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IDF strikes military targets across Syria, says troops deployed to protect Druze

Sat, 03 May 2025 06:41:02 +0000

Army says its soldiers in southern Syria ready to prevent hostile forces entering Druze areas; Israel said making list of Syrian gov't targets to potentially strike over minority's targeting

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IDF strikes hit ‘remaining military capacities’ at Syrian airbases

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:32:10 +0000

Israeli jets target runways, fuel depots and radars at Hama military airport and T-4 airbase, are said to also strike scientific research center linked to chemical weapons

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Syria rebels say they’re encircling Damascus; West thinks Assad regime may fall in days

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:37:17 +0000

Rebel offensive makes big gains, pushing on regime forces from north, south and east; HTS-led troops enter Homs on road to capital, seize areas near Israel border

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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:40:01 +0000

Leader of Islamist rebel group says he wants to 'build Syria,' bring refugees home from Lebanon and Europe, as insurgents press offensive toward key city linking Damascus to coast

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Syrian rebels oust regime forces from key central city of Hama, on route to Damascus

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:25:21 +0000

Assad's troops retreat from strategic city, which had remained in government hands throughout entire civil war, less than a week after Islamist forces took Aleppo

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Syrian rebel forces push toward Hama, intensifying pressure on Assad and his allies

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:49:07 +0000

Iranian FM says Tehran will consider sending troops if Damascus asks; Israel said to fear chemical weapons could fall into wrong hands during takeover of regime military facilities

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Israel allegedly strikes Syria area believed to house Iran forces; 14 killed, 43 hurt

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 01:53:00 +0000

Series of attacks spark fires, damage highway in Masyaf area near Hama, where Tehran is thought to be helping manufacture precision missiles, chemical weapons; no comment from IDF

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Bedouin Israeli said to have joined Hamas in Gaza dies after found unconscious in cell

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:04:53 +0000

Prison Service says Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima was discovered March 12 and taken to hospital; he had been detained when trying to return to Israel after sneaking into enclave in 2016

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Israeli strikes launched at targets near Damascus for 2nd time this week, Syria says

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:35:06 +0000

Attacks attributed to Israel in Russia-dominated airspace continue amid Putin's Ukraine war; no reports of casualties

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Syria accuses Israel of conducting rare daylight strike near Masyaf

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:38:06 +0000

Citing military source, state media claims some of Israeli missiles intercepted by air defenses; footage shows large clouds of smoke in area

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Syrian media reports Israeli airstrikes near western city of Hama

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 03:16:32 +0000

Family of four said killed during the attack, homes damaged in the area, but more likely from Syrian air defenses than Israeli munitions; fifth alleged strike in the past month

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Syria says air defenses fire on ‘hostile missiles’ from Israel

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:39:37 +0000

Residents of Damascus report explosions near capital; rights group says attack targets 'Syrian regime and Iranian positions'

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Satellite firm releases pics of Syria site bombed in strike attributed to Israel

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:20:18 +0000

Buildings destroyed by jets late Friday reportedly housed missile production facility; several Iranian and pro-Iranian militants said killed, 17 injured

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Iranian forces said killed in reported Israel airstrike on Syria missile factory

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:54:51 +0000

London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 17 people injured in raid near city of Masyaf as jets target missile development center, training camp

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Syria says Israeli strike targets ‘military position’ in western Hama province

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 01:40:06 +0000

State media claims some missiles intercepted by air defenses; several buildings destroyed and three 'fighters' injured in area believed to house Iranian, Hezbollah forces

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