Tag: Syria
Syrian foreign minister says country ‘can respond any day’ to Israeli airstrikes
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said that a reprisal by Damascus to reported Israeli airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in his country could occur at any time, Kan News reported on Monday.
“We can respond any day; we will not...
Russia reportedly ‘trying to recruit Syrian fighters’ for Ukraine war
Russia is attempting to recruit Syrian fighters for its war against Ukraine, an American defense official quoted by multiple American media outlets said on Tuesday.
The official said a report by The Wall Street Journal the previous...
Israel hits targets near Quneitra, reports Syrian media
Israeli missiles struck targets near Quneitra in southwestern Syria early on Wednesday, according to official Syrian media.
The missiles were launched from the Golan Heights just after midnight and caused material damage but no casualties,...
Video provides rare glimpse into Hezbollah’s entrenchment in southern Syria
Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries,...
Israeli observers see Russia-Syria flights as sign of aspiring Putin hegemony, allegiance to Assad
A Russian Defense Ministry announcement on Monday regarding joint Russian and Syrian air-force patrol missions along the Golan Heights—in southern Syria near Israel and over the Euphrates River in northern Syria—represents significant messaging from...
Syrian official slams Russia for ‘silence’ over alleged Israeli strikes
Recent airstrikes on Syria, attributed by Syrian officials to Israel, have led to friction between Syria’s military and their Russian counterparts, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Monday.
A senior Syrian official who spoke to the paper,...
Bashar Assad’s dangerous game
The resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and world powers does not appear to affect Israel, which continues its actions to curb Iran’s establishing itself militarily in Syria or transferring advanced weapons...
The US promised, Israel delivered
The two reported Israeli strikes on secret facilities where the Syrian regime planned to restart its chemical weapons manufacturing program had three goals. The first was to keep non-conventional weapons out of Syria’s hands,...
Israel struck Syrian chemical weapons sites twice since 2020, says report
Israel attacked chemical-weapons sites in Syria on two separate occasions since 2020, reported The Washington Post on Monday.
According to the report, in June of this year, the Israeli Air Force struck three sites near Damascus and...
Reports name previously unknown senior Quds Force officer ejected by Assad
Recent reports have named a previously unknown senior officer working in Syria on behalf of the Iranian Quds Force, Israel’s Kan news reported on Thursday.
The report, citing an Arabic report by the United States-based Alhura Arabic-language media report,...