Syria, Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance

Syrian and Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow the advance of opposition fighters. The raids on Monday followed big gains by the opposition Read More …

Syrian military confirms rebels enter Aleppo, says dozens of soldiers killed

The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria and that rebels had managed to enter large parts of Aleppo city, forcing the army to redeploy. The Syrian Read More …

Syria: Head of Kafr Nan Municipality killed in a car bomb explosion in northern Homs

The head of the Kafr Nan municipality, Mohammad al-Ismail, was martyred today when an explosive device exploded in a van he was driving in the village of Tasnin, in the northern countryside of Homs. A medical source at al-Bassel hospital Read More …

US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’

The US military has carried out strikes against targets in Syria in what the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a response to recent attacks on US forces by “Iranian-aligned targets” in the country. CENTCOM’s commander General Michael Erik Read More …

Syria: Five seriously injured in mine explosion in Shehba

Five people were seriously injured in a mine explosion in the canton of Afrin-Shehba on Friday. According to security forces, the victims, who belong to the same family, are four adults between the ages of 20 and 50 and a Read More …

Halo calls for emergency £1M as syrians fleeing Lebanon return to land ridden with explosives

The global landmine clearance charity The HALO Trust has issued an emergency appeal for £1m to prevent former Syrian refugees returning from Lebanon encountering deadly munitions in their homeland. Exactly one month since conflict escalated in Lebanon, more than 400,000 Read More …

Syria: Unknown combat drones target US bases in Deir ez-Zor and Homs provinces

The US military base in Al-Omar oil field in the Deir ez-Zor province, eastern Syria, came under attack on Sunday evening by multiple kamikaze drones, local sources told Anadolu. The sirens were sounded in the area of the military base Read More …

Syria: 3 members of Damascus government killed, injured in rural Daraa

Two members of the Damascus government forces were killed, and another was injured with varying degrees of wounds, following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown individuals near the town of Busra al-Harir in the eastern Read More …

Canada supports peace and stability in Middle East, Africa and Central Asia

On September 30, 2024, the Government of Canada announced more than $38.3 million in funding for a total of 15 projects to support security, peace and stability in the Middle East and Central Asia. Through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Read More …

Qatar ‘trying to derail High Court case by intimidating victims’, court hears

Qatar has been accused of waging a “campaign of intimidation and apparent bribery” to derail a High Court case in which the country is accused of funding terrorism. They are among nine claimants originally from Syria who say they lost Read More …

Syria: 6 people injured in an IED detonation planted by terrorists in Daraa

Six people were slightly injured in Daraa province as a result of an explosive device planted by a terrorist group while Daraa Governor, Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party branch, and the police chief were returning from a service Read More …

Syria: Missile attack targets US airbase in Conoco gas field

A missile attack targeted a US airbase in Conoco gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Syrian state media reported early on Wednesday. However, two US officials said the projectiles launched in the direction of a US airbase in a Read More …

Syria: Eight US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Attack

Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The injuries were caused by a drone that struck Saturday at the Read More …

Golan Heights attack: The claims and counterclaims on Majdal Shams strike

On Saturday, an explosive slammed into a football pitch in the Golan Heights’ Majdal Shams, killing 12 children. The apparent attack ratcheted up tensions between Israel, which occupies the Golan, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which began clashing with the Israeli military Read More …

Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria for January – June 2024

TAMPA, Fla. – From January to June 2024, ISIS has claimed 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria. At this rate, ISIS is on pace to more than double the total number of attacks they claimed in 2023. The increase in Read More …

Syria: Three SAA soldiers killed in IED explosion in Raqqa

A Syrian regime military vehicle was hit on Sunday when an Islamic State (ISIS) improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the northern city of Raqqa, killing three Syrian soldiers, a conflict monitor reported. According to SOHR, three Syrian soldiers, including Read More …

Syria: IED explosion injures Russian soldier in Hasaka

An ambulance affiliated with Russian forces was hit on Thursday when an improvised-explosive device (IED) exploded in the Kurdish city of Hasaka in northeast Syria (Rojava) injuring three people, a conflict monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Read More …

Turkish Armed Forces, National Intelligence intensify efforts to combat terrorism

Türkiye has deployed all instruments available in its fight against terrorism, a battle that has marked the last 40 years of its history. While political dialogues continue, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the National Intelligence Organization have intensified efforts Read More …

Syria: Five SAA soldiers killed in IED blast in Palmyra desert

Five Damascus government forces, including an officer were killed as a result of the explosion of an explosive device planted by ISIS cell members in their car in the Palmyra desert in the eastern countryside of Homs. Read more… Source: Read More …