Israeli ground troops have carried out multiple ground raids across southwestern Syria over the weekend, including overnight raids in the Quneitra Governorate overnight Saturday, which led to the capture of multiple “suspects” who have not been conclusively identified...
The Kurdish SDF has rejected the US demand to fully disarm and withdraw from key areas and border crossings in northeast Syria, saying that the idea of laying down arms is “non-negotiable.” SDF representative Sihanouk Dibo said that the group’s long-term vision was to...
While the violence in Suwayda is not as severe right now as it was earlier this month, the situation is far from resolved, and truce violations continue to be reported regularly. Some 1,448 people are now confirmed to have been killed in the violence, including 258...
With US envoy Tom Barrack in attendance in Paris, Syrian and Israeli government ministers met in what is being called “de-escalation” talks aimed to reduce the growing tensions amid the ongoing Israeli invasion of southwestern Syria and the sectarian violence in the...
Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continued throughout the week to make increasingly conflicting demands and pledges to Lebanon. On Wednesday, he brought back the demand for disarmament of Hezbollah, now insisting that not only does this have to happen within 90 days,...
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based rights group that tracks violence in Syria, has released a statement criticizing US Ambassador Tom Barrack for claiming Syrian government forces were not involved in the mass executions of civilians in...
Continuing to flout November’s ceasefire with Lebanon, Israeli ground troops invaded southern Lebanon once again at dawn on Wednesday, with around 20 troops marching into the area around al-Abbasiya. The troops searched multiple abandoned homes in the area. Israel did...
An American citizen was among eight civilians executed by fighters linked to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led Syrian government in Suwayda, southern Syria, last week. A video of the execution of Hosam Saraya, a 35-year-old Syrian American, and his seven relatives...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that President Trump was "caught off guard" by Israel's recent airstrikes in Syria and the Israeli tank shelling of the sole Catholic church in Gaza. "He was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and also...
Axios reported on Sunday that White House officials were frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to Israel's recent airstrikes on Damascus, which came as the US was urging Israel not to bomb Syria. "Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything...
