us/politics/us-airstrikes-syria.html">reported</a> that Biden has &#8220;rejected more aggressive bombing options proposed by the Pentagon&#8221; to keep U.S. forces safe because he is afraid of &#8220;provoking&#8221; Iran.
The U.S. has shifted multiple assets to the Middle East in recent weeks after Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic terrorist group that is backed by Iran, murdered 1,200 Israelis last month in one of the worst terror attacks in world history.
The U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/defense-secretary-austin-increases-u-s-fire-power-in-middle-east-in-response-to-escalations-by-iran">deployed</a> the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the Central Command area of responsibility late last month in addition to moving the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. also deployed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries as well as additional Patriot battalions to locations throughout the region and placed additional forces on “prepare to deploy” orders.

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U.S. Strikes Iranian Terrorist Facilities In Syria, Multiple Terrorists Killed: Reports

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

The U.S. Military released footage this week of its airstrikes against an Iranian facility in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syria</a> where its terrorist proxies store weapons that are used in attacks on U.S. forces.
U.S. Central Command published an unclassified video clip of the strike on the Maysulun Weapons Storage Facility that was carried out in response to attacks on U.S. forces throughout the region by Iranian-backed terrorist groups, which have included at least 22 attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and another 18 attacks against U.S. forces in Syria, leading to 46 U.S. soldiers being injured, including 25 who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
Not included in those numbers were retaliatory strikes Iranian-backed terrorist groups launched in response, which included four drone and rocket attacks in Iraq and Syria. Three U.S. soldiers were injured in the attacks.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the “self-defense” strikes were on “a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.”
“This strike was conducted by two U.S. F-15s against a weapons storage facility,” he said. “This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates.”
This was the second such strike U.S. forces have launched against Iranian forces in Syria over the last couple of weeks. The administration has not released any footage of the strikes.
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Austin added that the U.S. will continue to conduct counter-ISIS missions in Iraq and Syria.

Airstrike

WATCH: U.S. Releases Footage Of Airstrikes On Iranian Facility In Syria

Middle East

U.S. forces struck weapons facilities used by Iran in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syria</a> on Wednesday in response to continued attacks on forces throughout the region.
Iran and its terrorist proxy groups throughout the region have <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/no-let-up-in-attacks-on-us-forces-in-iraq-syria-/7345704.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> 22 attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and another 18 attacks against U.S. forces in Syria, leading to 46 U.S. soldiers being injured, including 25 who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the &#8220;self-defense&#8221; strikes were on &#8220;a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.&#8221;
&#8220;This strike was conducted by two U.S. F-15s against a weapons storage facility,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates.&#8221;
This was the second such strike U.S. forces have launched against Iranian forces in Syria over the last couple of weeks. The administration has not released any footage of the strikes.
Austin added that the U.S. will continue to conduct counter-ISIS missions in Iraq and Syria.
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Following a series of attacks against U.S. persons in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces conducted an air strike against a facility in Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. We will take all necessary measures to… <a href="https://t.co/KoLGWbnaxo">pic.twitter.com/KoLGWbnaxo</a>
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The Biden administration has faced intense criticism over its soft stance toward Iran, which is the world&#8217;s leading state sponsor of terrorism and which played a significant role in Hamas&#8217; October 7 terrorist attack against Israel.
The administration has downplayed Iran&#8217;s involvement in the attacks, despite numerous credible reports to the contrary, &#8220;in the hope of maintaining a nuclear understanding with Tehran once Israel’s war against Hamas ends,&#8221; the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) <a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/11/01/biden-administration-foreign-policy-tracker-november-3/">said</a> in a recent analysis.
&#8220;In yet another attempt to appease Tehran, the United States allowed UN prohibitions on Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs to lapse on October 18,&#8221; the report added. &#8220;The administration did not work with European powers to trigger the snapback of UN sanctions.&#8221;
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Military Facilities In Syria

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Israel struck numerous terrorist targets on Sunday inside Gaza as it faces the threat of Iranian-backed terrorist groups escalating attacks emanating from Syria and Lebanon.
The strikes against the terror targets comes after Hamas, an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist group inside Gaza, launched unprecedented attacks against Israel earlier this month, killing more than 1,400 and wounding more than 5,200. More than 200 people were kidnapped and remain hostage.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it attacked buildings belonging to Hamas, anti-tank positions, military observations, and terrorists near the coastline.
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כלי טיס של חיל האוויר שמוכוונים על ידי כוחות צה״ל תקפו מבנים צבאיים של ארגון הטרור חמאס, בחלקם שהו מחבלים של הארגון. בנוסף, הותקפו עמדות נ&quot;ט, עמדות תצפית ותשתיות צבאיות.
הכוחות חיסלו מחבלים שירו לעבר הכוחות וכן מחבלים שזוהו בקו החוף במרחב זיקים בשטח רצועת עזה <a href="https://t.co/OiDDl5xwmO">pic.twitter.com/OiDDl5xwmO</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718602908004933842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF eliminated numerous Hamas terrorists near the Erez crossing after they came out of a tunnel the they were hiding in and engaged in fighting against Israeli forces.
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בשעות האחרונות צה&quot;ל המשיך לתקוף ולחסל מחבלים ברצועת עזה, לוחמי צה&quot;ל שפעלו בסמוך למעבר ארז זיהו מספר מחבלים שיצאו מפיר של מנהרה בשטח רצועת עזה, לאחר הזיהוי הלוחמים ניהלו מולם קרב, הרגו מספר מחבלים ופצעו נוספים. במקביל, התרחשו מספר קרבות נוספים בהם חוסלו מחבלים&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/R4TpMIJupy">pic.twitter.com/R4TpMIJupy</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718649737178382375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF also conducted numerous strikes to the north of the country in Lebanon, where Iranian-backed terrorists from Hezbollah have launched small scale attacks against Israel for the last couple of weeks. There is fear that Hezbollah could launch a much larger attack in the coming days since they are more of a serious fighting force than Hamas.
Strikes against Hezbollah included neutralizing a terror cell that tried to fire an anti-tank missile at Israel.
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כוחות צה&quot;ל תקפו לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שניסתה לשגר טילי נ&quot;ט משטח לבנון לעבר שטח ישראל במרחב אביבים <a href="https://t.co/y0FoJof9kQ">pic.twitter.com/y0FoJof9kQ</a>
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The IDF also struck a site in the Mount Dov area where Hezbollah terrorists were planning missions to against Israel and where they also had launched rockets.
&#8220;In the attack, many weapons were also destroyed with which the terrorists planned to carry out additional launches towards Israeli territory,&#8221; the IDF said. &#8220;Following the initial report on the alert in the north of the country, three launches were detected from Lebanese territory towards Israeli territory, the air defense fighters successfully intercepted two launches, another launch fell in an open area. IDF forces respond by firing at the sources of the shooting.&#8221;
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כלי טיס של צה״ל תקף לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שזוהתה במרחב הר דב, מדובר בחוליה שביצעה שיגורים לעבר שטח ישראל מוקדם יותר היום. בתקיפה הושמדו גם אמצעי לחימה רבים איתם תכננו המחבלים לבצע שיגורים נוספים לעבר שטח ישראל&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/SKzRhJryrk">pic.twitter.com/SKzRhJryrk</a>
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כלי טיס של צה״ל תקף מטרות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בשטח לבנון, בתגובה לשיגורים לעבר שטח מדינת ישראל מוקדם יותר היום. 
בין המטרות שהותקפו, תשתיות להכוונת טרור ותשתיות צבאיות של הארגון <a href="https://t.co/lckMGgckkV">pic.twitter.com/lckMGgckkV</a>
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The IDF also struck Iranian-backed terrorists in Syria that launched rockets at Israel and anti-tank missiles at Israel.
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IDF: The IDF struck military infrastructure in Syrian territory.
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כוחות צה״ל תקפו לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שניסתה לשגר טילי נ&quot;ט במרחב יקינטון. 
בנוסף, כלי טיס מאוייש מרחוק תקף מחבל שזוהה מפעיל רחפן שנע לעבר שטח ישראל במרחב הגבול. כמו כן, חוסל מחבל שהתקרב למרחב הגבול בחניתה &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/NkjZVPEenf">pic.twitter.com/NkjZVPEenf</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718694554495287617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Israel Pounds Iranian-Backed Terrorist Targets Inside Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

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The U.S. Military conducted targeted strikes against facilities in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syria</a> on Thursday night that are used by Iran’s military and its terrorist proxy group.
The strikes come after U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria had come under attack in recent days from Islamic terrorists backed by Iran, the world&#8217;s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
The &#8220;U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups,&#8221; said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. &#8220;These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17.&#8221;
The statement noted that repeated attacks from Iranian-backed terrorist proxy groups throughout the region have resulted in 21 U.S. soldiers being injured and one contractor dying from a heart attack that he suffered during an attack. Nineteen of the U.S. soldiers had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
&#8220;The United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and must stop.&#8221;
&#8220;Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We will not let them. If attacks by Iran’s proxies against U.S. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people.&#8221;
&#8220;These narrowly tailored strikes in self-defense were intended solely to protect and defend U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria,&#8221; the statement concluded. &#8220;They are separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and do not constitute a shift in our approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict. We continue to urge all state and non-state entities not to take action that would escalate into a broader regional conflict.&#8221;
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U.S. Military Strikes Facilities Used By Iran’s Military, Terror Proxies In Syria

U.S. Military Strikes Facilities Used By Iran's Military, Terror Proxies In Syria

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Airstrikes crippled the runways at the two main airports in Syria on Thursday as Iran&#8217;s foreign minister was reportedly expected to arrive in the country.
Syrian-state media blamed the strikes on Israel, which initially declined to comment on the matter. The airports that were targeted were international airports in the Syrian capital of Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip/card/twin-attacks-hit-syrian-airports-damascus-blames-israel-L7T3vlWZyMyfWpFo78KU">reported</a> that Syrian air defenses tried to respond to the incident, which came a day <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-state-tv-says-israeli-attack-targets-aleppo-damascus-airports-2023-10-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">before</a> Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was expected to arrive in the country. No one was believed to be hurt in the airstrikes on the airports.
Israel&#8217;s ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, later <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231012-syria-s-two-main-airports-out-of-service-after-israel-strikes-state-media">confirmed</a> the strike on the Damascus airport, saying it was intended to stop “weapons deliveries from Iran&#8221;.
&#8220;These missiles, these drones are used against Israel,&#8221; he said in an interview with a German publication.
The incident comes after Palestinian terrorists launched an unprecedented wave of attacks in Israel several days ago, killing more than 1,300 people and injuring more than 3,000. At least 27 Americans were killed, and more than a dozen were still unaccounted for.
Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that it was hitting Syria with heavy artillery fire after terrorists in the country launched mortar attacks into Israel.
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The Times of Israel noted that Israel has at various times targeted air and sea ports to stop Iran from delivering weapons to terrorists, including terrorists from Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-declares-hamas-is-worse-than-isis-every-hamas-operative-will-die">said</a> during a press conference on Wednesday that Hamas, the terrorist group responsible for the recent attacks in Israel, was worse than ISIS and would meet the same fate: complete destruction.
&#8220;We are fighting in full force in all theaters. Now, we are on the offensive,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Every Hamas operative will die. Hamas is ISIS. We will crush them and get rid of them just as the world crushed and got rid of ISIS.&#8221;

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Airstrikes Cripple Syria’s Two Main Airports Before Iranian Foreign Minister Was Expected To Arrive: Reports

At least four children and two adults were injured during a knife attack at a playground in the French city of Annecy on Thursday. Multiple outlets reported that the suspected attacker is a 31-year-old Syrian national.
The attacker, armed with a knife, entered a small park near a lake in the French city and began attacking children and their parents, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/children-stabbed-knife-attack-france-annecy-rcna88305">according</a> to French authorities. The children were all around three years old, with the youngest being 22 months, and alleged footage of the attack shows the suspect trying to stab a child in a stroller, The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12173067/Eight-children-stabbed-knifeman-French-playground-attacker-subdued.html">reported</a>. At least two of the children and one of the adults injured in the stabbing spree are in serious <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/children-stabbed-knife-attack-france-annecy-rcna88305">condition</a>.
The suspect was eventually pinned to the ground by police and arrested. The suspect&#8217;s motive is unclear, a source <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/some-children-injured-by-knife-attack-french-town-annecy-minister-2023-06-08/">told</a> Reuters.
French President Emmanuel Macron <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1666743793679302657">called</a> the attack an act of &#8220;absolute cowardice&#8221; and added, &#8220;Children and an adult are between life and death. The Nation is in shock. Our thoughts are with them as well as their families and the emergency services mobilized.&#8221;
&#8220;Several people including children were injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy. The individual was arrested thanks to the very rapid intervention of the police,&#8221; French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin <a href="https://twitter.com/GDarmanin/status/1666727504365666309?">tweeted</a> in the aftermath.
Several videos allegedly showing the suspect running around the playground while several people attempt to stop him <a href="https://twitter.com/JaydaBF/status/1666771717232918528">surfaced</a> on Twitter.
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A police source told Reuters that the suspect holds legal refugee status in France. Meanwhile, another police source reportedly <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230608-several-children-injured-in-mass-stabbing-in-french-alps">told</a> Agence France-Presse that the man was granted refugee status in Sweden back in April.
Annecy is located almost 350 miles southeast of Paris in the French Alps and has a population of around 130,000.
There were almost 22,000 Syrian refugees in France in 2020, <a href="https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download/?url=KnjiU9">according</a> to data from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
France has been rocked by Islamic terror attacks in recent years. A French policewoman was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/world/europe/france-terrorism-police-station.html">stabbed</a> to death by an Islamic extremist in 2021, while another fatally <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/world/europe/france-attacks-beheading-terrorism.html?searchResultPosition=3">stabbed</a> three people in the southern French city of Nice in 2020. 137 people died in a terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, while a truck attack in July 2016 killed 87.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Multiple Children Stabbed During Attack On Playground In France By Syrian Refugee, Police Say

Syrian Refugee Behind Attack In France That Left Multiple Children In Serious Condition, Police Say

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