Trump Praises US Military Following Airstrike That Kills ‘Terrorist Leader’ in Syria
President Trump praised US Central Command forces for carrying out a successful airstrike over the weekend in Syria that targeted a senior “terrorist leader.”
President Trump praised US Central Command forces for carrying out a successful airstrike over the weekend in Syria that targeted a senior “terrorist leader.”
Several Arab media outlets reported on Thursday evening that Israel conducted strikes on facilities associated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense, situated to the east of Aleppo.
As Syrians look toward an uncertain future following the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad by Islamic rebels last month, France announced Tuesday that its military carried out targeted airstrikes against Islamic State (Daesh) positions in Syria on Sunday, i24News reports.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday afternoon that Israeli fighter jets targeted command centers and terrorist infrastructure linked to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in Damascus, Syria.
A U.S. court ordered Iran and Syria on Wednesday to pay $ 191 million over the 2018 Hamas killing of an American citizen living in Israel.
In alleged Israeli airstrikes that targeted sites near Damascus, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed two of its officers were killed, the IRGC announced on Saturday.
Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Sunday rendered Damascus airport inoperative just hours after the resumption of flights, following a similar attack last month, according to a war monitor. State media also confirmed the incident.
On Wednesday, fighter jets from the Israeli Air Force reportedly targeted two sites in the Damascus area, which reportedly targeted Lebanon’s Hezbollah Terrorist Organization, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Syria says it shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Israel-controlled Golan Heights towards the surroundings of the capital, Damascus, early Friday.
American bases were attacked four times by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East following a U.S. strike on an Iranian facility in Syria last Wednesday, the Pentagon has confirmed.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced that, for the second time in the past two weeks, U.S. fighter jets carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria. This development has heightened concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The alleged attack by the Israeli Air Force in Aleppo, Syria in the beginning of May targeted sites belonging to a secret Iranian unit operating in Syria, according to media reports in Saudi Arabia on Monday evening.
Christians in Syria continue to face “genocidal” attacks not only from jihadists inside the country but also from Islamist-affiliated, NATO member Turkey, Algemeiner reports.
Israel’s defense minister Monday said that Israel’s new government has greatly increased the number of strikes on Iranian targets since taking office late last year.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Monday, marking the first time an Iranian president has visited Syria since the civil war took over the country in 2011, the Associated Press reports. Raisi’s meeting with Assad was part of a two-day visit to boost economic and political cooperation between Iran and Syria.
Israel’s defense minister warned his nation Sunday that “all our fronts are tense” after Israeli security forces killed two suspected terrorists within 24 hours while Iran “extends” its influence in the region.
Israel’s military hit targets in western Syrian on Sunday, wounding three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported.
An airstrike in Damascus over the weekend that was attributed to Israel targeted a meeting of Syrian and Iranian experts in producing drones, according to a report Wednesday.
Israel’s military reportedly launched an air strike Sunday in a Damascus neighborhood near an Iranian military installation – the latest attack in the Jewish state’s “shadow war” against Iran.
On the face of it, this alleged Israeli strike in Syria is similar to previous ones attributed to Israel. But there are some notable differences. To begin with, the number of casualties.