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Israeli Forces Shoot Three Syrian Civilians in Quneitra, Killing One

by Jason Ditz | Oct 6, 2026

Israeli ground troops have been conducting more and more infiltration into southwestern Syria, with at least eight such incidents reported in the last 24 hours. The cross-border raids have been done chiefly in Quneitra Governorate, along what was previously a UNDOF...

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Israeli Forces Block Firefighters After Setting Fires in Southwest Syria

by Jason Ditz | Oct 5, 2026

Israeli forces continue to operate in southwestern Syria, with incidents reported in Quneitra, Daraa, and Rif Damasq Governorates. While most of the cross-border incidents involve the Israeli military searching homes and establishing temporary checkpoints in Syrian...

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Israeli Troops Release One Detainee in Southwest Syria, Capture Another

by Jason Ditz | Sep 29, 2026

Israeli forces continued to carry out their usual cross-border raids into southwest Syria today, and while operations were reported in both Daraa and Quneitra Governorates, the most immediate focus seems to be on the northern part of Quneitra, with raids targeting...

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Shepherds Increasingly the Target of Israel’s Southwest Syria Detentions

by Jason Ditz | Sep 24, 2026

Israeli forces continue to raid southwestern Syria on a daily basis, raiding towns and setting up checkpoints. This week, the increasing trend is for them to harass shepherds operating in the countryside of Quneitra Governorate. On Tuesday, a shepherd was captured on...

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Israeli Troops Destroy Former Syrian Military Sites on Mount Hermon

by Jason Ditz | Sep 21, 2026

In December of 2024, immediately following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Israel invaded southwest Syria, and occupied a substantial swathe of land including the UNDOF demilitarized zone and Mount Hermon. Throughout negotiations and persistent further...

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Israel Raids Southwest Syrian Town, Confiscates Mobile Phones

by Jason Ditz | Sep 16, 2026

Israeli forces have raided the town of Abdin in southwestern Syria’s Yarmouk River Basin, in Daraa Governorate. The raid saw troops advance into the al-Areadah residential neighborhood to search homes. Reports from the town were that Israeli troops, in the course of...

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Israel Continues to Escalate Operations in Southwest Syria, Capturing Three Locals

by Jason Ditz | Sep 13, 2026

This weekend once again saw Israel conducting a growing number of operations against southwest Syria, pointing to yet further escalation and leading to the capture of multiple locals in Quneitra Governorate. The detentions happened Thursday night into Friday, with an...

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UN Commission Warns Israeli Actions in Syria May Amount to War Crimes

by Jason Ditz | Sep 9, 2026

UN Commissioner Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has issued a new report to the UN Human Rights Council related to Israeli military operations in southwest Syria, warning that the operations are increasingly impacting Syrian civilians in ways that could amount to war crimes under...

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Israel Continues to Escalate Raids Into Southwest Syria, Shepherd Captured

by Jason Ditz | Sep 1, 2026

Israel has capped off an August that saw a steady increase in number and intensity of incursions into southwest Syria with a further escalation, with multiple new infiltrations into the country and at least one new detention reported. The weekend operations were...

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Amid Tensions With Syrian Government, Druze Leader Says His Community Is ‘Part of Israel’

by Jason Ditz | Aug 30, 2026

Syria’s Druze community, centered around the southern Suwayda Governorate, is undergoing substantial unrest lately, with Sheikh al-Aql Hikmat al-Hijri, one of the religious minority’s top three spiritual leaders, declaring the Druze community to be an “integral part...

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