Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah are continuing, though the Iran-backed group has signaled that it is being deterred from engaging in a full-blown war with Israel.
‘Turkey-backed groups cause instability in Syria’
“If Turkey wants some of the millions of Syrian refugees to voluntarily return, then it makes no sense for Turkey to destroy one of the few places in Syria where refugees could potentially return and …
US strike on weapons facility in Syria a ‘deterrent’, White House says
The U.S. military strikes in Syria are aimed at destroying weaponry and deterring Iranian-backed separatist groups from targeting American personnel in the region in the wake of the Israel-Hamas …
IDF strikes in Syria, drones target Eilat
Israelis murdered since October 7, including 355 soldiers • 239 held hostage by Hamas, four hostages released, one rescued …
US has struck Iran-linked site in Syria, Pentagon says, as fears of regional conflict grow
US defence secretary says strike on site linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is response to at least 40 attacks on US forces in region since start of October
US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
The U.S. launched an airstrike on a weapons storage facility linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Syria in retaliation for a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops.
China and the Reconstruction of Syria
Syria needs help to rebuild … it also narrows the time period that people must prove ownership of their property to two months – an action that will disenfranchise many of the country …
B.C. woman repatriated from Syrian camp after marrying ISIS fighter granted peace bond
A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after marrying an ISIS fighter online in 2015.
G7 members threaten Iran with regional war amid ongoing Israeli slaughter in Gaza
Just hours after the provocative G7 statement, US aircraft struck a site in eastern Syria allegedly used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, with officials noting that the action was “directed” by …
Turkey is marking its centennial. But a brain drain has cast a shadow on the occasion
The brain drain is separate from the hundreds of thousands of irregular migrants and those escaping wars and troubles at home, like in Syria or Iraq, who use Turkey as a route to Europe, often setting …