Tag: Syria

Once a week, Israel has attacked a target in Syria in November.

For Iran, control of the Albukamal border crossing with Iraq and control of Damascus airport and its environs are necessary to create a land bridge between Iran and Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea.

Reports say Syrian President Bashar Assad demanded the exit of Quds Force commander Jawad Ghafari over breaches of sovereignty.

Iran and Hezbollah have in recent years been working to build up a military presence in Syria, a threat that remains a red line for Israel.

Israeli authorities operating to clear old minefields in the Golan Heights have recently exposed a Syrian bunker packed with ammunition that was left behind by Syrian troops retreating as IDF forces advanced during the 1967 Six-Day War.

The IDF warned the Syrian Army soldiers that their “continued cooperation” with Hezbollah and the Syrian Army granting its permission for the Lebanese terror organization to be present in southern Syria will “bring you suffering and disaster.”

Two explosive devices reportedly went off as the bus was crossing a bridge. No organization has claimed responsibility.

The Lebanese army reportedly shortly afterwards arrested a Syrian man who was apparently trying to infiltrate Israel.

In the wake of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a military post near the border, Syrian opposition sources report that the Israeli military dropped leaflets warning Syrian forces that Hezbollah “will bring ruin” upon them.

The IDF soldiers tracked the armed Syrian soldiers as they approached the border without prior coordination with the UN.

In February, Syrian authorities took the 25-year-old to a detention center in Damascus and questioned her for 16 days.

The official Syrian sources did not mention any loss of life, but according to SOHR, the Israeli strikes left many causalities

Hamas picked the wrong side in the Syrian war, and now they need to walk it back.

The IDF hit a Hezbollah position being set up along the Israeli border.

The IAF reportedly carried out strikes in the coastal area of Latakia.

The backlash over allegations that former Secretary of State John Kerry may have provided Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif inside information on Israeli military operations has sparked calls for an investigation.

The IDF hit multiple Syrian air defense batteries after a missile hit near Dimona.

The Syrians are reporting a serious attack on the Damascus area.

Israel’s military censor has released for publication previously classified details of a mission that saw IDF troops destroy a Syrian army position in Syrian territory.

The strikes targeted Iranian militia warehouses at a Syrian military facility, says U.K.-based war monitor.

“We are continuing these efforts to return Eli Cohen and everyone else,” Netanyahu added.

Israel reportedly paid Russia $1 million for the purchase of Russian-developed Sputnik V Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for Syria in exchange for the woman.

According to Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, the Syrian-US talks on an Israeli withdrawal reached an advanced stage and the sides had even prepared a document for signing.

The original deal hit an unexpected snag when the captured Hezbollah terrorists refused to go to Syria

The Israeli civilian recently wandered into Syria, and now two terrorists are being traded with Syria to free her.

SOHR said the Israeli attack went on for a half-hour.

A military source told SANA that the attack came from the direction of the Golan, “targeting some targets in the vicinity of Damascus.”

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke on Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu regarding “security challenges in the Middle East, and Syria in particular.”

The conversation took place a day after reports emerged from Syria that Russian forces were searching for the remains of IDF  soldiers near Damascus.

The first shepherd admitted he was sent by Hezbollah.