Archived Antiwar.com News from January 05, 2023

News

Updated January 5, 2023 - 9:43 PM EST

US Opposes Nations Normalizing With Syria's Assad

Rockets Hit Base Housing US Troops in Eastern Syria

US Sending Delegation to Taiwan for Trade Talks

		*China, Philippines to Handle Maritime Disputes With Consultations*
		*Japan's Kishida Vows Stronger Alliance With US Amid Military Buildup*

Failing F-35 Grounded Once Again

Israeli MP: Time to 'Subdue Palestinians' in the 'Last War'

Viewpoints

	The High Cost of Blowing Up the World: Ukraine and the 2023 NDAA by Matthew Ehret
	What if Ukraine Had Kept Its Nuclear Weapons? by Daniel Larison

	Ukraine Was Not Built to Last by David Stockman
	CIA Should Get Out of the Laboratory by John Kiriakou
More Viewpoints

China: For Some, Where Restraint Ends and Hawkishness Begins
by Ted Galen Carpenter

Frontline

	Dem Rep. Adam Schiff Wanted Journalist Paul Sperry's Twitter Suspended
	Yoon Says S. Korea Should Consider Suspending 2018 Tension Reduction Deal
	After Months of Calm, Yemen Looks Anxiously to the New Year

New Israeli Government

	Yair Lapid to Head to US to Speak to Jewish Orgs Heads About New Govt
	New Coalition Stance Emboldens Israeli Settlers, Who Plan to Reestablish Flashpoint Outposts
	'Regime Change': Israeli Opposition Slams Netanyahu's Plan to Weaken Justice System
	Religious Dissent in Israel at Ben-Gvir's Al Aqsa Compound Visit
	Mideast States Slam Storming of Al-Aqsa by Israel's Ben-Gvir
	70% of Secular Jewish Israelis Feel Threatened by New Government, Survey Shows

Palestine/Israel

	Oman, Once Considered Next Abraham Accords Signer, Criminalizes Relations With Israel
	Archbishop Says Desecration of Jerusalem Cemetery a 'Hate Crime'
	Palestinian Villagers in Masafer Yatta Face Immediate Expulsion
	Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Boy in West Bank
	Palestinians Refrain From Retaliating Against 'Forgotten' Israeli Female Soldier in Occupied West Bank Town
	Palestinian Rights Lawyer Says Deportation Won't Stop Him
	Small IDF Drone Crashes in Northern West Bank, Cause Unknown

Iran

	Iranian Revolutionary Guard Shot Dead in Tehran: State Media
	Iran Says 94 Americans Accused of Soleimani's Assassination
	Iranian Drone Strikes Mock Israeli Naval Base in Military Drill
	Iran Frees Actress Jailed for Backing Protests
	Iran Warns France Over 'Insulting' Khamenei Cartoons
	US Looks at Ways to Further Target Iranian Drone Production, White House Says

Syria

	Emirati FM Meets Syria's Assad in Damascus in Further Sign of Thawing Ties
	Russia Signals Aid to Syria Out of Turkey Likely to Continue: Diplomats
	Swedish Court Convicts Man of Posing With Bodies in Syria

Middle East

	In Iraq, Graft Helps Push Property Prices Out of Reach
	Egyptians Hit by Soaring Food Prices as Crisis Bites
	Iraqi Kurdistan Government Excludes Journalists, Political Prisoners in General Amnesty Bill
	Turkey, PKK Publish Annual Casualty Figures for 2022

Peru

	Peru Police Use Tear Gas to Clear Protests After Machu Picchu Evacuated
	Peru Roadblocks Resume as President Urges 'Peace, Calm, Unity'

Russia/Ukraine

	Putin Sends Hypersonic Missile Ship to Train in Atlantic, Indian Oceans
	Ukraine Claims Heavy Russian Losses in Waves of Missile Strikes
	White House Says It Can't Confirm That US-Supplied HIMARS Destroyed by Russia in Ukraine
	France Says It Pledged 'Light Tanks' to Ukraine
	Ukraine Sees Speeding Up Inspections as Key to Black Sea Grain Deal
	Heavy Fighting Likely to Persist for Ukrainian-Held Bakhmut: US Official

Europe

	Czech Government OKs Bill for 2% GDP Spending on Military
	UK's Sunak Vows to Halve Inflation, Tackle Illegal Migration

Afghanistan

	UN Security Council to Meet on Taliban Ban on Female Aid Workers
	Khost Tribal Elders Seek Reopening of Education Centers for Afghan Women
	Taliban Rejects US Official's Remarks on Its Commitments

Pakistan

	Pakistan Court Orders Release of at Least 400 Afghan Refugees
	Renegotiation on Table if TTP Militants Abide by Pakistan's Constitution: Interior Minister
	Pakistan Taliban Threatens Top Political Leadership Including PM

China/Taiwan

	Raytheon to Upgrade Taiwan Long Range Radar for $412 Million
	Part of Taiwan's Most Advanced Anti-Ship Missile Sent to Mainland China for Repairs
	Unusual New US Air Force Tactic Likely Alarming China, Expert Says

Asia

	Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka to Hold First Election Since Major Unrest
	India to Procure 300 Rough Terrain Vehicles for High-Altitude Areas
	Myanmar's Military Honors Anti-Muslim Monk, Frees Prisoners
	North Korea Is Developing a HIMARS for Nuclear Missiles
	Senior Philippine Police Urged to Resign to 'Cleanse' Force

The War at Home

	Two Arrested in Christmas Attack on US Power Substations
	Man Who Attacked Cops in Times Square Allegedly Motivated by US Support of Israel
	New F-35 Engine Deliveries Suspended Amid Ongoing Investigation
	US Navy Moves Towards Final Agreement on Closure Plan for Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility