In March, in excess of 1,300 Alawite civilians were killed by Syrian forces, chiefly along the northwest coast. In July, several hundred more Druze civilians were executed by security forces in the southwestern Suwayda Governorate. Neither crackdown really ended, and...
As Israel continues to flaunt the November ceasefire with daily strikes on Lebanon, the United Nations has stepped up with new data on what is happening. A report from the UN Human Rights Office confirms that they have verified at least 103 of the people killed in the...
Israeli ground troops continue to operate in southwestern Syria, carrying out raids against villages in both the Daraa and Quineitra Governorates. This comes amid ongoing talks between Syria and Israel trying to reduce tensions. On Sunday, Israeli troops in armored...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was feted in last week’s visit to the US for the UN General Assembly, but the ongoing sectarian violence raging in Syria shows no sign of slowing. Syria’s Alawite minority is among the main targets. Alawites were massacred en masse in a...
Various Israeli strikes against southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday have left at least two people killed and one wounded. The attacks appear to have generally targeted civilian infrastructure, and the IDF has yet to explain the rationale. The Lebanese Health...
This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an airstrike during last year’s Israeli invasion of Lebanon. While a ceasefire deal was signed in November 2024, the Israeli strikes continue. On Friday, Israeli...
Military tensions between Syria and the Kurdish SDF continue to grow in the eastern part of the Aleppo Governorate. Both sides have reported deaths as a result of attacks by the other side in the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, the SDF reported that one of their fighters...
Reports on the progress of the security talks between Israel and Syria continue to be heavily conflicting. Last week, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seemed optimistic about the possibility that a deal could be reached in a matter of days. In comments late Tuesday,...
The headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was struck yesterday when an Israeli surveillance drone crashed into the building. There were no casualties, according to the UNIFIL. The IDF has confirmed that the device...
While claiming talks with the Syrian government were progressing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the idea of withdrawing from any of the territory Israel has captured during its invasion of Syria that started in December 2024. Netanyahu said the...
