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

Israeli strike kills son of Hezbollah's Golan border terror chief - report

Hezbollah's efforts to establish terrorist infrastructure near the Syrian-Israeli border are also as the "Golan File."

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TZVI JOFFRE
A man climbs on the coffin of Hezbollah member Abbas Raad, senior Hezbollah figure and member of parliament Mohammad Raad's son.

Sirens blare in northern Israel after alleged assassination reported in Syria

Rocket and drone infiltration alerts sounded in northern Israel shortly after the reported airstrike.

DECEMBER 8, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
People can be seen on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights on the border line between Israel and Syria, as it is seen from its Israeli side October 15, 2018.

Two Iranian officers killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Alleged Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted several sites used by Iranian militias, including weapons storage and air defense sites.

DECEMBER 2, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Israel allegedly strikes Syria's Damascus International Airport - report

The Syrian army said in a statement its air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles flying from the Golan Heights.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.

Airstrikes target Aleppo and Damascus airports

Syria has been a conduit for Iranian weapons flowing to Hezbollah and Iran-backed proxies in Syria over the years.

OCTOBER 22, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Iran trying to open front against Israel in Syria, official says

The original post also said "the Israelis are determined to prevent" such developments. To that, Zarka responded: "We are."

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
The IRGC's Bavar-373 air-defense system

Reports of airstrikes in Syria at sensitive time for Iran axis - analysis

Iran wants to create instability and a power vacuum in eastern Syria and then to fill the vacuum

OCTOBER 3, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attend a joint press conference, in Tehran, Iran July 31, 2023.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Iranian sites in eastern Syria

The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that two Syrian soldiers were injured in the strikes.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.

Turkey 'neutralizes' Kurdish militants in northern Iraq airstrikes

Two attackers detonated a bomb near government buildings in Turkey's capital on Sunday morning.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

Syria airstrikes: 'Proof thunder of Israel's jets is loudest,' Gallant says

Alleged Israeli airstrikes that hit central Syria reportedly targeted an Iran-linked precision ballistic missile project.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.