Fighting and attacks continue to rage across northern Syria, as Turkey and their allies in the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA) attack Kurdish forces from the US-backed SDF. Strikes and clashes are reported in multiple areas. SNA forces attacked areas south...
Over 100 Killed as Fighting Between North Syria Kurds, Turkey-Backed Fighters Escalates
Since the Syrian regime change, there has been almost constant fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF. That fighting is escalating precipitously, with over 100 combatants killed over the last 48 hours, and no signs...
As Israel Flouts Lebanon Ceasefire, DM Says Deal May Be Scrapped Entirely
With just a few weeks left in the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, it seems increasingly that not only will the war resume after that, but the ceasefire may not last, even in pretense, for the whole 60 days. Israel continues to commit dozens of violations...
Israel Launches Major Airstrikes Against North Syria
Syria’s new government may view peace with Israel as a top priority, but Israel seems to be heading in a different direction, as airstrikes continue to escalate against sites across Syria, and Israeli ground forces are taking more and more strategic locations in...
US Sets Up New North Syria Base With Allied Kurds Near Turkish Border
At a time when Turkey is warning the US to end its support for Syrian Kurds, the US and its coalition partners appear to be heading in the opposite direction. The US is reportedly building a new military base in the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani, right on the...
Israeli Troops Advance Deeper Into Southern Lebanon, Escalate Demolitions
Israel’s military continued its invasion of southern Lebanon today, despite the 60-day ceasefire in place during which it’s meant to vacate the country. The village of Beit Lif was the latest target, with Israeli Merkava tanks and military bulldozers arriving at the...
Hezbollah ‘Patient,’ But Threatens Retaliation If Israel Troops Remain Past Deadline
Now 35 days into a 60-day ceasefire, Israeli troops remain inside Lebanese territory and are increasingly open about staying indefinitely. Given the several hundred Israeli ceasefire violations and scores of Lebanese casualties, however, the real story may be...
Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates, at Least 31 Killed
Fighting has been raging off and on for weeks, but seems to be picking up intensity this weekend along the Syria-Turkey border, with Turkey and its affiliates fighting against the Kurdish SDF in and around Manbij. At least 31 combatants between the two sides have been...
Israeli Army Advances Deeper Into Syria’s Quneitra Province
The regime change in Syria earlier this month was followed almost immediately by an Israeli invasion across the demilitarized zone line separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. Since then, that invasion keeps getting deeper, with troops...
Israel Kills 17, Mostly Civilians, in Damascus Drone Strike
Since the recent regime change in Syria, Israel has been carrying out more and more airstrikes against targets across the nation. The latest was today in Adra, a town in the metro Damascus area, where an Israeli drone killed at least 17 people, mostly civilians....