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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Donald Trump during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
June 28, 2018, 11:28 am
Trump will demand of Putin a total Iranian exit from Syria — report
Diplomat tells Arabic newspaper US policy doesn’t oppose Assad remaining in power, but okays Israeli strikes on Iran’s military assets in the country
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative. Smoke billows in the distance following reported air strikes on the southern Syrian city of Daraa on February 22, 2017. (Mohamad Abazeed/AFP)
February 1, 2018, 7:41 pm
Reports: Israel bombed Islamic State positions in southern Syria
Opposition media claims Israel fired surface-to-surface missiles at terror group positions during rebel offensive
By Judah Ari Gross
Screenshot released by the Israeli military showing a facility belonging to IS-affiliate Khalid ibn al-Walid Army shelled by an IDF tank on Novemver 27, 2016. (IDF)
October 24, 2017, 12:21 am
Israel said to carry out airstrike on IS-linked group in Syria
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 10 jihadists killed in strike on their base near Golan Heights; IDF does not comment
By AFP and TOI staff
The Israeli-Syrian border on the Golan Heights (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 21, 2017, 4:32 pm
In surprise attack, IS affiliate captures land near Israeli-Syrian border
Gunmen in dozens of APCS and tanks overwhelm moderate rebels in pre-dawn assault near Yarmouk River
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: An IDF soldier during training in the Golan Heights on December 15, 2014. (Matan Portnoy/IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flickr)
November 29, 2016, 12:06 pm
IDF: Incoming rocket siren in Golan was false alarm
Army finds no evidence of projectiles fired toward northern Israel, two days after border skirmish with IS
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Spokesperson Moti Almoz speaks to the press on June 15, 2014. (Flash90)
November 28, 2016, 6:01 pm
IDF general gives exclusive interview to Saudi paper
Latest Israeli to speak to London-based Elaph, Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz says Tehran hasn’t changed in light of Iran deal
By Judah Ari Gross and Dov Lieber
A picture taken from the Golan Heights shows a loaded missile launcher used by members of an armed group in the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on November 28, 2016. (AFP/ JACK GUEZ)
November 28, 2016, 5:51 pm
Defense minister: Israel will respond with ‘full force’ to IS attacks
In first comments since clash on Syrian border, Liberman says aggression against IDF soldiers will face ‘immediate’ retaliation
By Raoul Wootliff
IDF forces on the Golan Heights, northern Israel, January 20, 2015. (Basal Awidat/Flash90)
November 27, 2016, 5:48 pm
First IDF-Islamic State clash sends Israeli message: Don’t mess with us
For years, army officials have warned of attacks by terror groups in Syria; Sunday’s border skirmish in which 4 militants were killed was brief, ‘productive,’ and unlikely to mark a new era
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: An Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jet fires off flares during a demonstration on December 31, 2015. (Hagar Amibar/Israel Air Force/Flickr)
September 15, 2016, 12:14 pm
No, Syrian rebels aren’t tricking the IDF into providing aerial support
Dr. Yehuda Balanga debunks ‘conspiracy theory’ that Israel is being deliberately provoked into hitting regime positions, explains Assad’s rationale for shooting at Israeli fighter jets
By Judah Ari Gross
Threats from across the border in a video released by an Islamic State affiliate on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on September 3, 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
September 8, 2016, 6:52 am
Israelis have nothing to fear from IS but fear itself
Beset by military defeats and a host of other headaches, Islamic State is relying on suicide attacks and nasty videos to keep its credibility intact. Let’s not help them
By Avi Issacharoff
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