The United States conducted nine airstrikes on Iranian-backed targets in Syria on Monday, CENTCOM announced. pic.twitter.com/Hnw4dW6LEe — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 11, 2024 The strikes were in response to attacks on US personnel over the past 24 hours, CENTCOM reported. The strikes were said to have reduced the terror group’s capacity to launch … Read more
In what has amounted to the most intense fighting in eastern Syria in almost a year, US-backed opposition forces attacked three posts manned by pro-government forces in the strategically important Deir Ezzor province on Monday. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The Arab-led Deir Ezzor Military Council, a faction of … Read more
There is increased talk of a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria, which could have ramifications for the Middle East. Ankara and Damascus could hold meetings brokered by Iraq towards reconciliation. Turkey has backed Syrian rebels in the past during the Syrian civil war, while Ankara illegally occupies parts of northern Syria. The Syrian regime … Read more
Reports emerged of explosions near an important shrine south of Damascus on Wednesday evening. Set Zaynab is around 10 kilometers southwest of the Damascus city center, about a 30-minute drive away. Syrian state media said that air defense systems were activated in an attempt to confront airstrikes, as photos posted online showed smoke rising from … Read more
Air defense systems were activated on Wednesday night in the Damascus area of Syria due to an aircraft attack, killing two people and wounding a soldier, Syrian state media said early on Thursday. Syrian reports described echoes of explosions in the sky of the town Set Zaynab, located south of Damascus. Reports said that … Read more
Israel launched air attacks on Syria’s central region as well as the coastal city of Baniyas, killing a child and injuring ten civilians, Syrian state media said on Wednesday citing a military source. “At approximately 19:30 pm, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of Lebanese territory, targeting a site in … Read more
An explosion was detected in the al-Maza neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Israeli media reported Saturday morning, citing Syrian reports. Al-Maza is home to the Iranian embassy. At least one person was killed, a man whose identity has yet to be disclosed but is considered “close to Iran.” Syrian media has not yet pointed fingers … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will travel to Lebanon and Syria to discuss various regional issues, Iranian and Syrian media reported on Thursday. Iranian media said he would be in Lebanon on Friday. Syrian daily Al-Watan, which is close to the government, said Amirabdollahian would be in Damascus “early next week” for a visit … Read more
Two people were killed and several wounded on Monday in what Iranian and Syrian media said was an Israeli attack on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, with Iran’s ambassador to Damascus denying reports that the location was an Iranian military outpost. An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment on the issue. Iranian state … Read more
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Turkey on Wednesday for key meetings with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries oppose Israel’s war in Gaza and support Hamas, but their support is not identical. Iran recently carried out missile attacks on northern Iraq and Pakistan, killing civilians, and has pushed its proxies to attack … Read more
