Backed by tanks and other armored vehicles, Israeli troops advanced into the Syrian village of Ofaniya and the town of al-Samadaniyeh, both in the Quneitra Governorate. In al-Samadaniyeh, the troops remained in their position for hours before finally withdrawing...
Earlier this week, leaders of the SDF signaled a willingness to proceed with the integration of their forces into the national army of Syria, something which was agreed to back on March 10 but which has been stalled by persistent questions about federalization within...
Violence against Syria’s Alawite minority continues apace this weekend, with multiple incidents in the central city of Homs leaving at least two civilians killed and two others wounded. The first incident took place Friday in the Zahra’a neighborhood, where an Alawite...
The Syrian Defense Ministry is reporting that the ceasefire reached earlier this week with the Kurdish SDF isn’t going very well, with fighting around the Tishrin Dam erupted just hours after the ceasefire went into effect. A statement on Thursday claimed that the SDF...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday that they had killed Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad in a strike last week. Ahmad was, according to the statement, a member of “Ansar al-Islam.” Few details were offered about the strike, which happened on Thursday,...
Syria’s Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and SDF leader Mazloum Abdi announced Tuesday that they have reached a “comprehensive ceasefire,” to go into effect immediately. This followed heavy fighting Monday in the eastern part of the Aleppo Governorate. The fighting...
Tensions between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF have continued to escalate, with heavy fighting reported in the Aleppo Governorate overnight. Both sides are blaming the other for the incident. The SDF maintains that the military was engaged in provocations...
Israeli troops carried out a night raid Saturday in the Syrian village of Jamlah, in the Daraa Governorate. The troops arrived in six military vehicles, established a checkpoint outside the village, but also entered and raided homes for around an hour, while IDF...
Israeli ground troops continue to operate in southwestern Syria, carrying out raids against villages in both the Daraa and Quineitra Governorates. This comes amid ongoing talks between Syria and Israel trying to reduce tensions. On Sunday, Israeli troops in armored...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was feted in last week’s visit to the US for the UN General Assembly, but the ongoing sectarian violence raging in Syria shows no sign of slowing. Syria’s Alawite minority is among the main targets. Alawites were massacred en masse in a...
