The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander, and his interior minister, Anas Khattab. Both Sharaa and Khattab were sanctioned by the UN for their association with al-Qaeda and ISIS. The...
The US is planning to establish a military base in Damascus, Syria, Reuters has reported, as the Trump administration continues to strongly back the new Syrian government that's led by former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The report said that the US will establish...
Israel’s operations in southwestern Syria continue apace today, with troops and tanks entering the area of Quneitra Governorate near Jabata al-Khashab and setting up a checkpoint, preventing workers from accessing the road leading to the smaller village of Ain...
Syria’s de facto president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, is set to visit the White House within the next week as the Trump administration is pushing for Congress to fully lift the Caesar Act sanctions that were imposed on Syria in 2020. The sanctions...
Israeli troops have been launching operations in southwestern Syria on a fairly regular basis of late, and on Monday they carried out multiple incursions into both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates, entering multiple villages therein. Israeli tanks and vehicles...
Two Syrian soldiers were killed and one was wounded Wednesday near the oft-contested Tishrin Dam in the northern Aleppo Governorate. What actually happened is a matter of contention, however, as the military accused the Kurdish SDF of attacking the soldiers with a...
Direct negotiations between the Israel and Syrian governments continue, with report that the talks are “nearing completion” with Israel having assured Syria that it does not specifically support secessionist movements among the Syrian Druze population. Interestingly...
Unidentified gunmen attacked a bus on the 110 highway in southwestern Syria, killing at least two civilians and wounding another 11. The bus was traveling from Suwayda Governorate to the capital city of Damascus, and the attack took place near the Marjana station,...
Israeli forces continue to operate in Syria’s southwest Quneitra Governorate, with two more incursions documented on Sunday, with tanks advancing onto a highway and then set up a checkpoint at which they detained a number of locals and seized motorcycles that...
Israeli troops continue to expand their presence in southwestern Syria, with more and more military incursions and the establishment of yet further military outposts on Syrian soil, despite active negotiations with the Syrian government that are meant to see a return...
