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Israeli Forces Shell Area Around Key Southwest Syrian Dam

by Jason Ditz | Nov 12, 2026

Israeli ground troops continued their operations across southwest Syria today, setting up a checkpoint in Quneitra Governorate, raiding areas and searching locals. Israeli warplanes were also reported overhead in neighboring Rif Damasq and Daraa Governorates. Among...

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Israeli Troops Attack Journalists Covering Their Actions in Southwest Syria

by Jason Ditz | Nov 10, 2026

Israeli forces have been carrying out a growing number of operations across southwest Syria in recent weeks. 35 distinct incursions were documented against Quneitra and Daraa Governorates in the past week alone. That’s attracting a lot of attention and some...

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Israel Launches More Southwest Syria Raids, Adds Heavy Equipment to Land-Clearing Work

by Jason Ditz | Nov 5, 2026

Israeli forces continue to scale up efforts on the “Sufa 53 line” construction in southwest Syria’s Quneitra Governorate this week, adding a substantial number of heavy construction vehicles to the deployment for land-clearing work, and launching more raids on...

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Israeli Strikes Destroy Abandoned Post in Southwest Syria

by Jason Ditz | Nov 3, 2026

Israeli troops launched multiple new incursions on the ground in southwest Syria, centered primarily on the Quneitra and the Daraa Governorates. The most noteworthy incident, however, happened further to the north. The incident took place in Rif Damasq, near Mount...

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Syria Says It’s Considering Joining the Mecca Defense Pact

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 1, 2026

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, a former al-Qaeda member, said on Saturday that Damascus was considering joining the Mecca defense pact, the new military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey. "Discussions are currently underway to evaluate...

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Israeli Troops Raid Southwest Syria Village, Capturing Civilian in His Home

by Jason Ditz | Oct 28, 2026

Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Saida al-Golan, in Quneitra Governorate today, searching homes in the area and capturing one civilian before withdrawing from the village toward the farmland further to the west. A large number of IDF vehicles were also...

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Jordan Acknowledges Civilian Casualties in Its Airstrikes in Syria, Claims ISIS Fighters Were Also Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 27, 2026

Jordan on Tuesday acknowledged that airstrikes it launched in southern Syria on Monday caused civilian casualties, while also claiming that the attack killed about 20 ISIS fighters. Amman framed the strikes as retaliation for the October 23 attack on St. George’s...

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Civilians Reported Killed by Jordanian Airstrikes in Syria

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 26, 2026

The Jordanian military on Monday launched airstrikes in southern Syria, a bombing that Amman framed as retaliation for the October 23 attack on St. George's Orthodox Church in Jordan's western Karak province, which killed nine Christians who were attending a funeral....

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Three Shepherds Captured in Latest Israeli Operations in Southwest Syria

by Jason Ditz | Oct 25, 2026

Israeli troops continued to operate across southwest Syria over the weekend, with multiple incursions reported against the Quneitra Governorate seemingly focused primarily on excavation and carving out the “Sufa 53 Line” that the IDF is imposing on the ground in the...

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Israeli Forces Kill Man With Down Syndrome in Raid on Southwest Syria Town

by Jason Ditz | Oct 22, 2026

Israeli ground troops have been raiding the Yarmouk River Basin in the western part of Syria’s Daraa Governorate in growing numbers and more frequently in recent days. The restrictions placed on locals have been onerous enough to attract some international attention....

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