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Bullet holes deface a mural depicting the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Adra town on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, December 25, 2024. (Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
December 7, 2025, 8:27 pm
‘It’s all over’: The moment Iran abandoned Assad, days before he was deposed
In the lead-up to the fall of Damascus, the IRGC summoned the Syrian leader’s top generals and dropped a bombshell announcement: ‘From today, we are no longer responsible for you’
By Maher Al-Mounes
IDF troops operate in southern Syria, in a handout photo issued on July 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 7, 2025, 12:46 pm
For 2nd time in days, IDF says troops arrested terror cell in Syria working for Iran
Military says forces captured several members of IRGC-linked terror cell; UK-based war monitor says IDF raided a village in the Quneitra countryside and detained two brothers
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the JNS conference in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 4:34 am
Netanyahu: Israel stopped Iranian planes from reaching Syria ahead of Assad’s ouster
PM claims Tehran tried to send ‘one or two airborne divisions’ to help the Syrian leader shortly before his fall, says planes were intercepted by Israel and turned back
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized Syrian army armoured vehicle in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 12, 2024, 8:15 pm
Demoralized and abandoned by allies: Why Syria’s army didn’t fight for Assad
Corruption, underpaid soldiers, poor morale and dependence on Iran and Russia led to desertions and military collapse as rebel advance stormed through Syria without much of a fight
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An Iranian flag lies on the ground at the entrance of the Iranian embassy, which was damaged by opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
December 8, 2024, 6:52 pm
Once staunch Assad backers, Iran and Russia now calling for deescalation in Syria
Moscow claims there is ‘no serious threat’ to its two key military bases in Syria, while remaining mum on their future; Tehran says only Syrian nation should decide country’s fate
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A fire sparked by an alleged Israeli strike in the Masyaf area of central Syria, late September 8, 2024. (SANA)
September 9, 2024, 4:53 am
Israel allegedly strikes Syria area believed to house Iran forces; 14 killed, 43 hurt
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
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
The head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, attends a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran, on April 17, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 5, 2024, 2:42 pm
Iran’s Guard head vows revenge for Syria strike: Israel will ‘pay for the bloodshed’
Jerusalem ‘must wait for a response,’ Hossein Salami threatens after Iranian military adviser killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Aleppo is laid to rest in Tehran
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 19, 2023, shows a ball of light in the sky during Israeli air strikes near Damascus. (SANA / AFP)
May 3, 2024, 8:55 am
Syria says 8 soldiers hurt in alleged Israeli strike that caused ‘material losses’
Targeted building said controlled by Iran-backed Hezbollah since 2014; strike appears to be first in Syria since the April 1 killing of a top Iranian general, also blamed on Israel
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Vehicles drive past the cordoned-off Iranian Embassy building as workers remove the rubble of a consular annex a day after it was hit in a strike in Damascus, Syria, April 2, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
April 2, 2024, 9:16 pm
UN chief criticizes strike on Iranian consulate, warns against ‘further escalation’
Antonio Guterres suggests that any ‘miscalculation could lead to broader conflict,’ following airstrike in Damascus widely attributed to Israel in which IRGC chiefs were killed
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian protesters burn representations of the US and Israeli flags during a gathering to condemn killing members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria, at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in downtown Tehran, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 2, 2024, 11:22 am
Iran and Hezbollah vow ‘punishment and revenge’ for strike that killed IRGC generals
Tehran and its Lebanon-based proxy blame Israel for attack in Damascus that killed Quds force leaders; US reportedly tells Iran it had ‘no involvement’ or prior knowledge
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An explosion seen on the outskirts of Damascus on January 29, 2024, after a strike blamed on Israel. (Screenshot/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 1, 2024, 1:10 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards pull officers from Syria following alleged Israeli strikes
Iranian casualties in a string of recent attacks reportedly induce Tehran to rely more on local Shia groups to maintain country’s influence; remaining officers keeping low profile
By Reuters
Smoke billows above buildings after an alleged Israeli strike on the outskirts of Damascus on November 22, 2023. (AFP)
January 8, 2024, 8:53 pm
Syrian intel sources say Israeli strikes deadlier, more frequent since October 7
Multiple sources in country say recent strikes on Hezbollah, Iranian commanders have seen stepped-up intensity; one says: ‘They bomb everyone directly. They bomb to kill’
By Agencies
A fire is seen burning in footage purportedly from the Syrian city of Homs, following an alleged Israeli airstrike, April 29, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
November 9, 2023, 7:07 am
Israel, US said to kill 12 Iran-backed fighters in separate strikes in Syria
IDF reported to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah along with Syrian air defense units; US targets IRGC-linked weapons warehouse in eastern Syria amid repeated attacks on its troops
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria, October 22, 2018. (AP/Lolita Baldor)
October 27, 2023, 9:13 am
US strikes Syria sites used by Iran, its proxies after attacks on American troops
Pentagon emphasizes move not related to Israel-Hamas war and it ‘does not seek conflict’; precision strikes hit weapons, ammunition stores linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview in Damascus, Syria, August 9, 2023. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)
August 10, 2023, 2:28 am
Syria’s Assad claims Israeli airstrikes target Syrian forces, using Iran as ‘excuse’
In rare interview, Syrian president accuses Israel of attacking his military, indicates ties strained between his government and Hamas
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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