Tag: Syria
Report: After Syria strike, IDF again warns Syrian military to cease cooperation with Hezbollah
Syrian opposition sources reported on Wednesday that following an alleged Israeli strike on a military post near the border on Tuesday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets warning the Syrian military to cease cooperating with...
Counter-terrorism expert: ‘Taliban has alliances with Islamist forces in Syria’
Propaganda messaging by Al-Qaeda has risen dramatically in recent weeks, in line with the takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban fundamentalist forces, an Israeli counter-terrorist expert has warned.
Michael Barak, a senior researcher at the Institute...
Israel faces Russia policy change, or perhaps political posturing, regarding Syria
Lebanese media outlets as well as Saudi Arabia’s London-based Asharq Al-Awsat have reported that Israel’s freedom of action against Iran in Syria is dwindling as Russia makes changes to its policy vis-à-vis its relationship with Israel....
Israeli court sentences woman who entered Syria to eight months in prison
The Nazareth Magistrates Court sentenced a young woman who crossed into Syria illegally and was returned to Israel earlier this year to eight months in prison on Monday.
In February, Syrian authorities took the 25-year-old...
Latest attacks between US and Iran-backed militias overshadow ongoing nuclear talks
Iran’s continued provocations through its terror proxies and with its nuclear program appear to be frustrating efforts by the Biden administration’s efforts revive the Iranian nuclear deal.
On Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
Ahmed Jibril, founder of Palestinian terrorist group, dies at 83
Ahmed Jibril, leader of a Palestinian terror group responsible for multiple hijackings, bombings and kidnappings, died in Damascus on Wednesday at the age of 83.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC),...
Syria reports multiple Israeli strikes in center, north
Israel struck targets in central and southern Syria on Tuesday night, official Syrian media reported on Wednesday.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted a Syrian military source as saying the strikes were launched from...
Syria: Israeli helicopter struck target in Syrian Golan Heights
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a target on the Syrian Golan Heights early on Thursday, according to Syrian state media.
“A helicopter for the Israeli enemy carried out an attack with a missile...
Kerry denies claim he informed Iran of Israeli strikes in Syria
U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Monday denied allegations that he had discussed covert Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria with Iran’s foreign minister.
“I can tell you that this story and these...
What really happened in the skies near Israel’s nuclear reactor?
Two days before a Syrian surface-to-air missile flew into southern Israel in response to reported Israeli airstrikes on targets in the Damascus area, two suspicious Iranian cargo planes landed at Damascus International Airport, likely...