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US strikes 30 Islamic State targets in Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the forces used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.

US CENTCOM attacks ISIS targets.
US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in Damascus, Syria September 16, 2025.

How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack plays key role in creating a new Syria, Levant region - analysis

 Syrian security forces take control of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakeh Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026

Iraq faces renewed security concerns as ISIS detainees are transferred from Syria - analysis

Soldiers of Syrian government forces stand by on a position 10 km away from the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on January 21, 2026.

Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened


Syrian President Assad's status remains unclear – report

There is little evidence that Syria's allies will step in to help Assad, CNN reported.

 A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Netanyahu: 'Closely monitoring' Syria, Israel will enforce ceasefire deal with Lebanon

"We constantly monitor what is happening in Syria," Netanyahu said, referring to the Syrian rebel attack that began on Saturday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz address the Syrian rebel attack an Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon, December 1, 2024

The US's hypocrisy is infuriating - opinion

To preach to Israel about civilian deaths is hypocritical - the US should know better, given its track record.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, last week. The US hypocrisy and holier-than-thou attitude toward Israel is truly infuriating, the writer charges.

US increases helicopter raids in Syria, targeting ISIS terrorists

This is the latest helicopter raid by US forces in Syria and appears to be part of an increase of these types of operations.

 A U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over the Syrian landscape, March 12, 2018.

UN Human Rights chief calls for end to clashes in Syria's Deir ez-Zor region

Formerly united against Islamic State, the Kurdish-led SDF and the Military Council supported by Arab tribal leaders have been fighting for several weeks.

Tires burn as demonstrators protest against the Syrian government decision on increasing the prices of fuels in Sweida, Syria, August 17,2023.

US, Iran, Turkey and Russia compete for influence in eastern Syria - analysis

What may have begun as local grievances has now evolved into much larger implications.

 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Clashes in Syria between tribes, US-backed SDF grow

People in the region are independent and have complex alliances and allegiances.

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC Forces celebrate the first anniversary of Raqqa province’s liberation from ISIS, in Raqqa, Syria, in October 2018.

Syrian and Jordanian army and intelligence chiefs meet over drug war along border

Syria is accused by Arab governments and the West of producing the highly-addictive and lucrative amphetamine captagon and organizing its smuggling into the Gulf, with Jordan a main transit route.

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Damascus, Syria July 3, 2023

Russian surveillance aircraft conducts intelligence mission over US base in Syria

The aircraft in question was identified as an Antonov AN-30, which repeatedly flew back and forth over the At-Tanf garrison and its surrounding area. 

 : Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters perform a flight during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.

Syria will be an arena for the Moscow-Tehran alliance

BEHIND THE LINES: The latest events confirm the emergent strategic alliance between Russia and Iran.

 AN IRANIAN woman passes in front of a sign that says ‘Made in Russia’ at the International Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran last month.