Posts Tagged: syria
Is Israel in Contact With Syria?
Sporadic reports have been appearing lately about secret contacts between Israel and Syria aimed at forging ties. One report that garnered attention was published about...
Reports: At Least One Syrian Killed After Israeli Strike Near Damascus
i24 News - Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli targets above Damascus, Syrian state media SANA reported early Wednesday. According to a military source, rockets from the...
Why Did the BBC Help Promote Syrian and Russian Propaganda?
Last month, the BBC Radio 4 program Intrigue aired a series that was produced, written, and presented by Chloe Hadjimatheou called "Mayday" (also available as...
Post-Trump: Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East
JNS.org - When the dust settles on the Trump presidency, historians will try to assess Donald Trump’s reshuffling of the Obama legacy toward the Middle...
Israel’s Defense Minister Points Finger at Syrian Regime After Explosives Found on Border in Golan Heights
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz toured the border with Syria in the Golan Heights on Tuesday shortly after explosive devices were discovered in the area,...
IDF Strikes Pro-Iran Militia in Syria: Reports
i24 News - The IDF shelled a pro-Iran militia headquarters in the village of Al-Hurriyah, in Syria's Quneitra governate, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights...
Divided World is Failing COVID-19 Test, Says Frustrated UN Chief
A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted...
Turkey’s Relationship with ISIS Proves It Is Deserting Its European Allies
In view of Turkey’s increasingly divisive and destabilizing influence in the Middle East, the region’s biggest concern for the West could be President Recep Tayyip...
Satellite Photo Shows Damage to Syrian Air Base From Latest Reported Israeli Strike
A series of newly-released satellite photos reveal damage done to Syrian military targets by recent air strikes widely attributed to Israel. One photo published by ImageSat...
Syria: The Decline of the Last Conventional Threat
Over the years, Israel has considered a conventional war with Syria a likely scenario. Unlike Jordan and Egypt, Syria never signed a peace agreement with...
ISIS’ Jihad Grows Stronger in the COVID Era
In 2019, ISIS either perpetrated or inspired dozens of terror attacks around the world, particularly from April to August (when the group lost control of...
Israel’s Defense Ministry Releases First Images Taken by State-of-the-Art Ofek 16 Satellite
Israel’s Defense Ministry and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) released on Tuesday the first images taken from space by the new Ofek 16 surveillance satellite. Launched in...
Netanyahu to Iran: IDF ‘Prepared to Respond to Any Threat’
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed a harsh warning on Sunday to Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu...
On Fifth Attempt, UN Security Council Renews Syria Aid Via Turkey
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday approved aid deliveries to Syria through one border crossing from Turkey, a day after its authorization for the...
