The regime change in Syria earlier this month was followed almost immediately by an Israeli invasion across the demilitarized zone line separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. Since then, that invasion keeps getting deeper, with troops...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Meets With HTS Leaders in Damascus
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha was in Damascus on Monday and met with Syria's de facto leader and other senior members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the al-Qaeda offshoot that led the offensive to oust former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Ukrainian...
Foreign Jihadists Appointed to Senior Positions in New Syrian Military
Foreign jihadists have been appointed in senior positions in the new Syrian military, which is now led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an offshoot of al-Qaeda that led the offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian sources told Reuters that the...
Syria’s De Facto Leader Says It Will Take Four Years To Hold Elections
Syria's de facto leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, also known as Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in an interview published on Sunday that it may take up to four years to hold elections and three years to draft a new constitution. "The process of writing the constitution may take...
Israel Kills 17, Mostly Civilians, in Damascus Drone Strike
Since the recent regime change in Syria, Israel has been carrying out more and more airstrikes against targets across the nation. The latest was today in Adra, a town in the metro Damascus area, where an Israeli drone killed at least 17 people, mostly civilians....
Pentagon Admits It’s Been Lying About the Number of Troops in Both Iraq and Syria
The Pentagon said on Monday that the US has more troops deployed in Iraq than it has been disclosing, an admission that comes after it revealed there are significantly more US troops in Syria than the US has said. For years, the Pentagon has said there are 900 troops...
Turkey Demands US End Support for Syrian Kurds
The US has been repeatedly trying to reassure their Kurdish allies that they don’t face any major threat from Turkey. Turkey, however, seems to be going out of their way to make clear they are very much a threat, and that their goal in the region is the end of Kurdish...
Israel Seizes New Villages in Southern Syria, Fires on Protesters Opposing Occupation
Initially suggested to be about establishing a new buffer zone between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southwestern Syria, the Israeli incursion after the regime change continues to grow, with them seizing yet more villages in the Daraa Province. Israeli troops...
Pentagon Reveals the US Has More Than Twice the Number of Troops in Syria Than Previously Disclosed
On Thursday, the Pentagon revealed the US has roughly 2,000 troops occupying Syria, more than twice the number it has been disclosing. For years, the US has said it has about 900 troops inside Syria. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the troops levels have...
Report: US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad and Prepared Other Rebel Group To Join
The US had foreknowledge of the offensive led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and helped another rebel group join the fight, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The report said the US notified the...