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

Israel using old airstrike policy with new Syrian gov't - is it outdated? - analysis

The Druze in Syria are divided between different leaders and voices. It’s likely that many want a middle ground and prefer some kind of autonomy but don’t want a full break with Damascus.

MAY 3, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli Druze demonstrating against Islamist violence in Syria, April 30, 2025.

What happened on day 544 of the war?

IDF releases probe into Nova massacre • US sanctions Houthi pipeline for Russian arms and stolen Ukrainian grain • Hamas ignores Israel's hostage deal offer

APRIL 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold weapons to mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

WATCH: IDF strikes military targets in Palmyra, Tiyas Air Base in central Syria

The IDF said that these targets still had strategic military capabilities at the time of the attack.

MARCH 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The IDF struck military targets in the city of Palmyra and at the Tiyas Air Base in central Syria on March 22, 2025.

WATCH: 22 IAF jets drop 60 bombs on Assad regime targets in Syria

Among the targets were radars and detection equipment used to assess aerial intelligence.

MARCH 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A map of targets struck by the IDF in Syria.

IAF strikes terrorists in central Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

The IDF and IAF struck multiple terrorists in Lebanon, Syria and central Gaza.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of IDF soldiers and Hamas terrorists

Explosions heard in Damascus during strike targeting military site - report

The Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar added that loud explosions were heard in western Damascus during the strikes. 

JANUARY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Syria in December.

Airstrikes conducted across smuggling routes in Syria's Homs province, IDF confirms

The military confirmed Monday evening that IAF pilots conducted a series of strikes along the Syria-Lebanon border

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirms two terror leaders killed in Damascus strike

A spokesperson for the terrorist organization named the terrorists as head of foreign relations Rasmi Abu Issa and member of the Political Bureau Abd Alaziz al-Minawi

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk along a street on the day of the parliamentary elections, in Damascus, Syria July 15, 2024.

IAF strikes PIJ headquarters embedded in Syria's Damascus

Israeli army radio said the targets of the attack in Damascus were assets and the headquarters of the Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
People inspect a damaged area in the aftermath of what Syrian state media reported was an Israeli strike in the Mezzah suburb, west of Damascus, Syria October 9, 2024.

Three civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Damascus, state media says

Syrian state television earlier said that one of its presenters was killed in an Israeli strike on Damascus.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByREUTERS
A Syria Civil Defence member carries a wounded child in the besieged town of Hamoria, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria, January 6, 2018.

Alleged Israeli strikes target Iranian-backed forces in Syria's Hama region, 16 dead

A local health official quoted by Syria's state news agency said 13 people were also wounded, including several critically.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
An Iranian flag hangs as smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024.