After a devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing thousands of people, the US State Department showed no interest in lifting crippling economic sanctions on Syria that are specifically designed to prevent the country's reconstruction. As of Monday night,...
US Ramps Up Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
US Central Command announced last week that it was involved in 43 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the month of January. Task & Purpose reported the monthly average for US operations against ISIS in 2022 was 26 per month, signaling that the US military...
More Airstrikes Reported in Syria Near Iraq Border
Unverified reports have said that two more airstrikes were launched in eastern Syria on Monday near the Iraqi border following a strike in the area that was reported on Sunday night. Israel is suspected of being behind the attacks since it has previously launched...
Ten Reported Killed in Airstrikes on Syria-Iraq Border
Airstrikes targeting a convoy of trucks launched by unidentified aircraft were reported on the Syria-Iraq border on Sunday. According to The Times of Israel, Syria’s Sham FM radio station and other local media reports said six refrigerator trucks were hit. The...
Multiple Drone Attack Hits US Base in Southern Syria
A US military base in southern Syria was targeted in a drone attack on Friday that wounded two members of a US-backed militia. US Central Command said the base at Al-Tanf was attacked by three "one-way attack drones." CENTCOM said two of the drones were shot down, but...
Syria’s Assad Tells Russia Any Deal With Turkey Must Result in Turkish Withdrawal
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a Russian envoy on Thursday that any rapprochement with Turkey must result in Turkish forces withdrawing from Syrian territory. Alexander Lavrentiev, Russia's special envoy for Syria, was in Damascus discussing Moscow's efforts to...
US Says It Opposes Countries Normalizing With Assad After Syria-Turkey Talks
The State Department on Tuesday said that the US opposes other countries normalizing with the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad following high-level talks between Syria and Turkey. The defense ministers of Syria and Turkey met in Moscow at the end of...
Rockets Hit Base Housing US Troops in Eastern Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said two rockets were fired at a base in eastern Syria housing US troops earlier in the day and reported there were no casualties in the incident. The attack took place at Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base next to the...
Israeli Missile Strikes Put Damascus International Airport Out of Service
Update: Syrian media reports the Damascus airport came back into service at 9:00 am Damascus time Israel launched more missile strikes on Syria early Monday, targeting the Damascus International Airport and putting it out of service as Israeli strikes against Syrian...
Ten Oil Field Workers Killed in Attack in Eastern Syria
Ten oil field workers were killed in an attack Friday on a bus in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province, Syrian state media reported. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack was carried out by terrorists linked to ISIS, but the report...