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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Palmyra

A screenshot of video released by the IDF showing an airstrike on an airbase in central Syria, late March 21, 2025. (Screen capture X)
March 22, 2025, 2:47 am
IDF bombs pair of airbases in central Syria, reportedly wounding 2 defense personnel
Military sources describe the strikes at Palmyra and T-4 as ‘extensive’; attacks come after air force intel recently monitored weapons and other strategic capabilities at the sites
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A screenshot of unverified footage posted to social media of smoke billowing after an alleged Israeli attack on the historic city of Palmyra, Syria November 20, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 22, 2024, 9:18 pm
Over 90 said dead, including 15 Hezbollah operatives, in alleged Israeli strike in Syria
Unverified report from Britain-based war monitor also claims operatives from IRGC-backed Al-Nujaba group among 61 pro-Iran fighters killed in strike on city of Palmyra
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke rises after an alleged Israeli strike near Homs, Syria, April 1, 2023. (Screenshot/Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 2, 2023, 3:13 am
Syria says 5 soldiers hurt in Israeli airstrikes on several targets near Homs
State-run news agency claims air defenses intercepted some missiles coming from direction of Beirut in 3rd recent night of strikes; military base among sites reportedly hit
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative photo of a member of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces removing an Islamic State flag in the town of Tabqa in Syria. (AFP Photo/Delil Souleiman)
February 12, 2023, 3:45 pm
Islamic State kills 11 in central Syria gun attack, says monitor
10 civilians and a Syrian soldier are killed as gunmen attack group collecting truffles, says UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; state news puts toll lower
By AFP
The US military outpost al-Tanf in southern Syria, October 22, 2018. (AP/Lolita Baldor)
October 21, 2021, 12:50 am
Explosions rock base housing US troops in Syrian desert
No US casualties in coordinated attack on al-Tanf, which comes a week after pro-Iran fighters vowed a ‘harsh’ response to an alleged Israeli-US joint strike originating from there
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A digital rendering of Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite in orbit around the Earth, which was released on July 14, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
October 4, 2020, 3:42 pm
Israel’s newest spy satellite declared operational
Three months after launch, control of the state-of-the-art reconnaissance satellite is handed over from Defense Ministry to IDF
By Judah Ari Gross
A photograph of the Roman amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria, taken by Israel's Ofek 16 spy satellite, which was released by the Defense Ministry on August 24, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
August 25, 2020, 4:39 pm
Israel releases newest spy satellite’s first photos, of Syria’s Palmyra ruins
Defense minister hails Ofek 16 and country’s other technologies as critical to security
By Judah Ari Gross
Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, wears a mask to help protect from the coronavirus, as he speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who also wore a mask and gloves, in Damascus, Syria, April. 20, 2020. (SANA via AP)
April 21, 2020, 5:13 pm
Nine pro-regime fighters reported killed in overnight Syria strikes
Israel blamed for attack on Iranian militias in the Palmyra desert that killed three Syrians and six foreigners, including Hezbollah members, war monitor says
By AFP and ToI Staff
A fireball lights up the night sky near Damascus during an attack on a target near the capital on February 13, 2020. (Screen capture: Al-Ikhbariyah Syria TV)
April 21, 2020, 2:23 am
Syria reports Israeli airstrike on targets in Homs province
State media claims air defenses intercepted missiles; war monitor says attack targeted Iranian militias in the Palmyra desert
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows women and children who has been liberated from the Islamic State group in the Hamima area east of the historic town of Palmyra, Syria on Nov. 8, 2018. (SANA via AP)
November 8, 2018, 8:02 pm
Syria says military freed Druze hostages from Islamic State
State media claims troops liberated remaining 19 women and children abducted by jihadist group in July, but war monitor says prisoner swap ended ordeal
By Albert Aji and Bassam Mroue
In this file photo taken on March 13, 2018, US President Donald Trump gestures after speaking to military personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.(AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan/Alternative Crop)
April 13, 2018, 12:48 pm
Very soon, or not at all: 7 things to know for April 13
US President Donald Trump’s tweets on Syria leave Israelis worried about whether a war might be just around the corner
By Adiv Sterman
A Syrian soldier walks past the remains of a statue in a heavily damaged street in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on March 31, 2016 (AFP / JOSEPH EID)
November 30, 2017, 11:17 pm
UN says 17 World Heritage sites in Arab region are in danger
Director of UNESCO education and culture branch reports that conflicts bring destruction and trafficking of historical items
By AP
In this March 1, 2017 frame grab from video provided by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)
October 4, 2017, 12:47 pm
Top Hezbollah commander killed fighting IS in Syria
Ali Al-Hadi Al-Ashiq, who also fought against Israel, was one of first Hezbollah commanders sent to fight in Syria civil war
By AP
Smoke and explosions from fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels, in the Quneitra area, seen from the Golan Heights, June 17, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit/ File)
May 27, 2017, 4:11 am
Hezbollah-affiliated radio denies Israeli attack in Syria
Three soldiers loyal to the Assad regime reportedly killed during battles with rebels, not in IDF strike
By ToI Staff
This file photo taken on March 31, 2016 shows the remains of the destroyed Arc du Triomphe in the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria. (AFP/Joseph Eid)
May 25, 2017, 10:03 am
New database charts 20,000 at-risk archaeological sites in the Middle East
Islamic extremism and other destructive factors create a perfect storm of endangered culture in the bedrock of civilization
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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