Syria

Due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon, the UN warns of the risk of a new wave of refugees to Europe. About a million Lebanese have already become internally displaced, which is 20% of the country's population.

The United States and Israel are considering options for responding to Iran's attacks, including strikes on Iranian facilities in Syria and Yemen. The Biden administration calls on Israel to avoid direct strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The European Asylum Agency (EUAA) recently released data on asylum trends in the European Union for the first half of 2024.

A nighttime Israeli strike on Damascus killed three people, including a well-known TV presenter, Safaa Ahmed. The Syrian Defense Ministry said that the attack was carried out using drones and airplanes.

Israeli intelligence had been collecting information for almost 20 years to eliminate Hassan Nasrallah. It used spy satellites, drones, and cyber hacking to obtain data on Hezbollah and its connections.

During the Israeli strike on Beirut, Iranian General Abbas Nilforshahan was killed. He was the deputy commander of the IRGC and headed the operational command that participated in military operations abroad.

The United States announced the end of the international military mission in Iraq within 12 months, but no later than September 2025. It is planned to switch to bilateral security partnerships to support Iraqi forces.

DIU units completely liberated the territory of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant, destroying the occupiers in all 30 buildings. The operation was successfully completed despite the enemy's fierce resistance and the use of heavy equipment.

The GUR reports on the successful evacuation of four Ukrainian citizens from Syria. Among the evacuees are three women and one child, who are now returning home.

Hezbollah pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, causing 9 deaths and about 3000 injuries. Hezbollah blames Israel, but there is no official confirmation.

Most of the countries “friendly” to the Russian Federation did not comment on Ukraine's military operation in the Kursk region. Only Syria publicly condemned the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, calling them a “terrorist attack.

The occupiers have taken about 500 thousand tons of wheat from Zaporizhzhia region and plan to take another 200 thousand tons. In total, about 1 million tons of grain and industrial crops were stolen from the occupied territories.

Eight U. S. military personnel were injured in a drone attack on a base in Syria. Three have already recovered, while others are being treated for head injuries and smoke poisoning.

On Friday, a drone attack on US and coalition forces took place in Syria. Several servicemen were lightly injured and transferred to another location for assessment.

An agent of the ATESH movement scouted an observation post on the coast of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea. The number of such posts is growing due to the fear of unmanned maritime drones, and the movement continues to reconnoiter the peninsula.

Nine UNRWA employees were dismissed on suspicion of involvement in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The UN conducted an investigation against 19 employees of the agency, finding evidence of possible involvement.

The ATES guerrilla movement discovered an FSB command post in the Chernomorye sanatorium in occupied Yalta. Up to 50 people and 15 FSB vehicles were recorded, as well as the arrival of a commission from Moscow to search for guerrilla movements.

Israel attacks a convoy on the border between Syria and Lebanon, wounding a Syrian driver.

The occupiers have loaded the stolen grain onto the 'Matros Kishka' ship in Sevastopol to be shipped to Syria. Guerrillas spotted the ship near Yalta, noting the enhanced security measures, which indicates the fear of the occupiers.

A representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine commented on the attack on Russian mercenaries in Mali. According to him, it forces Russia to spend additional resources and divert forces, and also has image losses for the aggressor.

Ukrainian intelligence has carried out a comprehensive strike on the Russian base at the Kuveyres airfield in Syria. The attack took place after Putin's meeting with Assad, and destroyed electronic warfare equipment and military facilities at the airfield.

The German Foreign Ministry recommends that citizens leave Lebanon due to the escalating situation on the border with Israel. The government warns of a possible escalation of the conflict and calls for the use of commercial flights to evacuate.

The US base of Ain al-Asad in Iraq has come under rocket attack. According to the Pentagon, the strike was carried out outside the base, there were no damages or casualties, and the number of missiles fired is unknown.

The Finnish parliament will vote on a law allowing border guards to return migrants crossing the border from russia amid an influx of more than 1,300 asylum seekers.

On Tuesday, July 9, the UN Security Council will hold a meeting, which was urgently initiated by Ukraine in the wake of the latest massive missile attack by Russia, during which a missile hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital.

On the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the presidents of Russia and Turkey held a bilateral meeting in Astana. The parties agreed to strengthen cooperation between the countries.

US senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have introduced a bill recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under US law that would allow US citizens to sue Russia for crimes such as torture and hostage-taking, and receive compensation at the expense of confiscated Russian assets.

The US military successfully eliminated a senior ISIS official, Osama Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, in an airstrike in Syria on June 16, which undermined ISIS ' ability to carry out terrorist attacks in the region.

Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East contributed to the growth of extremists in Germany in 2023: the number of right-wing extremists reached 40,600 and left-wing extremists reached 37,000, according to the annual report of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).

Zelenskyy believes that Putin is trying to divide the world to get out of isolation, as Ukraine's resistance prevents a global war.