Syria

Israel targets Iran-backed strongholds in second attack in less than a month on outskirts of Syrian capital. The Syrian army said on Sunday evening that Israeli-fired rockets struck parts of southern Damascus in escalating attacks that regional intelligence sources said target Iran-linked assets. A Syrian army statement said the attack…

World 28 Feb, 2021 10:01 PM5 minutes to read The Biden administration appears to be sending Iran a message with the US airstrike in Syria. Photo / AP A US airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new…

‘There are more than 22,000 foreign children of at least 60 nationalities who languish in camps and prisons,’ Unicef director said Unicef called on authorities in the north-east of Syria and member states to do everything possible to repatriate children Published: 4:45am, 1 Mar, 2021 Updated: 4:45am, 1 Mar, 2021…

DUBAI: The UAE-Ukraine Coordination Committee has held its first remote meeting to discuss potential partnerships between the two countries, state news agency WAM has reported. The meeting followed the first visit of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to the UAE, and was attended by several Emirati ministers. “The Ukrainian president’s visit…

While Joe Biden has signalled his willingness to return to the Iranian nuclear deal, his first military operation as president on Thursday targeted pro-Iranian militias in eastern Syria. The strikes were a response to the recent attacks against US interests in Iraq, and above all a strong signal to Tehran.…

A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding several others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday.   The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one…

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets dropped seven precision-guided munitions Thursday during airstrikes on a remote compound in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias. The strikes destroyed nine buildings in a compound along the border and damaged two others, Pentagon officials confirmed on Friday. The…

The tweet comes after the recent prisoner swap in which shepherds were handed back to Syria. IDF tweet for Purim: 'Steal the Look' of Hezbollah hired shepherds (photo credit: screenshot) The IDF suggested in a tongue-in-cheek Thursday tweet that its followers might be inspired to “steal the look” of shepherds…

Hassan Ghabash's comments, carried by state news agency SANA, did not specify which country provided the vaccines or how many doses had arrived. By REUTERS   FEBRUARY 25, 2021 16:51 Vials of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are seen at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2021.…

A former Syrian intelligence service agent was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity in the world’s first court case over state-sponsored torture by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Eyad al-Gharib, 44, was convicted on Wednesday of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity while…