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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Iranian presence in Syria

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, address a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. (Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
December 14, 2024, 8:30 pm
Syrian rebel leader: Israel has ‘no more excuses’ to strike, we don’t seek conflict
In first comment on Jewish state since fall of Assad regime, Sharaa says Syria will seek stability after long civil war, hints at ‘diplomatic solutions’ to avert regional escalation
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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
This photo released on Monday, Sept 4, 2017 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing on pickup trucks with heavy machine-guns mounted on them, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (SANA via AP)
March 25, 2023, 4:50 pm
Iran-backed fighters on alert in eastern Syria after US retaliates for deadly attack
Tehran warns any further American airstrikes on Iranian bases in the country ‘will immediately face an answer’
By Bassam Mroue
Illustrative: Footage of Israeli strikes on Iranian and Syrian targets in southern Syria following an attempted explosive attack by Iranian-backed operatives against Israeli troops on the Golan Heights, November 18, 2020 (Israel Defense Forces)
June 8, 2022, 10:19 am
Alleged Israeli strike said to prevent Iran from landing weapon systems in Syria
Attack on May 20 that hit the Damascus International Airport damaged runways, satellite imagery shows, reportedly keeping Iran from landing Boeing 747 cargo planes
By ToI Staff
In this April 20, 2017 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter holds an Iranian-made anti-aircraft missile, right, as he takes his position with his comrade, left, between orange trees, at the coastal border town of Naqoura, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
May 20, 2022, 4:08 pm
IDF: Soleimani’s son-in-law using civilian flights to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah
Tehran and terror group endanger civilians by transporting advanced armaments on civilian flights to Damascus Airport, warns Israeli Army’s Arabic-language spokesperson
By ToI Staff
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad shake hands at the start of their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2022. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
May 8, 2022, 4:18 pm
Syria’s Assad meets Iranian leaders on rare visit to Tehran
Meeting with Supreme Leader Khamenei, Syrian president says strong relations between the countries serve as bulwark against ‘Zionist influence’ in Mideast
By AP
Fighter jets from the IAF's second F-35 squadron, the Lions of the South, fly over southern Israel, January 2020. (IDF spokesperson)
December 8, 2021, 9:19 pm
Just over half of Israelis say US approval not needed for strike on Iran
IDI survey finds Jews and right-wingers most supportive of going it alone, over 50% say Islamic Republic poses an existential danger
By ToI Staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before their meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2019. (SANA via AP)
November 11, 2021, 10:10 am
Assad regime said to shun Iranian commander for nearly starting war with Israel
Saudi outlet says Quds Force chief in Syria accused of ‘major breach of Syrian sovereignty’ after attacking US forces, placing Iranian weapons in unapproved places
By ToI Staff
Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly in formation during the military's Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 25, 2021, 5:00 pm
IAF to start training for strike on Iran nuke program in coming months
Some parts of attack plans for Tehran’s nuclear sites will be viable shortly, others could take over a year, ToI learns; raids on Iranian proxies in Syria getting more difficult
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Joe Biden speaks at a FEMA COVID-19 mass vaccination site at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
February 27, 2021, 1:34 am
Biden says US airstrikes in Syria sent warning to Iran: ‘Be careful’
US president says strike meant to tell Tehran, ‘You can’t act with impunity’; several leading Democratic lawmakers denounce attack, Republicans more supportive
By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Two US Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles fly over the US Central Command area of responsibility in an undisclosed location, Feb. 10, 2021. (US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)
February 27, 2021, 1:06 am
‘A bad sign’: Syria, Iran, Russia condemn US strike on Iranian-backed militias
Pentagon says two strike jets dropped precision-guided munitions on facilities in Syria; Kataeb Hezbollah says one of its fighters killed; France says it ‘stands firmly’ with US
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Paul Handley
This combination of photos shows US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP and Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 13, 2021, 1:28 pm
US official: Israel carried out Syria strikes using American intelligence
Intel official tells AP overnight raids targeted warehouses used to store Iranian weapons; says Pompeo and Mossad chief discussed the attack during meeting at DC restaurant
By AP and ToI Staff
James Jeffrey, special representative for Syria Engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on November 14, 2019 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
December 5, 2020, 10:03 pm
Ex-Syria envoy felt Trump was unqualified. Now he’s sad to see administration go
James Jeffrey signed a 2016 letter warning Trump would put national security at risk, but after serving under him, longtime diplomat says president’s policies made the region safer
By Jacob Magid
A combat engineer removes three anti-personnel mines that Israel says were planted inside Israeli-controlled territory along the border with Syria, on November 17, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 25, 2020, 9:07 am
Israel demands UN Security Council action against Iranian presence in Syria
Following border incidents blamed on Tehran’s Quds Force, UN envoy Erdan says attacks violate 1974 agreement, risk regional escalation
By ToI Staff
Three anti-personnel mines that Israel says were planted inside Israeli-controlled territory along the border with Syria, which were uncovered on November 17, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 19, 2020, 12:47 pm
IDF says Iran’s Quds Forces responsible for explosives placed on Syrian border
Military points finger at secretive Unit 840 for placing mines uncovered Tuesday, also blames it for similar incident in August
By Alexander Fulbright and Judah Ari Gross
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