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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

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A masked opposition fighter carries a flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, on December 10, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
December 11, 2024, 8:53 am
Jihadist rebels capture eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor from US-backed, Kurdish-led force
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ends brief rule by Syrian Democratic Forces after dramatic fall of Assad regime, as new caretaker government holds first meeting in Damascus
By AP and ToI Staff
People in Damascus celebrate on December 9, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending former president Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 11:54 pm
Syrian rebels grant amnesty to Assad conscripts as leaders discuss transfer of power
Rebel leader al-Golani touts experience of administration over small Idlib region; Tehran insider claims Assad became a burden, regime leaked location of Iranian commanders
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during an interview with AFP on October 10, 2023 in Syria's northern city of Hasakeh. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
February 8, 2024, 11:05 pm
Head of US-backed forces in Syria seeks more air defense after deadly drone strike
Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi says Iran-backed attack that killed six of his men is a ‘dangerous development,’ but US is committed to bolstering defense
By Maya Gebeily
A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands next an armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, September 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
September 6, 2023, 6:23 pm
Skirmishes between rival US-backed forces in Syria mar fight against Islamic State
Fighting between Kurdish-dominated SDF and Arab allies breaks out after arrest of latter’s leader, opening door to possible reemergence of deadly terror group
By BASSEM MROUE
Fighters from the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), headed by ex-members of Syria's former Al-Qaeda franchise, stand to attention during a military training graduation ceremony in the country's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on August 16, 2023. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
September 2, 2023, 6:44 am
Insurgents in northwest Syria kill at least 9 soldiers as fighting surges
Al-Qaeda-linked attackers strike government military position, as Turkey-backed forces battle Kurds in another region and protests continue over deteriorating economy
By BASSEM MROUE and HOGIR AL ABDO
File: a US AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies above US soldiers patrolling along the frontlines between areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish-backed fighters near the village of Dardara in the countryside of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, December 26, 2021. (Delil souleiman/AFP)
March 26, 2023, 3:56 pm
Tehran blasts US for retaliatory strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria
Islamic Republic calls attack ‘act of aggression,’ labels Washington’s presence in Syria ‘illegal’; airstrike launched in response to drone attack that killed American contractor
By AFP
US forces shoot down an Iranian-made drone above Mission Support Site Conoco in northeast Syria, February 14, 2023. (Courtesy of CENTCOM)
February 15, 2023, 8:08 am
US shoots down Iranian-made spy drone over patrol base in northeast Syria
CENTCOM says UAV conducting reconnaissance above site, which was struck last month in rocket attack attributed to pro-Iranian groups
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative: US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard at Al Naeem Square, in Raqqa, Syria, February 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
December 26, 2022, 9:25 pm
Six killed in Islamic State attack on SDF security HQ in Raqqa
Jihadists assault area containing a military intelligence prison housing some 200 IS inmates; two attackers were wearing explosive belts, says spokesperson for Kurdish force
By HOGIR AL ABDO
Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed "Syrian National Army" fire rounds while standing above a dirt barrier at a position near Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province, opposite the town of Menagh, along the frontlines with areas under control by Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on November 29, 2022. (Aaref Watad/AFP)
November 29, 2022, 11:47 pm
US warns Turkish ground operation in Syria would ‘jeopardize’ gains against IS
Pentagon says offensive by Turkey ‘would destabilize the region,’ urges restraint; adds that US forces have reduced joint patrols with SDF
By AFP
Fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take part in a military parade in the US-protected Al-Omar oil field in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on March 23, 2021, marking the second annual anniversary of Baghouz's liberation from the Islamic State (IS) group. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
November 21, 2022, 3:18 pm
3 killed as Syrian Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkish border town
Turkey says child and teacher among dead after high school, house and border gate struck; rights group says Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces responsible for attack
By Suzan Fraser
Screen capture from video showing the arrest of a Syrian woman as a suspect in a bomb attack in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 14, 2022, 6:30 pm
Kurdish groups deny involvement in deadly Turkey bombing after suspect arrested
Turkish security says Syrian suspect confessed to being an agent of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party; minister pans US condolence message
By Agencies
Smoke rises from a strike on Baghouz, Syria, on the Islamic State group's last piece of territory on March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 18, 2022, 12:22 am
Pentagon clears officer over 2019 Syria strike that killed civilians
Defense Department rejects NYT report that military covered up deaths of civilians in attack on Islamic State stronghold, says troops thought only fighters were in the area
By AFP
US attack helicopter shoots flares in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, on January 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
January 27, 2022, 7:51 pm
Dozens of Islamic State fighters remain holed up in corner of Syrian prison
After claiming to retake facility in Hassakeh, Kurdish group says dozens of armed jihadists are still holding out in a corner of the prison
By Agencies
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) deploy outside Ghwayran prison in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on January 26, 2022 (AFP)
January 27, 2022, 2:00 pm
Following prison siege, Syria Kurds hunt down jihadists
Syrian Democratic Forces claim to retake full control of Ghwayran prison, where six-day battle with IS fighters claimed more than 200 lives
By Gihad Darwish
Soldiers with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces check a house in Hassakeh, Syria, January 25, 2022. (Hogir Al Abdo/AP)
January 26, 2022, 7:09 pm
After week-long battle, US-backed Kurdish group recaptures Syria prison from IS
Syrian Democratic Forces say Islamic State fighters used children as human shields in bold attack at Gweiran complex; almost 200 said killed
By Sarah El Deeb
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