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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Syrian regime

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus on December 8, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
March 11, 2025, 12:50 am
Israel strikes former Assad regime bases in southern Syria
IDF confirms bombing radar and aerial intelligence installations that it says pose a potential threat to the country; Syrian sources count at least 14 strikes north of Daraa
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF soldiers near the Israeli border with Syria, December 7, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 7, 2024, 9:29 pm
Syria rebels take areas near Israel border; IDF warns them not to ‘turn in our direction’
IDF helps UN forces repel attack by gunmen in Syrian Golan, holds drill simulating rapid deployment, and sends more troops to its side of Golan; Netanyahu convenes security cabinet
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Syrians elect new members of the Parliament in Damascus on July 15, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
July 15, 2024, 11:42 am
Syrians vote in parliamentary election set to keep Assad’s Baath party in power
Citizens of government-controlled areas eligible to vote for the rubber-stamp parliament, with Assad and allies running virtually unopposed
By AFP
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, February 14, 2023. (Hussein Malla/AP)
April 25, 2023, 6:32 pm
Damascus says fresh EU sanctions impede aid to earthquake-hit Syrians
Foreign ministry official accuses bloc of ‘repeating lies’ that latest measures won’t impact humanitarian aid or access to food and medical equipment
By AFP
A Turkish military convoy in Idlib, Syria, February 28, 2020. (AP)
March 1, 2020, 1:51 pm
Turkey launches military operation against Syrian regime
Ankara announces move after weekend strikes that killed dozens of Turkish, Syrian fighters, amid regime onslaught in Idlib that has displaced almost a million people
By AFP
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
A picture taken on July 26, 2018, near Ein Zivan in the Israeli Golan Heights, shows smoke rising above buildings across the border in Syria during airstrikes backing a government-led offensive in the southern province of Quneitra. (AFP/Jack Guez)
July 27, 2018, 3:49 pm
Syria regime now on Israel’s doorstep after seizing Quneitra province
Assad’s forces raise flag in buffer zone bordering strategic Israeli Golan Heights following ouster of rebels
By AFP and ToI Staff
Syrian soldiers flashing the victory sign as they sit on their military vehicle at Naseeb border crossing with Jordan, in the southern province of Daraa, Syria, July 7, 2018. (SANA via AP)
July 12, 2018, 7:08 pm
Syrian troops raise national flag over Daraa, cradle of 2011 revolt
Rebels agree to give up stronghold in return for amnesty; those who refuse exiled to other areas under opposition control
By AFP
Syrian government soldiers ride in an infantry-fighting vehicle in the town of Saida in the west of Daraa province on July 7, 2018. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP)
July 11, 2018, 8:47 pm
Media activists fear for their lives in southwestern Syria
Committee to Protect Journalists says there are 70 opposition reporters in areas that could soon fall to hostile regime forces
By Bassam Mroue
Displaced Syrian children hold signs during a protest in front of a UN base in the province of Quneitra, southwestern Syria, near the border with the Israeli Golan Heights, demanding the United Nations to help the stranded displaced in Syria-Israel and Syria-Jordan borders on July 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Mohamad YUSUF)
July 4, 2018, 11:49 pm
Assad’s regime pounds south Syria after rebels say talks with Russia failed
Damascus relaunches offensive to take rebel-held Daraa and Quneitra, bordering Israel and Jordan
By Layal Abou Rahal
A Syrian civilian walks past a shell hole after Syrian government forces recently recaptured the village of Ghariyah ash Sharqiyah from the rebels, in the province of Deraa, on July 4, 2018. (AFP/Youssef Karwashan)
July 4, 2018, 8:05 pm
Syria rebels announce talks with Russia over south have collapsed
Opposition forces say negotiations ‘have failed, after Moscow insisted on the surrender of heavy weapons’
By Layal Abou Rahal
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
Smoke rises above opposition held areas of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 26, 2018. (Mohamad ABAZEED/AFP)
June 26, 2018, 9:26 pm
Syrian troops launch assault on Daraa as fighting nears Golan
UN says 45,000 people have fled their homes after a week of heavy bombardments as Assad’s army aims to capture key rebel area
By Mohamad Abazeed and Tony Gamal-Gabriel
Syrian rebel fighters ride a tank in Daraa, southwestern Syria, on June 23, 2018. (Mohamad ABAZEED/AFP)
June 24, 2018, 2:21 pm
US tells rebels in south Syria not to expect help against regime assault
Opposition group commander says announcement was expected, ‘so we weren’t disappointed’
By AFP
Intelligence and Transportation Minister Israel Katz attends a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset, February 26, 2018. (Flash90)
May 24, 2018, 12:45 am
‘Perfect time’ for US recognition of Golan sovereignty, intel minister says
Katz tells Reuters action is ‘topping the agenda’ in talks with Washington, believes decision could be made within the year
By Stuart Winer
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