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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Maya Gebeily

IDF soldiers are seen at a former Syrian Army post at Tel Kwdana, Syria, December 11, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
February 28, 2025, 8:19 pm
Report: Israel lobbying US to keep Russian bases in a ‘weak’ Syria
Jerusalem said to have told Washington that Damascus’s new Islamist rulers, backed by Turkey, pose a threat to Israel’s borders
By Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk
An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
December 13, 2024, 5:54 pm
Desperate Assad deceived those around him in last hours before stealthy flight from Syria
Ousted Syrian president kept officials and relatives, including his own brother, in dark about his exit plan; hunted for outside help to maintain his rule before eventually fleeing
By Samia Nakhoul, Maya Gebeily, Parisa Hafezi and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. The pagers were used by Hezbollah and the attack has been blamed on Israel. (AFP)
October 16, 2024, 11:31 pm
How Hezbollah was fooled into purchasing explosive pagers
Invisible detonators and wafer-thin plastic explosives turned batteries into bombs after a fake, but convincing, online history was created for bulky new product used by thousands
By Maya Gebeily, James Pearson and David Gauthier-Villars
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
An aerial view of the Mandali crossing between Iraq and Iran. The Mandali crossing on the Iranian border is run by the Badr Organisation, an Iraqi movement founded in Iran, port workers, officials and analysts confirmed. An official there boasted to AFP that a border operative can rake in $10,000 per day in bribes, the bulk of which is distributed to the overseeing armed group and complicit officials. (Thaier Al-SUDANI / AFP)
March 31, 2021, 4:17 pm
‘A mafia’ stealing billions: Iran-tied customs-evasion cartel rules Iraq borders
Many of Iraq’s entry points are informally controlled by groups within the Hashed al-Shaabi, a powerful state-sponsored armed network close to Tehran
By Maya Gebeily
US soldiers stand at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq on January 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)
March 3, 2021, 1:10 pm
Civilian dies of heart attack in rocket assault on Iraq base hosting US troops
Incident comes amid escalating tensions with jihadists, just 2 days ahead of first-ever visit to the country by the pope
By Maya Gebeily
Workers clear debris in the aftermath of rocket attacks in Irbil, Iraq, February 16, 2021. (Salar Salim/AP)
February 24, 2021, 3:49 pm
Rockets against US targets in Iraq seen as Iranian message to Biden
Analysts say Tehran looking to boost its leverage as Washington seeks to rein in its nuclear program
By Maya Gebeily
Iraqis drive past a poster depicting late Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 30, 2020, ahead of the first anniversary of his killing in a US drone attack. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP)
December 31, 2020, 8:50 am
One year after US killed Iran general Qassem Soleimani, Iraq tensions boil
Following a series of attacks on American interests in Iraq, Trump warns Tehran will be held responsible
By Ammar Karim and Maya Gebeily
Iraqi security forces try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2020. (AP/Hadi Mizban)
January 28, 2020, 12:31 am
Pompeo urges Iraq to uphold sovereignty after ‘assaults by Iran’ on US targets
Secretary of state calls on Iraqi government to better protect American facilities as protests against Baghdad and US troops continue and fears of a wider conflict smolder
By Maya Gebeily
A picture taken on January 13, 2020 during a press tour shows a view of the damage at Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, following an Iranian missile attack (Ayman HENNA / AFP)
January 15, 2020, 6:42 am
‘We thought we were basically done’: US troops recall Iranian missile attack
Though US forces had advance warning and most sheltered in bunkers during barrage, drone pilots remained to control army’s eyes in the sky — and then their connection was lost
By Maya Gebeily
A child with the colors of the Iraqi flag on his face walks past a poster with Arabic that reads "leave us live in peace," during the ongoing protests in Tahrir square, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
January 13, 2020, 8:51 am
Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ as Trump threatens to block oil cash kept in Fed bank
Sources say US president has warned of sanctions that would immediately block 90% of Baghdad’s budget; Iraqi PM said ‘pissed,’ as official says Trump ‘politicizes everything’
By Maya Gebeily
Fighters with Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, wave Iraqi flags while mourners and family members prepare to bury the body of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias who was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq, during his funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2020. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
January 9, 2020, 10:28 am
Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran deescalate
Analysts warn pro-Iranian militias may continue to seek revenge for slaying of senior commander and that there is no obvious mediator to calm tensions in the country
By Maya Gebeily
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 7, 2020, 12:27 am
Top US general says letter to Iraq on military pullout sent by ‘mistake’
Incident highlights confusion over US policy in Iraq; Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley calls letter ‘honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around’
By Maya Gebeily
A man waves the Iraqi flag while the Iraqi army soldiers are deployed in front of the US embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 1, 2020. (Nasser Nasser/AP)
January 2, 2020, 8:07 am
With pro-Iran groups at helm, Iraq ‘risks becoming pariah’
As the Iran-backed Hashed al-Shaabi force exerts its will on Baghdad government and controls events on the ground, country risks further isolation from US and the rest of the world
By Maya Gebeily
Illustrative: Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase of gasoline prices, in the capital Tehran, November 16, 2019. (AFP)
December 6, 2019, 1:41 am
US says Iran may have killed over 1,000 protesters in government crackdown
Charge comes as Pentagon said mulling sending up to 7,000 troops to region; Washington calls Iranian demonstrations ‘worst political crisis’ ever faced by regime
By Shaun Tandon and Maya Gebeily
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