For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 6-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel says it detained Hamas members during an operation in southern Syria. From AP. DAMASCUS — Israeli forces conducted an operation in southern Syria to detain several members of Hamas, the military said today. Click HERE for AP report including map, and HERE for report from Reuters.

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ISIS reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq. From Reuters. DAMASCUS — Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that ISIS could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where the extremist group once imposed a reign of terror over millions. READ MORE . . .

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