An alleged Israeli airstrike near Syria’s capital of Damascus reportedly led to the deaths of three Syrian soldiers Several Syrian military servicemen have been killed after missiles targeted an area in the vicinity of Damascus, Syria’s state media reported. The country’s anti-missile defenses shot down most of the projectiles that have also inflicted material damage, […]
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Why Israel strikes Syria
Israeli strikes on Damascus may have been more about Hezbollah than Syria Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted southern Damascus on Wednesday, causing material damage and reflecting a larger trend of what Syria considers “Israeli aggression” against it. But what does Israel seek to achieve with these strikes? At around 11:35pm (local time) Israel launched surface-to-surface missiles […]
Israel fires missiles at Syria – reports
Syrian military says missiles came from occupied Golan Heights, caused material damage Several surface-to-surface missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights struck southwest of Damascus late on Wednesday and caused material damage, the Syrian military told local media. No casualties have been reported yet. The “Israeli enemy” struck near the town of Zakyah at approximately 11:35 […]
Children’s deaths confirmed following US raid in Syria
The casualties are a result of “heavy violence” in the town where an ISIS leader was “taken off the battlefield” At least six children have been killed and one seriously injured in the Syrian village of Atmeh, where, as US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim […]
Biden reveals ISIS leader was ‘removed’ in recent US op in Syria
President says US forces took out Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in Syria President Joe Biden has revealed on Thursday that a US counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria successfully took Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi “off the battlefield.” Reports also suggest that a dozen civilians were killed. “Last night at my direction, U.S. […]
Civilian deaths reported in ‘successful’ US op in Syria
A ‘counterterrorism mission’ in the Idlib province is said to have involved a massive gun battle The US military has confirmed it conducted a counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby was short on details, calling the mission a success and saying the American troops suffered no casualties. Sources on the ground […]
US nearly wiped out tens of thousands of civilians with dam strike in Syria – NYT
The military then dismissed reports of the bombing as “crazy” and preemptively blamed ISIS In 2017, the US bombed a piece of strategic infrastructure in Syria, the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, despite it being on a no-strike list, the New York Times reported. A B-52 bomber dropped some of the heaviest weapons in […]
Syria condemns ‘unprecedented escalation’ by Israel
Damascus has pushed back against the Israeli government’s plan to expand Golan Heights settlements The Syrian government has sharply denounced an Israeli plan to double the population of Jewish settlers in the occupied Golan Heights – captured from Damascus in 1967 – arguing the move is fomenting tensions. In a statement on Monday, the Syrian […]
RAF war plane in ‘unprecedented’ engagement over Syria
The Royal Air Force has shot down what it says was a “terrorist drone” over southern Syria. The encounter marked the first air-to-air missile engagement of the UK’s operation against Islamic State in Syria. An RAF Typhoon fighter shot down the drone on Tuesday near the Al-Tanf coalition airbase in southern Syria. A press release […]
1 soldier killed as Syria air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ – state media
Syrian air defenses shot down “most of” the incoming missiles that were reportedly launched by Israel from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights in a fresh attack on the country’s territory, Syria’s state media reported. The Israeli military reportedly pummeled several areas in southern Syria with missiles shortly after midnight on Thursday local time, […]
Civilians killed in ‘Israeli strike’ on Syria – state TV
At least two civilians were killed and several soldiers wounded in an alleged Israeli air raid in central Syria, according to the country’s state media, which noted Syrian air defenses were activated to repel the attack. “The Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with bursts of missiles from the direction north-east of Beirut, targeting […]
Syria says Israel attacked Damascus countryside with missiles – state media
Israel has allegedly launched two missiles targeting an area south of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syria’s state media reported, noting that one of the projectiles was intercepted. There are no reports of damage. The reported attack took place shortly after midnight on Wednesday local time, according to Syria’s SANA news agency. The projectiles came […]
UAE FM visits Syria as US fumes over ‘normalization’
With the US establishment warning against normalizing relations with Syria and insisting such efforts are “doomed to fail,” UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed has visited Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Sheikh Abdullah is the most senior official of a Gulf state to visit Syria since 2011, when an armed rebellion broke […]
Syria accuses Israel of missile strikes near Russian base
Two Syrian soldiers have been injured and material damage caused in the coastal region, where Russia has a naval base, following reported Israeli missile strikes on Tartus and Homs carried out from Lebanese airspace. “Our air defenses responded to an Israeli air aggression this evening, targeting some points in the central and coastal regions, and […]
Syria claims Israel targeted area outside Damascus in missile strike resulting in ‘material losses’ – state media
The Damascus countryside has come under a missile attack, Syria’s state media reported, blaming Tel Aviv for carrying out “aggression” with a number of missiles. The strike reportedly inflicted material damage outside the capital. The alleged attack took place early on Wednesday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. “A number of […]