Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security And Foreign Policy
Tom O'Connor is a Senior Writer of Foreign Policy and Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy at Newsweek. He specializes in covering critical international affairs, with a focus on the Middle East, North Korea, China, and Russia, as well as themes related to security and law enforcement. His work has been featured in outlets such as Stuff, Irish Examiner, and The Irish Times.
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By: Tom O'Connor
"This is not our battle," a senior Hamas official told Newsweek.
"We are ready for all scenarios," the Syrian Democratic Council's Sinam Mohammed told Newsweek.
By: Tom O Connor
An Iraqi official has told Newsweek that the country had no plans to send troops into neighboring Syria but was instead searching for a political
"Perhaps Islamic rule will come … and the regime will become totalitarian again," SDC cochair Riad Darar told Newsweek.
The United Nations has sent reinforcements to Syria in the wake of an incursion by Israeli forces across a five-decade ceasefire line rocked by the
China is calling for peace and stability in Syria as Uyghur rebels among the ranks of an Islamist-led coalition that successfully overthrew the Arab
Amid an interagency investigation into a surge of alleged drone sightings across New Jersey, New York and other nearby states, U.S. officials have
By: Tom O'Connor
"We are defending Gaza as a religious duty and in implementation of God's directives in the Holy Quran," Ansar Allah told Newsweek.
A source within the Yemeni faction of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance coalition at war with Israel over its conflict in Gaza has told the group would intensify attacks after suffering a new series of Israeli air raids.
The sudden downfall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of a rapid rebel offensive has brought a dramatic new turn to Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.
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