SYRIA – A soldier was killed when armed gunmen attacked the Syrian army headquarters in Mayadin city, located in Deir ez-Zor province, according to local reports on Tuesday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, and authorities did not provide further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident. Earlier Monday, four Syrian security personnel […]
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Armed Gunmen Kill 2 in Syria’s Raqqa Province
SYRIA – Armed gunmen carried an attack in Syria’s Raqqa province killing 2, including a soldier, according to the country’s Defense Ministry on Sunday. An army member was targeted by unknown gunmen in the village of al-Wasita in the northern Raqqa countryside, resulting in his death along with a civilian, the ministry’s Media and Communications […]
Israeli Forces Launch Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra Countryside
SYRIA – Israeli forces on Wednesday launched incursions into Syria’s Quneitra countryside, raiding homes in Ain Zivan village. “An occupation force stormed the village, searched multiple houses, and set up a checkpoint on its outskirts, where troops searched passersby and disrupted movement,” Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. The agency also reported that Israeli forces […]
Shooting Incident in Syria’s Suwayda Province Kills 4
SYRIA – A shooting incident in Syria’s Suwayda province on Saturday left 4 people dead and another one injured, according to authorities, adding that a suspect was in custody. “In a tragic incident in al-Matouneh area of Suwayda countryside, a heinous crime was committed against five residents of the area, resulting in the killing of […]
Israeli Forces Launch Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra Province
SYRIA – Israeli forces on Wednesday launched new incursions into Syria’s Quneitra province, setting up checkpoints and searching civilians. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said Israeli troops advanced into several locations in the southern Quneitra countryside, where they conducted house searches, set up a temporary checkpoint and detained one resident, taking him to an […]
SDF Militants Withdraw from Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhood
SYRIA – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, leaving the area under the Syrian army control. After accepting the evacuation, the YPG/SDF militants were placed in a convoy of buses and ambulances. Another group of YPG/SDG militants stationed at the Yasin Hospital in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood was later evacuated […]
Fighting in Aleppo Syria Updates as Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud Gets Seized by SDF Terror Group
SYRIA – Despite a previously announced ceasefire on Friday, fighting in Aleppo Syria resumed on Saturday Jan. 10, with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and affiliated armed groups taking over the Yassin Hospital in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, expelling medical staff. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Health Ministry said: “The PKK […]
Israeli Forces Raid Syria’s Quneitra Province, Make Arrests
SYRIA – Israeli forces on Thursday Jan. 8, conducted raids in Syria’s Quneitra province and arrested 4 men, according to local reports. An Israeli unit made up of five military vehicles established a checkpoint at the al-Kasarat junction on the road linking Jbata al-Khashab and Ain al-Bayda, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). […]
SDF Terror Attack in Aleppo Syria Kills 5 as Shelling Continue
SYRIA – An SDF terror attack in Aleppo Syria on Tuesday resulted to the deaths of 5 people – including a soldier and 4 civilians – while 16 others sustained injuries. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said a drone attack targeted army deployment sites near the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, killing one soldier […]
Israeli Forces Raid Quneitra Countryside in Syria
SYRIA – On Tuesday, Israeli forces conducted 3 raids in Syria’s Quneitra countryside, according to local reports. A three-vehicle patrol crossed from the entrance of the town of Bir Ajam toward the villages of Bariqa and Kudna in the southern Quneitra countryside, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said. Another Israeli force consisting of 12 […]
Joint Military Airstrikes on ISIS (Daesh) Facility in Syria Carried out by UK, France
SYRIA – Joint military airstrikes targeting underground ISIS (Daesh) facility in Syria were on Saturday carried out by UK and France. British Defense Secretary John Healey described the strike as part of ongoing efforts to prevent Daesh from rebuilding its capabilities and spreading what he called its “dangerous and violent ideologies.” “This action shows our […]
Israeli Forces Continue Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra
SYRIA – Israeli forces launched incursions into southern Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Saturday, according to local reports. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV channel reported that Israeli troops entered the town of Jabata al-Khashab in the northern Quneitra countryside with six military vehicles accompanied by an armored personnel carrier. Israeli machine gunfire targeted Eastern Tal al-Ahmar in […]
Israeli Raids in Syria’s Quneitra Still Ongoing
SYRIA – Israeli raids in Syria’s Quneitra countryside was on Wednesday Dec. 24, reported, with Israeli forces targeting women and children with smoke grenades. A group of women and children were attacked by an Israeli unit while they were collecting wild mushrooms in the area between the villages of al-Adnaniyah and Ruwayhinah, the Syrian Arab […]
ISIS Leader Taha al-Zoubi aka Abu Omar Tibiya Captured in Damascus
SYRIA – The Syrian authorities on Wednesday Dec. 24, said that the ISIS leader Taha al-Zoubi, also known as Abu Omar Tibiya, was captured in Damascus during a joint operation between Syrian security forces and the US-led international coalition against terrorism. Taha served as the group’s ‘wali,’ or governor, of Damascus. He was captured along […]
Bomb Explosion in Syria’s Al-Bukamal City Kills 1
SYRIA – A bomb explosion in Syria’s Al-Bukamal city in Deir ez-Zor province late Monday killed 1 person, after a motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated. Syria’s state-run Alikhbaria TV, citing an unnamed security source, said the explosion took place in the Tuayba neighborhood, without providing further details. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the […]