As Israel continues to escalate its attacks across Syria, they are running into some resistance from Turkey. Turkey is reportedly frustrated with the growing Israeli strikes on Syria, and there was an incident over the weekend where two Turkish F-16 fighter jets were...
Israel Kills More Civilians in Syria Strikes, Insists They’re ‘Protecting Druze’
Israel continued to carry out strikes against Syria throughout the weekend, launching a number of additional airstrikes centered on the idea they are “protecting” the Druze minority in Syria after last week’s sectarian violence left over 100 people dead. The violence...
Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Syria’s Presidential Palace
A week after the leader of Syria’s Islamist government, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was talking about his openness to normalizing relations with Israel, the Israeli military has carried out yet more strikes against Syria, attacking the area around the presidential palace in the...
Over 100 Killed as Sectarian Fighting Surrounding Syrian Druze Community Rages
Clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana earlier this week centered on Syria’s Druze minority, but like a lot of the sectarian tensions in the country seems to have grown substantially from there, with reports now putting the overall death toll in the anti-Druze...
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Four in Southern Lebanon
Israeli drone strikes against southern Lebanon, centered around the town of Mays al-Jabal, have killed at least four people today, including two Syrian nationals. There were two separate strikes involved in the death toll. The first strike targeted a pickup truck on...
US Sends General to Lebanon for Ceasefire Monitoring
The embassy has announced that Maj. Gen. Michael Leeney will be the new top US military official monitoring the ceasefire in Lebanon. He will replace Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, who previously held that post. The embassy’s statement emphasized Maj. Gen. Leeney will work...
Israel Strikes Metro Damascus, Say They Will ‘Protect’ Druze
Sectarian fighting in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana left at least 18 dead yesterday, and Israel is already looking to parlay that into a new excuse for military action against the Syrian government, with the idea that they need to “protect” the Druze minority...
Gunmen Attack Druze Group in Damascus Suburb, at Least 18 Killed
Violent sectarian gunbattles have erupted in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, when Sunni gunmen from the nearby Maliha suburb attacked Druze groups in the area. At least 18 people have been confirmed killed, including seven Druze fighters. Two security force members...
Ceasefire Monitors to Meet After Israel Launches 50 Strikes on Lebanon in Past Month
With near daily airstrikes against Lebanon and thousands of Israeli ceasefire violations documented since the ceasefire went into effect, there is growing pressure on the ceasefire monitoring committee to actually chime in on the matter. The ceasefire monitors, which...
Syria Assures US It Poses No Threat to Israel
Much has been made recently of Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and their openness to normalizing relations with Israel. The specifics of this interest are more and more public, as a letter Syria submitted to the US has been made public. The letter has made it clear...