Tag: Syria
Hamas leaders ‘turn the page’ in meeting with Assad in Damascus
A Hamas delegation met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in Damascus, in the latest bid by the Gaza-based Palestinian terrorist group to “turn the page” with the dictator, according to Reuters.
“We consider it...
Syria: Three killed, seven wounded in Israeli strike near Damascus
Three Syrian soldiers were killed and seven people wounded by an Israeli strike near Damascus on Friday, according to official Syrian media.
Israel launched several missiles from the direction of the Israeli Golan Heights shortly...
Israel watches warily as Russia, Iran build stronger ties
Underscoring the warming ties between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran on Tuesday. This was the third time since the start of the year that Putin has met with his...
Report: Hezbollah smuggling ‘jihadist drug’ from Syria to Europe
The Hezbollah terrorist organization is smuggling narcotics from Syria to Europe with the help of the Assad regime, pro-Saudi news channel Al-Hadath reported on Monday.
Sources told Al-Hadath that four main factories are producing Captagon, which is one of...
Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to...
Russia has likely turned a blind eye to Syrian and Iranian transfers of Russian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new report by an Israeli defense research center has assessed.
Maj. (res.) Tal Be’eri, head of the...
In latest gaffe, Israel’s public security minister discloses 1984 special forces op in Syria
Israel’s public security minister inadvertently disclosed classified information on Tuesday during an interview ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism.
In response to a question regarding casualties that...
Assad works to gradually return to embrace of Arab world
Despite the enormous atrocities it has committed since the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian civil war, the Assad regime is slowly but steadily returning to somewhat of an embrace in sections of the Arab...
Syria’s new demographics create recruitment options for Iran, Hezbollah
The Israel Defense Forces has identified a new threat in the form of demographic changes in Syria resulting in a significant rise in Shi’ite and Alawite populations, according to a recent report by Israel Hayom.
“The...
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...