Archived Antiwar.com News from January 05, 2024

News

Updated January 5, 2024 - 3:20 PM EST

US Drone Kills Iraqi Militia Leader In Baghdad

		*Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon*
		*ISIS Takes Credit for Bombing in Kerman, Iran*

White House Slams Genocide Case Against Israel

		*Biden Campaign Staffers Protest US Support for Israel's Onslaught*
		*Strike Kills 12 People, Mostly Children, in Gaza Area 'Safe Zone'*

Israel Defense Minister Outlines New Phase in Gaza

		*Oct. 7 Probe Ignites Tensions Between Military and Netanyahu Allies*
		*WaPo Erases Israeli Minister's October 7 Rape Claim at His Request*

North and South Korea Fire Artillery Near Border

US Aircraft Carrier Patrols South China Sea

New Hampshire House Passes 'Defend the Guard'

The US Is 'Out of Money' to Arm Ukraine

House Bill Calls for US To Free Julian Assange

Viewpoints

	Should US Taxpayers Cover Ukraine's Pensions? by Marc D. Joffe
	Bombing Gaza – Disturbing Comparisons With Vietnam by Mel Gurtov

	So Now Washington Tells Us by Doug Bandow
	Truth Is the Biggest Threat to DC 'Democracy' by Jim Bovard
More Viewpoints

Will Israel Drag US Into Another Ruinous War?
by Trita Parsi

Frontline

	Why the United States of America Fell Out of Love With Its Army
	US To Send Top Diplomats to Middle East as Regional Tensions Spread
	Israel Kills 325th Palestinian in West Bank Since October 7

Ukraine

	Norway Allows Direct Defense Sale to Ukraine
	Isuzu to Assemble Military Pickup Trucks in Ukraine
	Ukraine Says It Hit Two Russian Military Targets in Crimea
	Russia and Ukraine Exchange Long-Range Attacks as Their Front-Line Forces Remain Bogged Down

Russia

	Russian Air Defenses Down 10 Targets Over Belgorod, Two Injured
	Putin Speeds Up a Citizenship Path for Foreigners Who Enlist in the Russian Military
	US Says Russia Used North Korean Missiles in Ukraine

Europe

	Algerian Footballer Youcef Atal Convicted in France Over Gaza Post
	US Puts Azerbaijan on Religious Freedom Watchlist
	Serbia's Army Proposes Bringing Back the Draft as Tensions Continue to Rise in the Balkans

Afghanistan

	Taliban Spokesman Reacts to UNAMA, Saying Arrests Based on 'Information'
	Resolution Shows UN Security Council Support for Reintegration of Afghanistan: US Spokesman
	Taliban Leader Attempting to Find Way for Girls' Education: Spokesman
	Taliban Arrest Women for 'Bad Hijab' in the First Dress Code Crackdown Since Their Return to Power

Asia

	Over 500,000 Undocumented Immigrants Deported: Pakistan
	Bangladesh Holding 'Sham' Election: Exiled Opposition Leader Tarique Rahman
	China Protests to Myanmar After Stray Artillery Shells Hurt Five
	Indian Army Deploys Armored Troop Carrier in Kashmir Following Terror Ambush
	Myanmar Military Government Pardons More Than 9,000 Prisoners
	South Korea Views Kim Jong Un's Daughter as His Likely Successor in North Korea

Africa

	Gaza to North Sinai Displacement Won't Happen, Sisi Tells US
	Al Jazeera Journalist Samir Sassi Arrested in Tunis

Gaza

	Israel Detains 200 Palestinian Women, Children in Gaza
	Mother and Uncle of US Serviceman Rescued From Gaza in Secret Operation
	Up to 1.9 Million Palestinians Internally Displaced in Gaza: UNRWA
	'All Gazans Need to Be Destroyed': Israeli Official
	South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel, Explained
	Photos: Palestinians Flee Nuseirat Refugee Camp Once Again Amid Attacks

Israel/Palestine

	Israel PM's Wife Accuses Hostage Families of 'Helping Hamas'
	Israeli Police Having Difficulty Finding Sexual Assault Victims From October 7 Attack
	Israel Ready for Fight in the North, IDF Chief Says After Death of Top Hamas Official
	US: Hamas Forces 'Significant' but Israel Has Hurt Command
	Netanyahu's Bait: Why Israel Might Have Killed Hamas Leaders in Beirut Now
	Israeli Forces Search House to House in West Bank City
	Tensions in West Bank, Lebanon Are Part of 'Israeli Extremist Agenda': Jordan
	Israeli Defense Minister Tells Biden Envoy 'Short Time' for Diplomatic Deal With Lebanon

Lebanon

	Israel Killed Arouri With Guided Missiles: Lebanon Official
	Israel's Long History of Assassination Attempts in Lebanon
	Thousands Attend the Funeral of a Top Hamas Official Killed in an Apparent Israeli Strike in Beirut

Middle East

	Iraqi Army Attempts to Forcibly Expel Kurds From Kirkuk Neighborhood
	Jordan Buys Hundreds of Military Vehicles From the Netherlands
	Houthis Launched Explosives-Laden Sea Drone: US Officer
	Germany Weighs Role in Red Sea Naval Protection Force

The War at Home

	Army Buys Long-Range Business Jet To Spy on China, Russia
	Missouri Governor Bans Chinese and Russian Companies From Buying Land Near Military Sites
	Biden Administration to Purchase More Oil for Strategic Reserve
	No Top US Government Official Has an Approval Rating Over 50%