Syria

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Katz: IDF to raise level of attacks on Syrian regime if it doesn't leave Druze city As of Wednesday morning, clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed just hours after a ceasefire was announced. Smoke rises as Syrian security forces walk along…

Israeli soldiers stand guard next to a gate on the Golan Heights side, near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in…

Conflict in Syria has escalated with Israel launching bombing raids against its northern neighbour. It follows months of fluctuating tensions in southern Syria between the Druze minority and forces aligned with the new government in Damascus. Clashes erupted in the last few days, prompting Israeli airstrikes in defence of the…

On July 16, 2025, 4:47 AM At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, a regional governor says. Seven Syrians, including a family of five, and three Lebanese were killed when the Wadi Faara area was hit, Baalbek-Hermel Governor Bachir Khodr wrote…

BEIRUT — Sectarian fighting persisted in southern Syria on Tuesday, adding to a death toll that after three days of clashes has exceeded 160 people, according to observer groups. The violence triggered yet more conflict, prompting Israel to launch a wave of airstrikes on Syrian government forces that had entered the area…

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Israel's dynamic with Syria, Lebanon massively shifting, amb. to the EU tells 'Post' - exclusive "This was an intimate gathering aimed at discussing regional developments and exploring how the EU could help promote cooperation,” Regev explained. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and EU foreign policy chief…

Israel’s army announced Monday that it had attacked military tanks in southern Syria, as government forces and Bedouin tribes fought with Druze militias in the latest escalation in the Middle Eastern country battling for peace following a 13-year civil war. In Syria’s Sweida region, fighting between local militias and tribes…

The mainly Druze residents of the Syrian city of Sweida had hoped the arrival of government forces on Tuesday would spell an end to deadly sectarian clashes with local Bedouin tribes. Instead they spoke of executions, looting and arson as government troops and their allies rampaged through Druze neighbourhoods, prompting…

Israel launched strikes on Tuesday against Syrian government troops in Sweida Israel launched airstrikes against Syrian government forces in Sweida province on Tuesday as Jerusalem claimed the strikes protect the local Druze minority after Damascus had deployed troops there after clashes killed over 100 people. Israeli forces struck shortly after…

Members of Syrian security forces stand together after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Suwayda, Syria, July 15, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Karam al-Masri) Hours after the Syrian regime imposed a siege and entered the city of Suwayda (Sweida), where clashes…