Posts Tagged: Damascus
US Backed Kurds Lift Siege of Syrian Army Run Enclaves in Northeast
US backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end a nearly three week long siege of neighborhoods under the...
New Israeli Strikes Reportedly Hit Iranian Bases Near Syrian Capital
Syrian air defenses on Monday intercepted a new Israeli "aggression" above the capital Damascus, state media said, in the latest wave of attacks that Western intelligence...
Syrian Air Defenses Down Several Missiles From Israel, State TV Claims
Syrian air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles before they hit their targets in the capital Damascus, Syrian state television claimed on Thursday. "The hostile missiles came...
Informants in Iraq, Syria Helped US Kill Iran’s Soleimani, Sources Say
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani arrived at the Damascus airport in a vehicle with dark-tinted glass. Four soldiers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rode with him. They parked...
Lebanon Crisis Wreaks Havoc on Syria’s War-Torn Economy
A financial crisis in Lebanon has hit the economy of neighboring Syria hard, choking off a vital source of dollars and dragging the Syrian pound to record lows. Shut...
Israeli Air Force Strikes Dozens of Iranian, Assad Regime Targets in Syria
Israel said its aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria on Wednesday in retaliation for rockets fired toward Israel a day earlier. Syrian state media...
Syrian Media Claims Second Israeli Airstrike Near Damascus in Two Days
Syrian media outlets are claiming that Israel struck targets in Syria for the second time in two days. According to Hebrew news website Mako, citing Syrian news...
Israel Strikes in Syria in More Open Assault on Iran
Israel struck in Syria early on Monday, the latest salvo in its increasingly open assault on Iran's presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with...
Syria State Media Says Israeli Planes Attack Targets Near Damascus
Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media quoted a...
Hezbollah Leader: If Assad Loses, We Will See Netanyahu in Damascus
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned in a speech on Saturday that if Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is defeated, "we will see Netanyahu and the like...
Syrian Kurdish-Led Council Visits Damascus for New Talks
The political wing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) went to Damascus last week for a second round of talks with the government, its...
Israeli Military Chief: We Are Operating ‘Under the Radar’ to Keep Hezbollah From Getting Stronger
The IDF is “operating under the radar to prevent Hezbollah from getting stronger,” Israel’s military chief told a key Knesset body on Wednesday, the Hebrew...
Report: Israeli Defense Chief Wants IDF to Buy New Surface-to-Surface Missiles That Would Bolster Jewish State’s Striking Power
Israel’s defense chief has ordered the IDF to look into purchasing hundreds of new surface-to-surface missiles that would bolster the Jewish state's striking power, the...
Israel Air Force Calls Open-Ended Russian Deployment in Syria ‘Nightmare Situation’
Israeli military officials expressed concern over recent reports indicating long-term Russian presence in Syria, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Sunday. Israel Air Force (IAF) commanders said they fear...
