Syria Airstrikes

Can US strikes on ISIS help bring change to Syria? - analysis

The United States is committed to Damascus at a crucial juncture in Syria’s history - showing power in the skies is a way to give assurances the US is here to stay.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Airmen prepare to load GBU-31 munition systems onto F-15E Strike Eagles within the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025
Smoke rises over over Al-Mazra'a village, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Sweida, Syria July 18, 2025.

Israel airstrike hits vicinity of Syria's Sweida, Syrian state news agency says

Despite reports indicating the strike was carried out by Israel, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli military had not conducted the strikes.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce speaks during her first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, March 6, 2025.

US did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, State Dept says

Bruce declined to say whether Washington supports Israel carrying out such military operations when it deems necessary.

|ByREUTERS
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrike next to the presidential palace in Syria's capital Damascus, July 16, 2025.

Syrian gov't will soon withdraw forces from Druze areas, Israeli official tells 'Post'

Earlier, Reuters reported that Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

What are the US-Iran tensions in Syria amid Iran deal talks? - analysis

The US carried out two airstrikes this week after US bases were targeted by pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria for the past ten months.

AUGUST 25, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target sites near Masyaf in Syria

Initial reports indicated that at least one of the targets was the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center in Masyaf.

AUGUST 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative).

Three Syrian soldiers killed, six wounded in Turkish airstrike

Turkey has carried out numerous military operations in northern Syria since 2016, mainly targeting the Kurdish YPG militia.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

3 Syrian soldiers killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes near Damascus, Tartus

The reported strikes come just days after Israeli tanks reportedly targeted Hezbollah posts along the Syrian border.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Iranian airlines halt flights to Syria after Israeli strikes

A report in Iran International says only IRGC-owned and US-sanctioned Mahan Air continues to fly to Syria.

JULY 28, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A plane carrying Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian lands in Damascus International Airport, in Damascus, Syria March 23, 2022.

5 Syrian soldiers killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Initial reports from Syria claimed that Hezbollah militants were killed in the airstrikes.

JULY 22, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM, TZVI JOFFRE
Smoke rises after an U.S. airstrike, while the Iraqi army pushes into Topzawa village during the operation against Islamic State militants near Bashiqa, near Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016.

Russia condemns alleged Israeli airstrike in Tartous

Two Syrian civilians were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting sites near the coastal city of Tartus over the weekend.

JULY 5, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Smoke rises from a fire in a container storage area, after Syrian state media reported an Israeli air strike on the port of Latakia on December 7.

Israeli airstrikes in Syria injure one, missiles shot down - Syrian reports

In the third alleged Israeli airstrike this week, sites south of Damascus were targeted and one person was injured, according to Syrian reports.

JUNE 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Alleged Israeli airstrike hits weapons factory near Damascus - report

5 pro-Iranian militants, as well as a number of Iranian engineers, were reportedly killed in the strike.

JUNE 6, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Airstrikes target pro-Iranian militias in eastern Syria - report

A number of casualties among pro-Iranian militias were reported by local media outlets.

MAY 7, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative).