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Israel Passing Messages to Syria’s HTS, But Turkey’s Influence Is a Concern

by Jason Ditz | Dec 18, 2024

Both Israel and Turkey were at the forefront of this month’s regime change in Syria. The takeover of Syria by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alters the landscape of the region, but Turkey and Israel may quickly find themselves at odds over who’s really...

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Turkey Masses Troops on Syria Border, Large Scale Invasion May Be Imminent

by Jason Ditz | Dec 17, 2024

Though it has reportedly been extended until the end of the week, the failure to make the ceasefire between Turkish-backed forces and the US-backed Kurdish SDF permanent is expected to lead to more fighting. It is starting to look like the fight for northern Syria...

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US Assures Syrian Kurdish SDF After Turkish FM Says Goal Is to Wipe Them Out

by Jason Ditz | Dec 15, 2024

It has been a wild 72 hours for the Kurdish-dominated SDF forces in Syria’s northeast. After substantial fighting over the city of Manbij and a 4-day truce conditioned entirely on the SDF removing themselves and their families from the area, the relative stability in...

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Report: US Gave Kurds an Ultimatum To Withdraw from Manbij in North Syria

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 11, 2024

The US had to give the Kurdish-led SDF an ultimatum to withdraw from the northern Syrian city of Manbij and cede it to the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), Al-Monitor reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the US brokered a ceasefire deal between...

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US, Israel and Turkey Launch Airstrikes in Syria After Cheering Regime Change

by Jason Ditz | Dec 9, 2024

Several nations have been loudly cheering the weekend regime change in Syria (some are even taking credit for it). But despite the Islamist faction they were backing ending up taking Damascus, neither the US, Turkey, nor Israel are actually stopping attacks on Syrian...

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Al-Qaeda Linked Militants Advance, ‘Encircle Damascus’

by Jason Ditz | Dec 7, 2024

On Thursday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist militants captured the major city of Hama, just days after the fall of Aleppo. As some HTS forces entered the city, others continued south, circling the city en route to Homs and ultimately Damascus. HTS is a merger of...

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Report: Syrian Islamists Court Israel With Talk of Peace Deal

by Jason Ditz | Dec 2, 2024

Former Israeli military intelligence officer Lt. Mordechai Kedar has added fuel to claims that Israel has ties with the Syrian Islamist fighters who have taken the city of Aleppo and surrounding area in the past week. Lt. Kedar says he is in “constant contact” with...

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Syrian Islamist Rebels Seize Aleppo, Army Vows Counterattack

by Jason Ditz | Nov 30, 2024

After several days of blisteringly fast gain, the Syrian Islamist rebel force led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has forced Syrian Army forces to withdraw and has taken the major northern city of Aleppo. There has been video footage of rebel forces outside the police...

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Family of American Killed By Israeli Forces in West Bank Calls for Investigation

by Dave DeCamp | Sep 8, 2024

The family of an American who was killed by Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday is calling for President Biden to order an investigation into the shooting instead of relying on Israel to investigate itself. Aysenur Eyzi Eygi, 26, was killed...

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Two US Marines Assaulted by Turkish Nationalist Group in Izmir

by Dave DeCamp | Sep 2, 2024

On Monday, two US Marines were attacked by a Turkish nationalist youth group in the Turkish port of Izmir in an incident partially motivated by US support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians. The two Marines were wearing civilian clothes and arrived in the city...

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