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At Least 11 Alawites Killed in Syria as Sectarian Violence Continues to Rage

by Jason Ditz | May 11, 2025

Sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority became a huge matter in early March, when massacres left well over 1,300 people dead and the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insisting the matter was over and an investigation would happen. The probe has been...

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Israel Shifting to Bunker-Busting Bombs as Strikes on Lebanon Escalate

by Jason Ditz | May 11, 2025

Since the ceasefire began in late November, Israel has carried out enormous numbers of airstrikes against southern Lebanon. The strikes have continued in recent days, but there are signs of even further escalation as bunker-buster bombs are increasing utilized. Major...

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill One, Wound Eight in Southern Lebanon

by Jason Ditz | May 8, 2025

Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon continued Thursday, with multiple strikes against the outskirts of the town of Nabatieh. The Israeli government claimed that the attacks targeted “Hezbollah infrastructure,” though they did not clarify what that meant or...

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Israel and Syria Have Engaged in Secret Talks Since April

by Jason Ditz | May 7, 2025

Israel has made much of the idea that Syria’s new Islamist government is a direct threat to them, as they continue to invade southern Syria and carry out regular airstrikes across the country. Quietly, they’ve been carrying out negotiations since at least April under...

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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Hamas Commander in Southern Lebanon

by Jason Ditz | May 7, 2025

A pre-dawn Israeli drone attack in the Lebanese city of Sidon has killed a Hamas commander. The strike was reportedly in the Villas neighborhood of Sidon, near the Imam Ali Mosque. Israel identified the man as Khaled Ahmed el-Ahmed, and described him as the commander...

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Israel Attacks Refugee Housing in Southern Lebanon, Many Wounded

by Jason Ditz | May 6, 2025

Israel has continued to escalate its airstrikes against southern Lebanon this week, and while once again they’re presenting it as targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure” and weapons storage, the evidence once again is that overwhelmingly it is civilian targets that are...

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Turkish Jets Interfere With Israeli Warplanes Attacking Syria

by Jason Ditz | May 4, 2025

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...

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Israel Kills More Civilians in Syria Strikes, Insists They’re ‘Protecting Druze’

by Jason Ditz | May 4, 2025

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...

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Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Syria’s Presidential Palace

by Jason Ditz | May 2, 2025

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...

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Over 100 Killed as Sectarian Fighting Surrounding Syrian Druze Community Rages

by Jason Ditz | May 1, 2025

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...

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