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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 592

Aleppo

A screenshot of video showing a fireball in the air following reported Israeli strikes near Syria's Aleppo, late January 2, 2025. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 3, 2025, 5:53 am
Israel said to hit defense facility, scientific research center near Syria’s Aleppo
Local residents says the intensive strikes, the latest of many since Assad’s fall, ‘turned the night into day’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Opposition fighters celebrate as they burn down a military court in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 9, 2024, 12:42 am
Two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime
The rebels’ lightning offensive did in days what 13 years of civil war in Syria could not: Take down the government of Bashar al-Assad
By AP
Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
December 6, 2024, 12:40 pm
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)
December 5, 2024, 3:25 pm
Syrian rebels oust regime forces from key central city of Hama, on route to Damascus
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
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Anti-government fighters ride military vehicles as they drive along a road in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. (Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
December 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
Syria rebels appear to credit Israeli strikes on Hezbollah with aiding shock advance
Opposition figures speaking to Israeli TV say they love Jewish state and want to forge friendship; report indicates Hezbollah may be sending forces to Syria as Assad looks for help
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and his Syrian counterpart Bassam al-Sabbagh (L) hold a joint press conference in Tehran on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
December 1, 2024, 1:27 pm
Iran ‘firmly supports’ Assad as top envoy travels to Damascus after rebel attacks
Islamist-led rebels seize Aleppo, airport and surrounding towns, kill Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general
By AFP
Anti-government fighters wave opposition flags in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on November 30, 2024. (Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
November 30, 2024, 4:33 pm
Syrian army admits Islamist rebels enter Aleppo, upending yearslong civil war stalemate
Military says dozens of troops killed, in its first acknowledgment of failure to prevent jihadists’ surprise seizure of metropolis held by Assad since 2016
By Agencies
Anti-regime fighters drive along the Aleppo-Damascus M5 highway in the newly captured northwestern area of Khan al-Assal, as smoke rises in the distance on November 29, 2024 (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
November 29, 2024, 7:17 pm
Netanyahu holds assessment on Syria as jihadists enter Aleppo in lightning assault
Alliance led by Al-Qaeda’s former Syria branch takes control of some 50 towns and villages, in Assad regime’s biggest loss of territory in years
By AFP
People visit the Citadel of Aleppo in northern Syria on March 31, 2024, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
September 2, 2024, 12:54 pm
Fearing war, some Lebanese hatch a surprising escape plan: Syria
Beirut families, shaken by Israeli airstrikes amid conflict with Hezbollah, eye cheap rent across border, where fighting has largely died down after more than 13 years of civil war
By AP and ToI Staff
A fire following an alleged Israeli airstrike near Aleppo Syria on June 3, 2024. (Screen capture: X)
June 4, 2024, 6:22 pm
Iran says IRGC general killed in alleged Israeli strike in Aleppo Monday
Saeed Abyar, Quds Force adviser, said to have been stationed in Syria since 2012; unverified report from war monitor puts death toll at 16
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: Employees unload an aircraft after it landed at the Aleppo airport, northern Syria, March 11, 2023. (AFP)
August 29, 2023, 11:03 pm
Syria says Aleppo airport to reopen, two days after alleged Israeli airstrike
Syrian foreign ministry condemns ‘cowardly’ attack; Israel believed trying to counter Iran’s use of commercial flights to bring military supplies to Hezbollah
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Algerian rescue aid arrives at Aleppo International Airport on February 7, 2023, one day after a deadly earthquake hit Syria and Turkey. (AFP)
August 28, 2023, 9:09 am
Syria says Israel struck Aleppo airport, putting it out of service
State media claims Israel Air Force warplanes launched strike from Mediterranean Sea, inflicting damage on runway
By Emanuel Fabian
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the damage after an alleged Israeli strike targeting the Aleppo International Airport in Aleppo, Syria, September 7, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 2, 2023, 12:20 am
Syria says Aleppo airport forced to shut after Israeli airstrike; 1 soldier killed
Syrian media says another seven wounded in attack on northern city, which comes after several alleged IAF strikes in Syria in recent weeks
By Emanuel Fabian
This photo released by ImageSat International on March 8, 2022, shows Syria's Aleppo International Airport after an airstrike attributed to Israel. (ImageSat International)
March 9, 2023, 7:15 pm
Syria says Aleppo Airport to reopen several days after alleged Israeli airstrike
Satellite images reveal runway targeted at two locations, preventing large planes — such as Iranian cargo flights ferrying weapons to Hezbollah — from landing
By Emanuel Fabian
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the damage after an alleged Israeli strike targeting the Aleppo International Airport in Aleppo, Syria, September 7, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 7, 2023, 4:09 pm
Syria, Iran accuse Israel of ‘double crime’ after jets strike Aleppo airport
Damascus alleges southern neighbor destroyed civilian infrastructure as well as key facility needed to import aid for victims of deadly February earthquake
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
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