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A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria on September 5, 2016. (AFP Photo/Sameer Al-Doumy)
September 17, 2016, 1:03 pm
Intermittent shelling, clashes reported across Syria
Fighting erupts between rebels and pro-regime forces despite truce brokered by Russia and US
By AFP
An Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jet fires off flares during a demonstration on December 31, 2015. (Hagar Amibar/Israel Air Force/Flickr)
September 15, 2016, 12:14 pm
No, Syrian rebels aren’t tricking the IDF into providing aerial support
Dr. Yehuda Balanga debunks 'conspiracy theory' that Israel is being deliberately provoked into hitting regime positions, explains Assad's rationale for shooting at Israeli fighter jets
By Judah Ari Gross
A Syrian boy serves a juice on the third day of the Al-Adha Eid (Festival of Sacrifice) Muslim holiday in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on the second day of an internally backed ceasefire for Syria came into effect as part of a hard-fought deal to bring an end to the war between rebels and regime fighters on September 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Abd Doumany
September 15, 2016, 12:10 pm
Syria truce extended, but aid deliveries still on hold
Sporadically breached ceasefire to continue for 48 more hours; 20 Aleppo-bound aid trucks stuck at Turkish border
By AFP
A Syrian Army artillery battery, file (YouTube screenshot)
September 14, 2016, 3:15 pm
Syrian official: Israeli strikes an attempt to disrupt truce
Military source claims Israeli retaliation for shelling on Golan is in fact effort to boost anti-regime jihadist rebels
By TOI staff
A photo taken from the Golan Heights shows smoke rising from the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab. Israeli aircraft struck Syrian army positions after fire from its war-torn neighbor hit the Golan, September 10, 2016. (AFP/Jalaa Marey)
September 13, 2016, 11:57 pm
For 2nd time in one day, IDF strikes Syrian positions for spillover mortar fire
After projectiles hit Golan Heights, Israeli aircraft target Assad regime artillery batteries across the northern border
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours the Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 11, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 13, 2016, 5:53 pm
Three projectiles from Syria hit Golan Heights
No injuries or damage reported in any of the incidents of apparent errant fire from neighboring country
By TOI staff and AFP
Illustrative. IDF troops on the Golan Heights (Basal Awidat/Flash90)
September 13, 2016, 2:41 am
Israel strikes in Syria after mortar shell hits Golan
Military targets Assad's artillery in response to impact in Jewish state's territory, hours after Syrian ceasefire comes into effect
By TOI staff and AFP
A picture taken from the Golan Heights on September 10, 2016 shows smoke rising from the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab. Israeli aircraft struck Syrian army positions after fire from its war-torn neighbor hit the Golan. (AFP/Jalaa Marey)
September 13, 2016, 12:10 am
Stray mortar hits Golan after Syria truce takes hold
No injuries reported in fifth instance of apparently errant fire from Israel's warring neighbor in just over a week
By TOI staff and AFP
Kulanu parliament member Akram Hasson during his swearing-in as a member of the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 1, 2016. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
September 12, 2016, 7:22 pm
Druze MK accuses Liberman of backing al-Qaeda offshoot in Syria
Coalition lawmaker Akram Hasson says defense minister providing aid to Islamist militants
By Dov Lieber
French President Francois Hollande delivering a speech at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris after a priest was killed in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, July 26, 2016. (AFP Photo/TF1/STR)
September 11, 2016, 10:29 pm
US response to 9/11 increased the global terror threat — Hollande
French president claims Iraq war created Islamic State group, which in turn led to extremist attacks in Europe
By AFP
The 15th anniversary memorial ceremony for the victims of the 9/11 attacks in the US, at a memorial monument near Jerusalem on September 11, 2016. (Yossi Zamir / FLASH90)
September 11, 2016, 2:37 pm
In Israel, 9/11 marked with shared grief, vow to fight terror together
Netanyahu says Israel stands with US against 'militant Islamic terrorism'; US ambassador at memorial hails Jewish state as possibly identifying with US pain best
By Tamar Pileggi
US President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, September 10, 2016. (whitehouse.gov screen capture)
September 11, 2016, 1:55 am
Obama urges unity on eve of 9/11 anniversary
'We cannot give in to those who would divide us. We cannot react in ways that erode the fabric of our society'
By AFP
File: Smoke billows on September 4, 2016, from a location on the southern outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo after regime forces retook control of three military academies from rebel fighters. (AFP Photo/George Ourfalian)
September 11, 2016, 1:11 am
At least 45 killed in Syria after US-Russia agreement
Escalation in assaults seen two days before ceasefire goes into effect; al-Qaeda affiliate threatens global attacks
By Bassem Mroue
Smoke rising from the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab, where Israeli aircraft struck Syrian army positions after fire from its war-torn neighbor hit the Golan, September 10, 2016. (AFP/Jalaa Marey)
September 10, 2016, 8:16 pm
Second mortar shell of day hits Golan Heights
IAF earlier retaliated with airstrikes on Syrian army posts, after a likely errant shell exploded in Israel in the afternoon
By TOI staff and AFP
IDF soldiers on the Golan Heights, January 21, 2015 (Basal Awidat/Flash90
September 10, 2016, 2:26 pm
IAF strikes Syrian army posts after projectile hits Golan
No Israeli injuries caused in third such incident this week; Israel holds Assad regime responsible for all errant missile fire, regardless of source
By TOI staff and AFP
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