Etiket: Syria
Syria | Three more fighters killed in strike against Iranian military leader
(Beirut) An Israeli strike which killed a major commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, in Syria on Monday left three other pro-Iranian fighters dead, an NGO said on…
Iranian general reportedly killed by Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria
An Israeli airstrike on Monday in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, killed a top Iranian general, Iranian state media said. The killing of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a longtime adviser to…
Syria | Revolutionary Guards accuse Israel of killing one of their commanders in strike
(Tehran) The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, accused Israel of killing one of their commanders in a strike in Syria on Monday, and promised to avenge his death. Posted at…
Iran announces death of Revolutionary Guards leader killed in strike blamed on Israel in Syria
Welcome World Iran The Israeli army did not wish to comment on this information from the official Iranian news agency IRNA. Published on 12/25/2023 6:12 p.m. Update on 12/25/2023 6:33…
Iran announces death of Revolutionary Guards leader killed in strike blamed on Israel in Syria
Welcome World Iran The Israeli army did not wish to comment on this information from the official Iranian news agency IRNA. Published on 12/25/2023 6:12 p.m. Update on 12/25/2023 6:33…
“We are going to die of hunger”: displaced people worried about the end of UN aid in Syria
The announcement earlier this week by the World Food Program (WFP) that it would end its food aid to Syria from January revived the concerns of displaced people in the…
“Farewell Daesh? »: these relatives of Daesh who are languishing in Syria
The dream of an Islamist revolution attracted three students from the University of Sherbrooke who went to Syria in 2014 to build the “caliphate” proclaimed by the Islamic State armed…
Syria | Damascus airport out of action after Israeli strikes
(Beirut) Damascus airport was again the target of Israeli airstrikes which knocked it out of action on Sunday, hours after flights resumed following a similar attack last month, said the…
Iraq and Syria | New attacks against American soldiers
(Baghdad) Drone and rocket attacks have again targeted American troops and the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq and Syria in the last 48 hours, an American military official reported Thursday,…
Supreme Court will not hear appeal of four Canadians detained in Syria
(Ottawa) The Supreme Court will not hear the case of four Canadians detained in Syria who argue that Ottawa has a legal obligation to help them return home. Posted at…
Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Canadians detained in Syria
The Supreme Court will not hear the case of four Canadians detained in Syria who argue that Ottawa has a legal obligation to help them return home. The mother of…
France issues arrest warrant for al-Assad over chemical attacks in Syria in 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his brother and two generals have been the subject of international arrest warrants from French justice since Tuesday. They are suspected of complicity in crimes against…
Iraq and Syria | American forces targeted by 55 attacks in one month
(Washington) American forces deployed in Iraq and Syria have been the target of 55 attacks in the past month, in which dozens of soldiers were lightly injured, the Pentagon said…
Washington says its strike in Syria on a site linked to Iran caused no casualties
(Washington) The American strike on Wednesday in Syria on an arms storage site linked to Iran did not cause any casualties, the Pentagon said on Thursday, contradicting the report of…
Syria | US strikes site believed to be linked to Iran, killing nine
(Washington) The United States on Wednesday struck a “weapons storage facility” in Syria it says is linked to Iran, in response to attacks on American personnel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd…
Climate change responsible for “extreme drought” in Iraq, Iran and Syria
The “extreme drought” affecting Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without global warming caused “mainly” by the burning of oil, gas and coal, according to an expert report…
Israeli strikes in Syria after rocket attacks
The Israeli military said Monday it struck several targets in Syria in response to rocket attacks, amid fears of a regional extension of the war with Palestinian Hamas. • Read…
US military strikes two Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities in Syria
Armed groups close to Iran have threatened to attack American bases in the Middle East because of Washington’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist movement…
Syria | US military strikes two Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities
(Washington) The United States carried out strikes Thursday against two facilities used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and “affiliated groups” in eastern Syria, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. Published…
American bases are attacked in Iraq and Syria by factions close to the Iranian regime
Due to Washington’s strong support for the Jewish state since its war against Hamas, American forces stationed in the region have been targeted. The Pentagon has recorded 13 attacks in…