Syria

We may be entering in earnest the next phase of the Israel-Iran war.

President Biden and Vice President Harris oppose any unilateral steps by either side — including annexation — that undermine prospects for two states.

The strike targeted a vehicle in which two people were riding near the Syrian town of as-Saboura near the border with Lebanon.

"The sounds of explosions were heard as a result of the air defenses trying to intercept the Israeli missiles in Syria’s central region and the vicinity of Damascus."

The raid coincided with the arrival of two Iranian ships to the port of Latakia.

Several Syrian civilians were injured as a result of shrapnel from Syrian air defense missiles that fell on their heads.

Abyar was the first Iranian official the IDF has killed since Iran’s 300+ missile attack on Israel on April 13.

“12 members of pro-Iranian militias of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities” were killed (a preliminary toll)."

Refrigerated trucks loaded with weapons were burned in the attack.

Iran typically transfers its advanced weapons and explosive suicide drones on trucks to Hezbollah via Syria's western border.

Thursday’s attack was the third against Iranian proxy militias in Syria since the beginning of May.

It was the first Israeli attack since the hit that killed key leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Damascus.

Tehran's suspicions grew due to the connection between the Hezbollah members slain in Syria and the Syrian security services.

"We will not allow the entrenchment of Hezbollah on the Syrian front."

The decisions followed threats by Iran to "punish" Israel for an air strike in Damascus on Monday that eliminated two top Quds Force generals who were responsible for Iranian military activities in Syria and Lebanon.

"The evil Zionist regime will be punished by our courageous men. We will make them regret this and other crimes like it, by God's power and strength."

"This is another opportunity to test the real intentions of our Western colleagues."

“It’s not a military act, but it’s an act of defiance that is essential,” said Richard Heideman, who represented the Fuld estate in the lawsuit.

At fifteen minutes past midnight on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian dragged the Swiss embassy’s charge d'affaires to deliver a message to the...

Six people were killed in the attack that targeted Zahedi, an IRGC Quds Force brigadier general.

“The regime forces’ death toll from this attack was higher than at any previous Israeli strikes that targeted Syrian areas.”

It was the second such attack this week; on Sunday a separate site near Damascus and another Hezbollah weapons depot were struck.

Israel Defense Forces responded to the source of the missile fire with artillery, shelling military sites in Dera'a.

“Two non-Syrian members, who belong to either the Lebanese Hezbollah or to Iranian militias, were killed under Israeli airstrikes."

The SOHR has counted 21 Israeli attacks on Syrian territory since the beginning of 2024.

“The people woke up at around 4 AM today to the sound of violent explosions, which caused a state of panic among them.”

The strikes targeted a barracks belonging to pro-Iranian operatives and the other a residential building that was reportedly a stronghold of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military force.

Since January, 35 Hezbollah and other fighters were killed by Israel in Syria, in addition to wounding 13 others.

The same prestigious Damascus neighborhood was hit on February 22, 2023.

Israel's extra-atmospheric Arrow aerial defense system intercepted a Houthi missile attack aimed at Eilat; Israeli air strikes targeted Iranian assets in Damascus as well.