Headlines- A shooting that took place early on Sunday on a pedestrian promenade near to the University of Iowa campus in downtown Iowa City injured at least three students.
- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Tag: Myanmar Junta
Junta Bombs Kill 8, Injure Dozens...
Junta aerial attacks in an embattled region of northwest Myanmar killed eight people and injured dozens more, residents told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
Myanmar Junta Kills 50 Civilians in...
A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed 50 people and injured nearly 80, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Myanmar Junta Bombs Monastery as it...
Myanmar’s junta bombed a monastery in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing five people, including children, just one day before it publicly announced that a recent earthquake had destroyed almost 10,000 religious buildings across the country.
Junta Airstrikes in Myanmar’s Northwest Kill...
Junta airstrikes in northwestern Myanmar killed more than 30 civilians, including an entire family, residents and officials told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
Insurgent Groups Seize Two Major Towns...
A rebel army and allied forces near Myanmar’s northwestern border with India have seized towns that were previously under the junta control, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Myanmar Junta Says International Groups Must...
International aid groups who want to provide assistance to earthquake-hit areas of Myanmar must gain prior approval from junta authorities, said a top military official, as the death toll surpassed 3,500.
Junta Airstrike Hits A Clinic in...
Myanmar junta bombed a medical clinic in Magway region Saturday morning, killing 11, including medical staff and children, despite no recent battles between junta forces and anti-junta militias in the area, residents told Radio Free Asia.
Junta Troops Forcibly Recruit More Than...
Authorities in Myanmar forcibly recruited more than 70 young men from a single town in the south-central Ayeyarwady region, residents said Monday, as the junta launched a new round of training for the country’s draftees.
Thailand’s Power and Fuel Cuts Hurting...
Thailand’s move to cut off electricity, fuel and internet service to an area across the border in Myanmar rife with scam centers is hurting ordinary people more than the crime syndicates it was trying target, residents told Radio Free Asia.
Myanmar Junta Bombs Rebel Wedding,At Least...
Myanmar’s air force bombed a wedding party for two pro-democracy fighters on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, members of the anti-junta force in the Magway region told Radio Free Asia.