Israeli troops are carrying out a growing number of operations in southwestern Syria in recent days, with two young men reportedly captured on farms in the Quneitra Governorate on Wednesday, and yet more operations happening Thursday. An Israeli patrol set up a...
Israeli Troops Advance into Southwest Syria to ‘Investigate Shepherds’
Israeli forces continue to operate militarily in southwestern Syria, though exactly what they are attempting to accomplish is increasingly uncertain, with raids into Quneitra and Daraa Governorates involving ill-defined investigations of random homes or people. The...
Israeli Troops Raid Villages in Southwest Syria, Detain Civilian
Israeli troops have carried out multiple raids against villages in Daraa and Quneitra Governorates on Wednesday, according to Syrian state media. The raid in Daraa targeted the oft-raided village of al-Maraiyah, and involved the detention of a local for unknown...
Syrians Report Growing Agricultural Damage From Israeli Operations in Quneitra
While focus on Israel’s military operations tends to be on Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, operations have quietly continued in southwest Syria, where Israeli troops continue to regularly enter Quneitra Governorate on patrol, setting up checkpoints and...
Concerns Grow That Israel Plans New Military Base in Syria as Troops Bring Prefab Units With Them
Since the December 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria, the Israeli military has set up multiple semi-permanent military outposts within Syria’s southwest. There are growing signs that another such installation is planned, and locals are concerned. Israeli troops have been...
Israeli Forces Raid Syria, Raise Israeli Flag Over Syrian Town of Hadr
Israeli military vehicles rolled into the town of Hadr in Syria’s Quneitra Governorate on Wednesday and raised the Israeli flag over the town’s entrance. Locals say they also closed all but one road leading into or out of the town, and established a checkpoint on that...
Israeli Troops Advance on Dam in Southwestern Syria
Since their invasion of southwestern Syria in December of 2024, Israel has intermittently raided towns and villages across the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates, but has also aimed to secure control over water sources, vital in a region primarily focused on agriculture....
Israeli Troops Capture Four Children in Syria’s Quneitra Governorate
While the world focuses on Israeli military operations against Iran and Lebanon, the country continues to carry out active operations in southwestern Syria, and in recent days, that involves detained Syrian children on unknown pretenses, and holding them at military...
Israeli Troops Raid Syria’s Quneitra, Capture Three Civilians Collecting Firewood
Israeli troops continue to carry out raids into southwestern Syria, once again centering on the northern parts of Quneitra Governorate and in and around the town of Jbata Al-Khashab, where troops established a checkpoint at the key Ain al-Bayda Junction nearby,...
Three Syrian Civilians Wounded by Israeli Fire in Quneitra
Three Syrian civilians were reported wounded on Tuesday when Israeli troops opened fire on them from the newly established IDF checkpoint near Khan Arnabeh, in the northern part of the Quneitra Governorate. The checkpoint is set up outside the town, along the road to...


