Tag: Syria
Al-Sharaa: Syria Seeking Security Deal With Israel
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview aired Sunday that Damascus is actively working toward a security agreement with Israel that involves several other countries, expressing hope it could serve as a gateway to comprehensive peace, according to Al Jazeera. He said any such agreement would not compromise Syria's…
Israeli Troops Raid Syrian Border Village
Israeli forces entered the village of al-Samdaniyah al-Sharqiyah in the northern Quneitra countryside on Sunday, setting up a temporary checkpoint and searching civilians, according to SANA. A patrol of five military vehicles carried out the operation before withdrawing, with no arrests reported.Israeli forces also fired three mortar rounds and one…
Iraq, Syria Sign Deal to Revive Mediterranean Oil Route
Iraq and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington on Friday to rehabilitate the long-idled KirkukâBaniyas crude oil pipeline, advancing plans to reopen a Mediterranean export route as the war around the Strait of Hormuz exposes Baghdad's dependence on Gulf shipping lanes.The memorandum was among roughly 50 agreements worth…
US Strikes Iran for Seventh Straight Night
The United States carried out strikes on Iran for a seventh consecutive night on Friday, according to Euronews. US Central Command said its forces hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities, while continuing to enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports.Iran responded in kind. Iran's…
Syria Intercepts Weapons Shipment Allegedly Bound for Hezbollah
Syrian customs authorities said Thursday they intercepted a shipment of advanced weapons concealed inside an oil tanker at the al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq, describing it as one of the largest arms seizures since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government.According to Syrian officials, inspectors discovered long-range missiles, guided anti-tank weapons…
Trump Presses Netanyahu as Doctrines Collide
President Trump's call urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to withdraw forces from Syria and Lebanon reads less like a request than a rebuke, exposing a strategy Israel seems intent on locking in place, according to Axios.Netanyahu's insistence on "security zones" is not merely defensive. With elections three months away and his…
Russia Finds a Way to Stay in Tartous
Russia has found a way to keep its foothold in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, pairing a reduced naval presence at Tartous with a new commercial logistics hub. Under the plan, one of the port's two berths would handle cargo while the other stays open to the Russian…
