US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Thursday that it was involved in 37 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria during the month of June. The command said all of the operations were conducted with US partners, the Kurdish-led SDF in Syria, and...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syrian City of Homs
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian city of Homs early Sunday morning, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At around 12:20 am today, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction northeast of Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of the...
Letter Calls for Pentagon to ‘Make Amends’ for Killing Civilian in Syria Drone Strike
Twenty-one organizations have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the Pentagon to conduct a transparent investigation into a May 3 drone strike that killed a civilian in northwest Syria's Idlib province. When the strike was first launched,...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria, One Syrian Soldier ‘Seriously’ Wounded
Israeli airstrikes hit targets outside of the Syrian capital of Damascus early Wednesday, wounding at least one Syrian soldier, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At about 1:05 am on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the...
Twenty-Two US Troops Injured in Syria ‘Helicopter Mishap’
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a press release Monday night that 22 US troops were injured in a "helicopter mishap" in northeastern Syria. The command said the incident happened on Sunday and resulted in injuries of "various degrees." The press release said...
CENTCOM Says It Conducted 38 Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May
US Central Command said in a press release on Tuesday that it conducted 38 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May, killing eight alleged ISIS "operatives" and detaining 31 more. The command said that all the operations were launched with partners, referring...
US Increases Sanctions on Syria After Damascus Rejoins Arab League
The US on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on Syria for the first time since the country was brought back into the Arab League as part of a normalization push between Damascus and regional governments. According to the Treasury Department, the US sanctioned two Syrian...
Israel Launches Airstrikes Targeting Syrian Capital of Damascus
Israel launched airstrikes in Syria on Sunday night, hitting targets near the capital Damascus that caused material damage, Syria's SANA news agency reported. A military source told SANA that the airstrikes were launched from the direction of the Golan Heights and...
US Building New Base in Northern Syria
The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is building a new military base in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, The New Arab reported, citing a source close to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The US backs the SDF and keeps about 900 troops in eastern Syria,...
CENTCOM Lied About Drone Strike in Northwest Syria That Killed a Civilian
US Central Command claimed they killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in a May 3 drone strike when announcing it on Twitter even though they had no confirmation of who died, CNN reported Tuesday. The victim of the drone strike turned out to be 56-year-old Lotfi Hassan...