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U.S. says killed senior Qaeda operative in Syria strike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. says killed senior Qaeda operative in Syria strike

The Hindu  

The U.S. military said it killed a senior operative of Al-Qaeda's Syria branch in an air strike on northwestern Syria on Thursday. "US Central Command forces conducted a precision air strike in northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Zabir, a senior operative in the terrorist organisation Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate," CENTCOM said in a statement. The U.S. strike …

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Senior Iranian commander killed in suspected Israeli strike in Damascus
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior Iranian commander killed in suspected Israeli strike in Damascus

The Telegraph  

Mohammad Reza Zahedi commanded the IRGC’s Quds Force in Lebanon and was sanctioned by the United States and Britain. The US Treasury sanctions designation says he acted as a “liaison” to Hezbollah and Syrian intelligence services and was reportedly charged with guaranteeing weapons shipments to Hezbollah. Israel has stepped up a campaign against Iranian proxies in Syria and Lebanon in …

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Syria says an Israeli strike that hit a Damascus residential area killed 2 people
1 year ago

Syria says an Israeli strike that hit a Damascus residential area killed 2 people

The Hindu  

Israeli strikes hit a neighbourhood of Damascus, a Syrian capital on February 21 morning, killing two people and causing material damage, Syria's state TV said. The country rarely acknowledges its actions in Syria, but it has said that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar …

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An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 4 Iranian advisers, officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 4 Iranian advisers, officials say

The Independent  

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Terror in Iran: On the blasts in Iran’s Kerman and the impact
1 year, 2 months ago

Terror in Iran: On the blasts in Iran’s Kerman and the impact

The Hindu  

The twin blasts in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman at a memorial for Qassem Soleimani, the Quds Force commander whom the U.S. assassinated in Baghdad in January 2020, expose the security vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime at a time when conflicts are spreading in West Asia. Soleimani, the brain behind the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ overseas operations, had enjoyed …

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How Israel's war with Hamas is spiralling across the Middle East: As terror group's deputy leader is killed in Beirut drone strike and targets are hit in Syria, fears grow of much wider regional confl
1 year, 2 months ago

How Israel's war with Hamas is spiralling across the Middle East: As terror group's deputy leader is killed in Beirut drone strike and targets are hit in Syria, fears grow of much wider regional confl

Daily Mail  

Hezbollah vowed the assassination of Hamas deputy will not go unpunished Israel's assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday has raised fears that the war in Gaza could spread beyond the Palestinian enclave and engulf the Middle East. Saleh al-Arouri, 57, was the deputy head of Hamas' political bureau, and …

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103 killed, 141 wounded in Iran bombings near slain general's grave: state media
1 year, 2 months ago

103 killed, 141 wounded in Iran bombings near slain general's grave: state media

New Indian Express  

Iraqis light candles marking the fourth anniversary of the death of General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force, who was killed in a US air strike in Baghdad in 2020. AFP Copied TEHRAN: At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday, as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary …

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US says it killed Islamic State leader in Syria in drone strike
1 year, 8 months ago

US says it killed Islamic State leader in Syria in drone strike

India Today  

The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it conducted a drone strike on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader in Eastern Syria. "U.S. Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria," it said without giving any more details on al-Muhajir. Washington has in the last year …

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Israel strike knocks out airport in Syria's Aleppo: Defence Ministry
2 years ago

Israel strike knocks out airport in Syria's Aleppo: Defence Ministry

The Hindu  

Israeli warplanes struck Aleppo airport before dawn on March 7, causing significant damage that halted flights to and from Syria's war- and quake-battered second city, the Defence Ministry said. The airport has been a major conduit for aid flights since a February 6 earthquake devastated swathes of southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, and they too were brought to a stop, …

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Satellite photos: Israel attack damages Syria airport runway
2 years, 6 months ago

Satellite photos: Israel attack damages Syria airport runway

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli strike on a Syrian airport tore large craters in three spots on the facility’s runway, again closing the airfield after a strike days earlier also halted traffic, satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press show. The strike Tuesday on Aleppo International Airport comes as Israel continues to strike what it describes as …

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U.S. strike kills Yemeni al-Qaeda-linked commander in Syria
2 years, 8 months ago

U.S. strike kills Yemeni al-Qaeda-linked commander in Syria

The Hindu  

A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaeda-linked group, Syrian opposition activists and the U.S. military said Tuesday. The U.S. Central Command said its forces conducted “a kinetic strike” in Syria's Idlib province, targeting Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a senior leader of Horas al-Din group. Members of Horas al-Din, Arabic for …

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IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief
3 years ago

IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the first official comment from the militant group about its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi since U.S. officials said he blew himself up along with members of …

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Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria
3 years, 4 months ago

Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Pro-Iran outlets say drone attack on Americans, Syrian allies at al-Tanf was in response for Israeli strike on Palmyra. United States officials believe Iran was behind a drone attack last week at a military outpost at al-Tanf in southern Syria where American troops are based. Officials said Monday the US believes that Iran provided resources and encouraged the attack, but …

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Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, second in a week
3 years, 7 months ago

Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, second in a week

The Hindu  

Syria accused Israel Thursday of carrying out an airstrike in a central province, the second time in as many days, saying the aerial attack caused material damage. An unidentified Syrian military official quoted by the state news agency said air defenses shot down most of the missiles in the attack that occurred early Thursday on targets it did not name …

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Trump’s smart call on Iran (opinion)
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s smart call on Iran (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. CNN — At the last possible minute President Trump did something smart on Iran Thursday night: He pulled back strikes on three Iranian targets that could have killed as many as …

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US and allies strike Syria: The full story
6 years, 11 months ago

US and allies strike Syria: The full story

Al Jazeera  

US hits Syrian ‘chemical weapons sites’, in collaboration with UK and France, as Russia and Iran warn of consequences. US President Donald Trump has ordered air attacks in Syria “on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities”, in collaboration with the UK and France. “I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the …

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Russian mother grieves for son killed by US strike in Syria
7 years, 1 month ago

Russian mother grieves for son killed by US strike in Syria

Associated Press  

KEDROVOYE, Russia — For Russian mother Farkhanur Gavrilova, the blow came a week ago when an acquaintance called her to say that her son was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria that pitted Russian and U.S. combatants against each other for the first time in the Syrian war. Gavrilova’s son, 37-year-old Ruslan Gavrilov, was one of seven men in …

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Sally Jones: Who was the ‘White Widow’? What we know about the Isis member reportedly killed in a US drone strike
7 years, 5 months ago

Sally Jones: Who was the ‘White Widow’? What we know about the Isis member reportedly killed in a US drone strike

The Independent  

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Syrian activists: IS news agency’s founder killed in strike
7 years, 9 months ago

Syrian activists: IS news agency’s founder killed in strike

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The founder of the Islamic State group news agency was reported killed with his daughter in an airstrike last week in eastern Syria, opposition activists said Thursday. Kadek’s brother, Hozaifa, and former friends reported his death, saying he died when a suspected airstrike by the U.S.-led international coalition fighting IS hit his home in the town of Mayadeen …

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Syria, Russia condemn US-led strike on pro-Assad forces
7 years, 9 months ago

Syria, Russia condemn US-led strike on pro-Assad forces

Al Jazeera  

Syria and its Russian ally have condemned a deadly US-led coalition air raid against pro-Syrian government forces in a desert area near the country’s border with Jordan and Iraq. “Such actions that were carried out against the Syrian armed forces … completely unacceptable,” Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, was quoted as saying by state-run RIA Novosti on Friday. SOHR, …

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Trump, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, DPRK in 1st call after bickering over Syria strike
7 years, 10 months ago

Trump, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, DPRK in 1st call after bickering over Syria strike

China Daily  

Combination of file photos show Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec 29, 2016 and US President Donald Trump at a press conference at the White House in Washington DC, the United States, on Feb 15, 2017. WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the Syrian crisis and fighting terrorism …

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No more US strikes on Syrian Army, Russia assures Assad govt
7 years, 10 months ago

No more US strikes on Syrian Army, Russia assures Assad govt

India TV News  

Russia has assured the Bashar al-Assad government that there will be no more US strikes on Syrian military positions, according to Syria's presidential advisor Buthaina Shaba'an. The statement of Buthaina Shaba'an came a couple of weeks after the US attacked the Shayrat Air Base in central Syria, in retaliation for an alleged toxic gas attack by the Syrian army on …

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Assad: Syria chemical attack ‘100 percent fabrication’
7 years, 11 months ago

Assad: Syria chemical attack ‘100 percent fabrication’

Al Jazeera  

In first interview since deadly gas attack in Idlib, Syrian leader says US missile strike based on falsified evidence. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack was a “fabrication” to justify a US military strike, AFP news agency reported. In his first interview since the April 4 incident prompted a US cruise missile attack on Syrian forces, …

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US says strike on Syria destroyed fifth of Assad’s jets
7 years, 11 months ago

US says strike on Syria destroyed fifth of Assad’s jets

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says Syrian government would be ill-advised ever again to use chemical weapons. Last week’s US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad’s working warplanes, Pentagon chief James Mattis has said. Earlier, the US military’s Central Command spokesman Colonel John Thomas said the US strike at Shayrat airfield near …

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