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Israel Steps Up Southwest Syria Operations, Establishes New Checkpoints

by Jason Ditz | Aug 2, 2026

Israeli forces entered the Quneitra Governorate again on Sunday and established and set up a new military checkpoint along the road near al-Rafid, in the southern part of that governorate, in southwestern Syria. The Israeli troops at the checkpoint stopped and...

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Israeli Forces Shell Southwestern Syria in Southern Quneitra

by Jason Ditz | Jul 30, 2026

Israeli forces launched new artillery strikes against the Quneitra Governorate in southwestern Syria today, with strikes reported near the town of Tal al-Ahmar al-Sharqi, though there were no casualties confirmed. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

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Syria’s Sharaa Tells Al Jazeera His Nation Is Working To Establish Security Agreement With Israel

by John Weeks | Jul 28, 2026

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his nation is "actively working" to establish a security agreement with Israel during an exclusive interview Sunday with Al Jazeera’s Al Muqabala program. Al-Sharaa said several other nations were participating in the security...

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Israeli Troops Fire on Southwest Syrian Village, Leaflets Warn Villagers Against Blocking Roads

by Jason Ditz | Jul 27, 2026

One day after Israeli drones dropped leaflets over villages in the Yarmouk Basin admonishing Syrians against trying to block roads used by the invading Israeli military, troops attacked the residential area of al-Maariyah. The reports have Maariyah taking extensive...

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Israeli Forces Detain Then Release Multiple Locals in Southwest Syria

by Jason Ditz | Jul 22, 2026

Israeli incursions into southwest Syria continued today, with some reports of incursions into the Quneitra Governorate but substantially more reported in and around western Daraa, where multiple detentions were reported. A young man who was reported captured in...

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Israeli Troops Shoot and Wound Two Children in Syrian Village of Jamla

by Jason Ditz | Jul 20, 2026

Continuing the escalation of Israeli military operations against southwest Syria, the IDF attacked a group of civilians in the village of Jamla, in the Daraa Governorate, opening fire on the group for seemingly no apparent reason. Two children were reported wounded in...

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Escalations in Southwest Syria as Israel Raids Quneitra, Daraa Governorates

by Jason Ditz | Jul 19, 2026

Israeli forces are launching more and more incursions into southwest Syria in recent days. Having launched about 450 incursions during all of 2025, that number has been met and nearly exceeded already in 2026, despite the year being barely half over. Multiple new...

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Israeli Forces Attack Southwest Syrian Town of Maariyah

by Jason Ditz | Jul 16, 2026

Israel is launching an increasing number of incursions into southwest Syria, targeting both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. At least 22 such incursions have already been documented so far this month, with more happening all the time. The highest profile incidents...

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Katz Tells Hegseth That Israel Won’t Withdraw From Gaza, Syria, or Lebanon

by Dave DeCamp | Jul 16, 2026

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a call on Thursday that Israel won't withdraw from Gaza, Syria, or Lebanon, according to a statement from the Israeli minister's office. According to The Jerusalem Post, Katz "emphasized...

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Israeli Forces Raid Southwest Syria, Shell Quneitra and Daraa Governorates

by Jason Ditz | Jul 12, 2026

Israeli ground troops have continued to launch southwest Syria with such frequency that it is now considered a daily occurrence in some parts of the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. Contrasting regular statements on their military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, the...

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