Syria is a country in West Asia, bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel. Known for its prolonged civil war, the Assad regime's fall in late 2024, and its role as a transit corridor for Iranian arms to Hezbollah. Recently, Syria under President Ahmad al-Sharaa has pursued international reengagement, security negotiations with Israel, and efforts to curb weapons smuggling across its borders. Last updated 4 days ago
Ahmed al-SharaaHead of State HabboushCity Al-HoushDistrict Al-JumhuriyaMedia Outlet DabinCity Deir SirianeCity QuneitraCity Syrian Arab ArmyMilitary Al-Dalafa BridgeStrategic Site DaraaCity DoueirCity JwayaCity Adshit al-QusayrCity AleppoCity ArzounCity Atef NajibPolitician Bashar al-AssadHead of State HanawiyaCity HasakahCity Hayat Tahrir al-ShamParamilitary / Militia Ihab HamadaOther QasrakCity RaqqaCity RashafCity Safah MountainsConflict Zone SANAMedia Outlet SuwaydaCity Syrian Ministry of InteriorGovernment Body Wael Mahmoud Abd al-HalimOther ZalaiaCity ZebdineCity Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim ZiyadaOther AfsariyehDistrict Ahmad Munir Khalil ZazaOther Ain El MazrabCity Ainali MountainsConflict Zone AjodaniyehCity Al JayshCity al-AbdallahCity Al-Hamam HassinParamilitary / Militia al-JbourCity Al-MashukCity Al-QasirCity Al-QusayrCity Ali al-HusniOther Assad regimeGovernment Body Atomic Energy CommissionGovernment Body ChizarDistrict ChmistarCity Civil Democratic AlliancePolitical Party / Movement Dab'aalCity Damascus AirportStrategic Site HomsCity Ihab KrizemOther IslavaCity KafarhatiCity KafartabinehCity Kafr HattaCity Kafr HounaCity Kafr VillaCity Khalid al-YaqoubiOther KTBSMedia Outlet Louai Hashem Mahmoud BatzelOther Mansour Sami Mahmoud ShahtoutOther Mohammad Al-HabashPolitician Mohammad DibOther Mouhamad HouraniPolitician Mount SafaStrategic Site MrajMedia Outlet Northern GolanConflict Zone Presidential PalaceStrategic Site QoussairCity RamyaCity ShihabiyahCity Southern GolanConflict Zone Syrian HermonConflict Zone TalkalakhCity Tawheed StreetDistrict White BridgeStrategic Site ZiadineCity Zquq al-MufddiCity Kurdish People's Protection UnitsParamilitary / Militia Syrian Armed ForcesMilitary Syrian Foreign MinistryGovernment Body Syrian National ArmyParamilitary / Militia Syrian OppositionParamilitary / Militia
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli on Syria:
Anyone who has taken three undergraduate classes on jihad movements knows that Jolani is the next enemy of Israel - with two seaports and a superpower behind him.
Russia believes it reached a deal with the Syrian government securing continued operation of its Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base going forward, Bloomberg reports.
Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is contrary to international law and UN resolutions, Syria's Foreign Ministry said, calling the territory an inseparable part of Syria.
"Overnight (Tuesday), three Israeli civilians arrived at the Mount Hermon area and crossed the border into Syrian territory. IDF soldiers were dispatched to the area to locate them and returned them to Israeli territory.
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Israeli military:
"Overnight (Tuesday), three Israeli civilians arrived at the Mount Hermon area and crossed the border into Syrian territory. IDF soldiers were dispatched to the area to locate them and returned them to Israeli territory.
The detained civilians were transferred to the Israel Police for further handling.
The IDF strongly condemns such incidents, which constitute an additional incident that disturbs the soldiers’ operational activity in the area and puts them in danger.
The law enforcement authorities are required to bring those involved to justice and to prevent those individuals from repeatedly engaging in this incident, which constitutes a criminal offense."
Also, with respect to the Iran negotiations, Iran should be responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza!
A year and eight months after the IDF declared the Syrian air force destroyed, Israeli defense officials say Syria has significantly accelerated its rebuilding in recent weeks.
In the past day, Syria carried out its first exercise of its k...
A year and eight months after the IDF declared the Syrian air force destroyed, Israeli defense officials say Syria has significantly accelerated its rebuilding in recent weeks.
In the past day, Syria carried out its first exercise of its kind using fighter jets in the north of the country.
Under a-Sharaa, Syria is receiving support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, France and other states in the region. Despite talk of a future security agreement with Israel, defense officials are tracking developments that could harm Israeli freedom of action over Syrian skies.
A Syrian group calling itself the "Islamic Resistance in Syria – Uli al-Bass" claims it fired drones and rockets this evening at an IDF base in the Yarmouk Basin in Syria. The base, Al-Jazeera, sits near the village of Mariyah in the tri-border area. The group says the attack was a response to "enemy violations." The claim spread mainly through Hezbollah-linked accounts and Assad loyalists. Claims are unverified.
The Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria is expected to be dissolved within the coming week, with the SDF folded into the Syrian army, senior Kurdish commander Sippan Hamo said. Hamo, now Deputy Defense Minister, said "the role of the SDF is over."
Syria's Civil Aviation Authority has taken over the Hmeimim international airport in Latakia from Russia, saying work has begun to prepare it for flights.
The handover follows a Syria-Russia deal on the fate of Russian bases, under which civilian infrastructure passes to Damascus while military facilities become joint training centers.
Erdogan is working to reshape the Kurdish arena across Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. His party this week put forward a bill to dismantle the Kurdish underground in return for partial amnesty for some of its members.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara opposes sending Syrian forces into Lebanon alone, telling the Qatari-owned Lebanese paper Al-Modun that any presence there must involve several Arab states under regional and international oversight.
He is also seeking talks with Hezbollah on disarmament, aiming to fold the group into the Lebanese army.
Syria's army has declared a military alert, no reason given, sources tell Al Arabiya. Pro-Iranian media report a major mobilization near the Iraq border.
Damascus has agreed to sharply cut Russian oil imports as part of talks with Washington over lifting the last major U.S. sanctions on Syria, per Reuters.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem: "A stable Syria supports Lebanon, just as a stable Lebanon supports Syria."
Qassem said a public meeting between Hezbollah and Syria's leadership faces no obstacle and can be held when both sides see fit. He also credited the "memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States" as the path to an IDF withdrawal from Lebanon.
