Military tensions between Israel and Syria continue to grow precipitously, with a new flurry of Israeli drone strikes against the Kiswah, a suburb of the capital city of Damascus. The strikes killed at least eight Syrian soldiers and wounded others. The attack,...
Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will ‘Remain’ in Newly Occupied Areas of Syria
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel will "remain" in the territory it has captured in southern Syria following the regime change that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. "The IDF will remain at the peak of...
Syria Slams Latest Israeli Incursion, FM Faults ‘Expansionist’ Agenda
The ongoing security talks between Israel and Syria are taking yet another blow today with the news that Israeli ground troops invaded Syrian territory near the village of Beit Jinn, overlooking the Syria-Lebanon border. An estimated 60 IDF troops backed by military...
Syria’s Al-Qaeda-Leader-Turned President To Visit New York To Address the UN General Assembly
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who is now Syria's de facto president, is expected to travel to New York City in September to address the UN General Assembly, Reuters reported on Monday. According to The Cradle, Sharaa will become the first Syrian...
Syrian Government Postpones Elections in ‘Unsafe’ Kurdish, Druze Regions
Syria’s parliament is shaping up to be a lot less “unified” than initially advertised, with the ruling government announcing they’re going to postpone elections for the People’s Assembly in three governorates where groups likely to oppose the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...
Israel, Syria Hold Direct Talks in Paris Aimed at Calming Hostility
Though there have been reports of indirect talks for months now, Tuesday marked the first time it was publicly confirmed that Israel and Syria’s Islamist government held direct talks, with a US-brokered meeting held in Paris. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani...
US Raid in North Syria Captures Top ISIS Figures, Kills One in Clash
While the US has been redeploying much of its force inside Syria to the far south, they’ve reportedly carried out a high profile raid against ISIS in Atimeh in the Idlib Governorate. Though the special forces raid was in the northwest of Syria, some reports suggest...
Syria’s HTS Government Preps 50,000 Troops for a Large Anti-Kurd Offensive in Northeast
The Islamist Syrian government is trying to give the impression they support peaceful unity in Syria, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa saying he believed Syria should be unified by some sort of understanding instead of by military force, because the Syrian people are...
Turkey Defense Deal With Syria Includes Training and Arms – Stops Short of Turkish Bases
As Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) tries to grow its national military after the takeover of the country in December, it was inevitable that Turkey, a heavy backer of the HTS during its offensives last year, would end up playing a big role. Syria and Turkey have...
Turkey FM Warns He Won’t Tolerate Syrian Kurds Becoming Israeli Pawns
Syria’s Foreign Minister was in Ankara today meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, and Fidan took the opportunity, as Turkish officials so often do, to rail about the Kurds threatening regional stability. This time, the warnings were directed at the...