Continuing the purge of Syria’s Alawite minority that began with large scale massacres back in March, Interior Ministry security forces have almost entirely depopulated the metro Damascus neighborhood of al-Somaria, which was up until the raids, an Alawite majority...
Syria Interior Ministry Claims Hezbollah Cell Captured, Hezbollah Denies Presence
Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced that they made some high profile arrests near the capital city of Damascus, capturing what they described as a “Hezbollah terrorist cell.” The claimed the cell was threatening stability and national security in the area. The...
One Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanon, Strikes Also Reported in Bekaa Valley
Israel continued with its airstrikes against Lebanon on Thursday, attacking a person on a motorcycle in the Tyre District in the south and then launching a flurry of attacks against the eastern Bekaa Valley. The motorcyclist was attacked on the road near Ain Baal,...
Report: Israeli Strike on Homs Targeted Turkish Missile Warehouse
On Monday evening, Israel carried out a series of attacks against sites near major Syrian cities. The first and largest of those strikes was against Homs, though subsequent strikes targeted areas near Palmyra and Latakia. Details were scant and there was never an...
Israeli Drone Strike Wounds One South of Beirut
An Israeli drone attacked a car at the Zarout mosque south of the Lebanese capital city of Beirut, seriously wounding one person, who security sources suggested was a Hezbollah member. Hezbollah has not confirmed that, and officials have not directly identified the...
Israel Attacks Sites Near Several Major Syrian Cities
Israel has reportedly carried out a number of attacks in northern and central Syria this evening, hitting sites near the major cities of Homs, Palmyra and Latakia. Details about the extent of the damage caused are still emerging. The first of the strikes was reported...
Israeli Airstrikes in Northeast Lebanon Kill Five, Wound Five
Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, on the outskirts of Hermel. The strikes killed at least five people and wounded five others. The IDF claimed the sites were used by Hezbollah for training purpose. Details are still emerging about who...
Turkish DM: Failure of Syrian Kurds to Disarm a Threat to Turkey’s Security
A full-scale Syrian invasion of the Kurdish northeast continues to loom, and now Turkey is chiming in once again, with a Defense Ministry spokesman threatening to move against the Kurdish SDF if they don’t follow through on a March agreement to integrate within the...
US Officials Threaten Lebanon With New Israel Invasion If Hezbollah Isn’t Disarmed Soon
The Lebanese government is under growing threat internationally despite having already approved of a plan to disarm Hezbollah, with US officials warning they face another invasion by Israel if Israel decides it’s taking too long. The Lebanese cabinet ordered the Army...
Five Killed, 17 Wounded in Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon
Israel continues to carry out attacks on southern Lebanon in violation of the November ceasefire, and attacks Wednesday and overnight into Thursday left at least five people dead and 17 others wounded, four of the wounded were children. The strikes began earlier on...


