Israel carrying out mine-clearing operation near Syria border

The Defense Ministry says it is carrying out activities to clear explosives from an area of the Golan Heights near the Syrian border today. Crews are being deployed to areas around the community of Ein Zivan to clear mines and Read More …

Israel: IDF takes over Syrian Hermon, strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory

The IDF, on Sunday afternoon, took over the Syrian side of the Mount Hermon mountain range to expand a demilitarized buffer zone along the border with Syria and also at several other points of significance for defense. The Hermon range 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 …

Syria: Russian military convoy attacked near the Golan Heights as child dies in mine explosion

A Russian military convoy was attacked in southern Syria, near the border with the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, while one child was killed and five injured by a mine explosion in the restive province of Daraa. The Horan Free League Read More …

Several Improvised Explosive Devices Defused in Golan Heights

Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967, and has been in control of them since 1981 after passing the controversial Golan Heights Law. The status of the mountain plateau is considered one of the Read More …

Inside the gruelling danger experienced by Irish peacekeeping troops in Syria

On the roads along the Golan Heights danger lurks at every corner for Irish troops. A 50-year-old land dispute between Syria and Israel, a Syrian civil war, and a battle for the hearts and minds of the Golan Arabs between Read More …