A base in Syria housing US troops was targeted in a rocket attack on Monday, The Associated Press reported. The US military said there were no casualties or damage in the attack, which targeted Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base located on the Conoco gas fields in...
CENTCOM Says US Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said its forces launched a "unilateral strike" in Syria on Monday and claimed it killed a senior ISIS leader. CENTCOM said the man's name was Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri and claimed he was responsible for planning terrorist attacks in...
Moscow Hosts Meeting Aimed at Syria-Turkey Normalization
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Russia wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday that were aimed at working toward a normalization deal between Ankara and Damascus. There's no sign a breakthrough was made, but a follow-up meeting at...
Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
Israel continued its relentless bombing campaign in Syria early Tuesday morning, launching airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Damascus and killing two civilians, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The pro-opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
Saudi Arabia to Invite Syria’s Assad to Arab League Summit
Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit Riyadh is hosting in May, Reuters reported Sunday, citing three people familiar with the plan. The move would be a significant step in the normalization of Syria's relations...
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill Two Iranian IRGC Members
Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday. The IRGC announced Friday that a military officer and advisor named Milad Heydari was killed in the Israeli...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus for Second Night in a Row
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Friday morning for the second day in a row, marking the fifth time in March that Israel bombed Syria. Syria's state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defenses "intercepted hostile targets" in the...
Milley Says the US Should Attack Iran’s IRGC Quds Force
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress on Wednesday that the US should be targeting Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following a drone attack in Syria that killed a US contractor. "We do know...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded
Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus early Thursday morning and wounded two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. The report said explosions were heard in Damascus at 1:30 am, and a Syrian military source said Syrian air defenses were "confronting hostile...
Deputy Foreign Ministers of Syria and Turkey to Meet in Moscow
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow in April as part of an effort to normalize ties between Damascus and Ankara, Reuters reported on Tuesday. An unnamed senior Turkish official told Reuters that the meeting will be held...