The Israeli military said it thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria early Monday, likely killing four suspected militants it accused of trying to plant explosives.
Israel says it thwarted an attack on its northern border with Syria
Israel and Syria have had fraught relations for decades, with Israel being dubbed enemy number one inside its larger northern neighbor. After 2011, when the Arab Spring protests t …
Israel hits squad that placed explosives along Syria frontier, army says
The Israeli army on Monday said it targeted a group of four people who had planted explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights. Soldiers spotted the group near a frontier outpost …
Israeli army says hits squad placing explosives along Syria frontier
The Israeli army on Monday said it had fired at and hit a group of militants placing explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights. There was no immediate comment from Syria.
Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels
The Syrian government has accused the US of “stealing” the country’s oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed …
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led SDF
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as …
Will oil deal for eastern Syria help or hurt those fighting ISIS
As with most things in Syria the actual reality on the ground is far more unclear than the simplistic narratives to be found on social media and among western commentators.
Hassan Akkad: ‘For someone from Syria, the creeping authoritarianism is vivid in Britain’
Hassan Akkad fled Damascus after he was tortured by Assad’s regime. But nothing prepared him for his job as a cleaner on a Covid-19 ward in …
Syria condemns in strongest terms agreement signed between Qasad militia and U.S. oil company to steal Syrian oil
Syria has condemned in the strongest terms the agreement signed between Qasad militia “SDF” and a U.S. oil company to steal the Syrian oil, affirming that it considers it null and void and has no …
Defense Minister: Syria is a role model for confronting terrorism
Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, Defense Minister Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub affirmed on Saturday that terrorism is being defeated by virtue of the legendary steadfastness of …