Syria

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…

Israel has launched bombing raids against two of its neighbours, hitting government forces in southern Syria and what it said were Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon. In Syria, the strikes hit forces loyal to the transitional government that had been sent south to the province of Sweida, which is near…

Jerusalem Post / Opinion Syria must demonstrate capacity to govern effectively if seeking peace with Israel - editorial The sectarian violence in Suwayda is precisely the kind of chaos that makes Israel deeply wary of normalization. IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.…

Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida to quell deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, with one Druze armed group saying talks with authorities aimed at brokering a truce were underway. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported over 100 people…