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Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade

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
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
Explosions from the fighting in Syria seen from the Israeli side of the border on the Golan Heights due, June 16, 2015. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
July 4, 2016, 12:07 pm
Israel hits Syrian army after errant shells land near border
No IDF soldiers hurt by stray fire near border fence the previous day; army says it will defend country while maintaining policy of non-intervention
By Judah Ari Gross
Opposition fighters drive a tank in a rebel-held area of the southern Syrian city of Daraa, during renewed clashes with regime loyalists on May 10, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamad Abazeed)
May 23, 2016, 8:03 pm
While ascendant, Israel’s jihadi neighbor isn’t a serious threat
Islamic State affiliate just across Syrian border has an aggressive leadership, and is no longer afraid of fighting outside its heartland
By Dov Lieber
An Israeli army tank is seen stationed near the Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams, March 19, 2014. (AFP/Jalaa Marey/File)
March 16, 2016, 5:22 am
On Golan Heights, IDF fights to keep Israel safe and out of Syria
Syrian rebels, Hezbollah, IS and other extremist terror groups threaten the tense quiet on the northern border, senior officer says
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, left, speaks with Galil Division commander Amir Baram and head of the Northern Command Aviv Kochavi, during a visit to Israel's northern border on December 30, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 30, 2015, 8:04 pm
IDF: Islamic State ally poses terror threat on northern border
600-strong vicious IS affiliate takes over large parts of Syrian Golan Heights; army also preparing for Hezbollah reprisals
By Judah Ari Gross
A Syrian rebel aims his rifle from inside a classroom at a school in the town of Deir Baalbeh in Homs province, Syria, February 22, 2012. (AP, File)
October 1, 2015, 3:08 pm
Islamic State gaining ground on Golan border as moderate rebels wither
Spokesman says Free Syrian Army on verge of collapse in southern Syria; units squeezed by Islamists and Assad’s forces running out of arms and funds
By Elhanan Miller
Illustrative: This image posted on the Twitter page of Syria's al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on Saturday, April 25, 2015, shows Nusra Front fighters in the town of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib province, Syria. (AP)
May 25, 2015, 2:41 pm
ِAl-Qaeda affiliate nearly gone from southern Syria, opposition says
Thousands of local fighters have recently left al-Nusra Front, according to Free Syrian Army spokesman
By Elhanan Miller
A UN peacekeeper from India waves while driving a UN armored vehicle as it leaves from the UNDOF Ziouani camp to cross to Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit)
August 20, 2013, 6:39 pm
Syrian rebels threaten UN in bid to block Assad’s tanks
Opposition fighters near the Israeli border will strike peacekeepers if they fail to uphold buffer zone, statement warns
By Elhanan Miller
Illustrative photo of Syrian fighters of 'The Beloved of Allah' brigade hold their weapons before fighting with government forces on the outskirts of Aleppo, on November 14, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra/File)
August 19, 2013, 3:47 am
Syrian Islamist fighters reach border with Israel
Salafi group Ahrar al-Sham partakes in fighting in the village of Breiqa, 1.5 miles from nearest Israeli community
By Elhanan Miller
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade spokesperson Laeth Horan (Laeth Horan/Facebook)
July 1, 2013, 2:37 pm
We have no beef with Israel, Syrian Islamist rebel group says
The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, which operates near the border, praises Israel’s medical assistance for refugees, fighters
By Ilan Ben Zion and Agam Rafaeli
A damaged street in Qusair, Syria (photo credit: AP/SANA)
June 9, 2013, 4:30 pm
First we take Qusair, then we take Homs
Sudan shuts the oil tap on South Sudan, accusing it of aiding separatist rebels
By Elhanan Miller
May 8, 2013, 10:49 pm
Syrian rebels claim UN peacekeepers free to go
United Nations doesn’t confirm report that Filipino soldiers who were kidnapped near Israeli border are on their way home
By Ilan Ben Zion and Agam Rafaeli
May 8, 2013, 9:34 pm
Syrian rebels release video of captive peacekeepers
United Nations says it’s negotiating to free four Filipino soldiers who were kidnapped near Israeli border on Tuesday
By Ilan Ben Zion
The northernmost Jewish village in the Golan, Neve Ativ, beneath Mount Hermon (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)
March 21, 2013, 6:17 pm
Syrian rebels seize area near Israeli Golan Heights
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, Jahbat al-Nusra give regime forces trouble as fighting encroaches on Israel-Syrian border
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