Tag: Syria
US general: Soleimani killing has had ‘significant effect’ in deterrence against Iran
The elimination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani by the United States earlier this year has had “significant effect” in deterring the Iranian threat, though the Islamic Republic remains the greatest threat in the...
US court finds Iran and Syria liable for Palestinian attacks in Israel
A U.S. court ruled that Iran and Syria are liable for compensation because of their role in aiding Palestinian terror attacks in Israel that wounded or killed Americans.
Judge Randolph D. Moss in the U.S....
Bennett: Iran beginning to withdraw from Syria
Israel’s outgoing defense minister, Naftali Bannett, said on Monday that Iran is starting to remove its forces from Syria and urged his successor Benny Gantz to keep the pressure on Tehran.
“Iran is significantly reducing...
Khamenei: Americans will be expelled from Iraq, Syria
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Americans will be pushed out of Iraq and Syria, and that U.S. actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria led to it being hated...
Hezbollah leader: Israel eyes missile-making in Syria
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed on Wednesday that Israel is concentrating on attacking missile-making sites in Syria.
He asserted that Syrian President Bashar Assad has strong control over the country, according to a Reuters report. Iran-backed Hezbollah...
‘Israeli airstrike in Syria killed nine fighters, some linked with Hezbollah’
Nine fighters, including six foreigners loyal to the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike near Palmyra in Syria’s Homs Governorate, the U.K.-based monitor group Syrian Observatory for Human...
Report: Israeli drone fires missiles at Hezbollah vehicle in Syria
An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a vehicle near the Syria-Lebanon border carrying a pair of Hezbollah members on Wednesday, according to a Hezbollah official. Neither of the Hezbollah members was wounded in...
Has Syria reactivated its chemical-weapons program? Recent strikes might provide a clue
Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical-weapons program.
According to Yediot Achronot, one of the targets...
Has Syria reactivated its chemical-weapons program? Recent strikes might provide a clue
Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical-weapons program.
According to Yediot Achronot, one of the targets...
Report: Senior Quds Force commander assassinated near Damascus
An Iranian Quds Force field commander was assassinated near the Syrian capital, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency identified the commander as Farhad Dabirian and said he was killed in the south Damascus...