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The war to cut off Hezbollah: HTS battling against Iran-backed smuggling routes - Washington Post

Syrian armed forces and patrols are facing frequent fire from Hezbollah terrorists seeking to rearm after its war against Israel.

  Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.
 Illustrative image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

$50 billion to Syria vanished into thin air: Unrest in Iran grows over economic turmoil - interview

 IN SEPTERMBER  2007, IDF fighter jets carried out Operation Orchard and destroyed a nuclear reactor in Syria. If not for the Israeli operation, nuclear weapons could eventually have fallen into the hands of Sunni jihadi terrorist organizations now beginning to contend for power in post-Assad Syria.

The world has Israel to thank for no nuclear fears in post-Assad Syria- opinion

IDF elite unit training day

IDF confirms special forces raid of Iranian missile facility in Syria in covert operation


Inside Iran’s IRGC training programs and quest to dominate MidEast

Tony Blair Institute study reveals Iran's indoctrination as Blair calls for IRGC to be listed as terrorist organization.

Military units of the IRGC Ground Force are seen as they launched war games in the Gulf, December 22, 2018

Israel to release two more Syrian prisoners in exchange for Baumel’s body

The Prime Minister’s Office authorized the release, “as a diplomatic gesture and a goodwill step, following the transfer of Zachary Baumel... from Syria to Israel" earlier this year.

Miriam and Yonah Baumel hold a picture of their son Zachary Baumel, who was taken prisoner of war in 1982, in Jerusalem on July 07, 2003

How Trump, usually cautious with military force, took such a bold step

Trump cited the same approach when he addressed the nation regarding his decision to withdraw from Syria

U.S. President Trump speaks with Congressional Republicans at the White House in Washington

Syrian regime pushed Idlib offensive under cover of other crises

More than 930 airstrikes were carried out in northwest Syria between November 2 and December 12, resulting in more than 80 people being killed.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad visits Syrian army troops in war-torn northwestern Idlib province, Syria, October 22, 2019

Netenyahu, Putin discuss tensions in Syria over Iranian entrenchment

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz met Sergey Lavrov in Rome earlier in the day, where the matter was also raised.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

Iraqi protests highlight importance of autonomous Kurdistan region

During the recent protests in Baghdad, the difference between Erbil and Baghdad was clear.

Iraq Protests 311

Despite airstrikes, Iranian base in Syria 'under intense construction'

"Despite the reported attack, new military infrastructures are being built," ImageSat International (ISI) wrote in a statement.

Aerial view of "Imam Ali" in Syria

Satellite images show airstrikes in Syria, rockets target Israel

Israel warns Bashar al-Assad that he will pay a high price for acts perpetrated by Shi’ite militias and that their activity is not hidden.

Satellite imaging shows attack on military base on Syria-Iraq border.

Shia militias in Israel’s spotlight -analysis

It is clear that a network of Iranian-backed groups is slowly subverting the Syrian regimes weakened authority along the axis of Iran’s land-bridge.

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Qasem Soleimani won’t give up on his dream to attack Israel - analysis

The confirmation by Israel came moments after Syrian media reported that regime air defenses had been activated against “hostile enemy targets.”

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (left) stands on the frontlines during an offensive operation against Islamic State in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Iraq, in 2015