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...
Military tensions between Syria and the Kurdish SDF continue to grow in the eastern part of the Aleppo Governorate. Both sides have reported deaths as a result of attacks by the other side in the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, the SDF reported that one of their fighters...
Reports on the progress of the security talks between Israel and Syria continue to be heavily conflicting. Last week, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seemed optimistic about the possibility that a deal could be reached in a matter of days. In comments late Tuesday,...
Syria’s de facto president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, arrived in New York City on Sunday, where he will attend the UN General Assembly, making him the first Syrian leader to do so since 1967. On Monday, Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed...
While claiming talks with the Syrian government were progressing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the idea of withdrawing from any of the territory Israel has captured during its invasion of Syria that started in December 2024. Netanyahu said the...
The village of Umm Tineh in eastern Aleppo Governorate was attacked overnight, with at least seven civilians killed and four others wounded, according to media reports. Who actually did it though is a matter of substantial disagreement. The village was hit in a drone...
Turkish Defense Ministry has issued a statement on Thursday saying that the country will only consider pulling its military out of Syria if the border is completely secured and if they are satisfied that the “terrorism” threat is fully resolved. Ministry spokesman...
For the first time in 25 years, Syria’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, is visiting the United States. The visit has a singular goal in mind, getting the US to permanently remove sanctions from Syria. The bulk of the sanctions against Syria come in...
