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Following the fall of the Assad regime, Israel has established a new “red line” in Syria, launching major airstrikes on Damascus on July 16 to warn the new government against attacking the Druze ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed recent airstrikes on Syrian territory, targeting the Ministry of Defence ...

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire ...

In place of a coherent strategy or vision, Trump’s approach to the Middle East is driven by dramatic gestures, symbolic ...

On July 16, the Israeli Air Force struck some strategic targets in and around Damascus, including the General Staff headquarters, the presidential palace and the Mezzeh military airfield. According to ...

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group ...

Two people were killed Thursday and a priest was among several people injured, four of them seriously, in what appeared to be ...

Several people are dead and an investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a five-story shopping mall in Iraq on ...

In Israel, the Druze are seen as a loyal minority and often serve in the military. In Syria, the Druze have been divided over how to deal with the country's new leaders, with some advocating for ...

For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on ...