The ouster of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad was meant to usher in a time of renewed calm in Syria, coming as it did after a bloody civil war. Some Syrians are still upbeat about their chances. Minorities, not so much. Whether they’re religious or ethnic minorities,...
Amid Israel’s ongoing military escalation against Lebanon, there is mounting concern that the Israeli military intends to effectively seize significant parts of the southern Lebanese border area, as troops are constructing a wall in the area near Maroun El Ras and...
Continuing the ever-escalating attacks on southern Lebanon, Israel carried out a flurry of attacks again on late Sunday evening and early Monday, killing at least three people in the last 24 hours, all of whom they claimed, as they so often do, were in some way...
At least four people have been killed over the weekend, and another 16 wounded in a flurry of Israeli strikes on Lebanon and ongoing threats to escalate the attacks even further by Israeli officials. The first strike was Saturday on the outskirts of Chebaa, killing...
Israel’s long-threatened escalation of their attacks on Lebanon seems to have begun in earnest on Thursday, with massive numbers of strikes reported against several towns and villages in the country’s south. The IDF issued evacuation warnings for at least five sites...
Israel’s operations in southwestern Syria continue apace today, with troops and tanks entering the area of Quneitra Governorate near Jabata al-Khashab and setting up a checkpoint, preventing workers from accessing the road leading to the smaller village of Ain...
Israeli drones attacked a car in the southern Lebanese town of Burj Rahal today, killing one person and wounded another, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. This was the latest in an ever-increasing series of escalating Israeli strikes on the area, with threats...
Israel is continuing with its daily attacks on southern Lebanon, and further escalation may be in the offing, with Israel’s military assessment dismissing the idea of diplomacy with Lebanon and instead advocating yet further airstrikes and ground invasions. An...
Israeli troops have been launching operations in southwestern Syria on a fairly regular basis of late, and on Monday they carried out multiple incursions into both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates, entering multiple villages therein. Israeli tanks and vehicles...
Israel carried out two deadly airstrikes against southern Lebanon today, part of an ongoing escalation that has led to an ever-growing number of strikes and fatalities in the border area. Today’s strikes left two killed and at least seven wounded. The larger strike...
