Syria

The Pentagon confirmed that U.S. bases in the Middle East were hit four times by Iranian-backed groups.

Several hundred terrorist sympathizers stormed a military base where U.S. troops were housed in Turkey Sunday, cause Turkish police to use tear gas and a water cannon to diffuse the potentially violent crowd just ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to Reuters.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for the United States military to close its bases in Iraq and Syria amid terrorist attacks on American troops.

The Pentagon declared that it was sending 300 more troops to the Middle East amid attacks against U.S. bases.

United States fighter jets conducted airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria.

A Pentagon official said they are concerned "about the escalation" of attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.

On October 7, 2023, the fundamentalist Islamist organization Hamas committed an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, October 7, 2023, killing over 1,400 Israelis.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel has a “legitimate right to defend itself."

The blast that killed at least 500 people has given rise to massive protests throughout various Arab nations, with debates surfacing about its origin.

The adult male was of "fighting age."