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A map of Syria, provided to Israeli media, April 17, 2018, shows the approximate locations of five bases that Israel believes to be controlled by Iran. These are Damascus International Airport; the Sayqal air base; the T-4 air base; an airfield near Aleppo; and a base in Deir Ezzor. Their exact locations on the map are not entirely accurate. The Sayqal base, for instance, is located east of Damascus, not south of it as it appears on the map.
Bracing for Iran missile or drone strikes, IDF reveals Iranian targets in Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
As tension mounts after alleged bombing of Iranian air base in Syria, Israel issues map showing five Tehran-controlled bases in Syria
Islamic State fighters in Libya, April 19 2015 (screen capture: Dailymotion)
November 15, 2015, 4:27 am
IS leader in Libya likely killed in US airstrike
Longtime al-Qaeda operative Abu Nabil, also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, targeted in attack
By Lolita C. Baldor
Military soldiers patrol the Austerlitz train station in Paris on November 14, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ALAIN JOCARD)
November 15, 2015, 3:36 am
‘3 teams’ in Paris onslaught as police hunt suspects
Discovery of Syrian passport near body of one attacker raises suspicions terrorists may have entered Europe as refugees
By AFP
Military soldiers patrol the Austerlitz train station in Paris on November 14, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ALAIN JOCARD)
November 14, 2015, 6:27 pm
France’s fight against the Islamic State
Paris has taken part in US-led air strikes in Iraq and Syria on the jihadist group claiming responsibility for the deadly terror attacks
By AFP
A Russian Su-24 fighter jet taxis at an air base near Latakia, Syria, with an alleged S-400 air defense battery in the background. (Russian Defense Ministry Facebook)
November 13, 2015, 9:53 am
Russia said to deploy advanced missile system in Syria
Report claims Moscow put S-400 missile battery in Latakia, capable of hitting targets 400 kilometers away
By TOI staff
Steven Sotloff next to his Islamic State captor, 'Jihadi John,' in a video released September 2, 2014. (screen capture: SITE/Twitter)
November 13, 2015, 6:00 am
US ‘99% sure’ it killed Islamic State executioner ‘Jihadi John’
Pentagon targets British jihadist Mohammed Emwazi in Syria drone strike
By Agencies and TOI staff
Heavy smoke billows during an operation by Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on November 12, 2015. (AFP/Safin Hamed)
November 13, 2015, 1:03 am
In battle for Sinjar, Iraqi Kurds block key IS supply line
Peshmerga forces, backed by US-led airstrikes, target jihadist positions along main route between northern Iraq and Syria
By Abdel Hamid Zebari and W.G. Dunlop
In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter stands behind an empty rocket launcher while explaining to the group various tactics and weapons used against Israeli soldiers on the battlefield. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
November 12, 2015, 2:58 pm
Israel raises Hezbollah rocket estimate to 150,000
New assessments suggest the Lebanese terror group is ramping up efforts to acquire weapons
By Avi Issacharoff
Israeli-American businessman Moti Kahana (center, in green ball cap), looks at documents with members of the Halabi family, the last Jews of Aleppo, whom he had transported out of Syria to Turkey. (courtesy Moti Kahana)
November 12, 2015, 2:48 pm
The stunning tale of the escape of Aleppo’s last Jews
How Israeli-American businessman Moti Kahana arranged a secret operation to transport the Halabi family from Syria to Turkey, and why one member is ineligible to make aliyah alongside her mother and sister
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: Syrian refugees wait near the border railway station of Idomeni, northern Greece, on August 25, 2015. (Santi Palacios/AP)
November 11, 2015, 11:22 pm
European rabbis give aid to Syrian, Iraqi refugees in Greece
Over 60 religious leaders distribute blankets, clothing in Athens, urge generous treatment of refugees but also vigilance
By JTA
An Israeli F-16 during an exercise on November 25, 2013. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
November 11, 2015, 9:19 pm
Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit near Damascus airport
According to unconfirmed reports by opposition groups, target was a weapons shipment intended for Hezbollah
By TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right), looks on in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
November 11, 2015, 3:42 am
Russia proposes Syria reform in 18 months, presidential elections
Newly circulated document makes no mention of Assad stepping down during the transition -- a key opposition demand
By Edith M. Lederer
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov greets UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura upon his arrival for a meeting in Moscow on November 4, 2015. (Photo by AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev)
November 10, 2015, 10:45 pm
Global ‘terrorist’ list for Syria could see allies left behind
Tough negotiations expected as world powers step up efforts to end years of bloody civil war
By AFP
Satellite footage of an alleged missile base in Latakia, Syria (photo credit: Wikimapia)
November 10, 2015, 5:48 pm
At least 22 dead in attack on heartland of Syria regime
State media reporting huge blast in Alawite stronghold; monitoring groups expect death toll to rise
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Barack Obama in the White House on November 9, 2015 (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
November 10, 2015, 12:58 pm
There won’t be blood
After a highly touted Obama-Netanyahu meeting goes better than expected, some focus on putting down the haters, some refuse to buy in, and some see a glimmer of optimism
By Joshua Davidovich
President Barack Obama (right) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 9, 2015. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
November 9, 2015, 6:56 pm
Netanyahu reiterates support for two-state deal in meeting with Obama
In polite press appearance, president says despite 'disagreement' with PM over Iran deal, both see need to keep Iran from the bomb
By TOI staff
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