Syria

BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes pounded the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday, escalating a months-long campaign against that government — whose forces are engaged in heavy clashes with the country’s Druze minority. The roar of jet engines reverberated around Damascus’ downtown districts as Israeli drones and warplanes peppered the Syrian military’s General…

Once again, tensions are flaring along the Israel-Syria border and this time, the cause is rooted deep in local grievances, military shifts, and a growing international power play. Recently, Israel launched a series of airstrikes into southern Syria, targeting tanks, military bases, and heavy artillery belonging to government-aligned forces. These…

On Wednesday, Israel announced that Israel Defense Forces assets had struck the Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus. The action was taken, according to Israel, because of Syria's persecution of its Druze minority. "The IDF continues to monitor developments and the regime's actions against Druze civilians in southern Syria. In accordance…

Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. One video from a Syrian television channel showed the Ministry of Defense building being…

News Investigators/ The Head of the International Council for Human Rights Mission to the United Nations in Geneva and officially accredited under ECOSOC status, Haitham Abu Saeed, has announced the receipt of a formal legal complaint requesting judicial action regarding grave crimes allegedly committed in Suwayda Governorate, Syria. ‎ Mr.…

Israel bombed the Syrian army’s headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the government to leave the country’s Druze minority alone, as authorities announced a ceasefire in the community’s southern heartland after deadly sectarian clashes. Syrian government forces entered the majority-Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday with the stated aim…

This representational image shows smoke rising after strikes on Syria's defence ministry, in Damascus, Syria on July 16, 2025. — Reuters  An Israeli airstrike hit an area next to the presidential palace in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness. This attack near the presidential palace…

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…