Syrian civil war: US strikes ISIS, IDF take Mount Hermon peak
Homs and Damascus captured by rebels • IDF strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory
Lebanese army sends forces to Hermel area near Syrian border
The Lebanese army has sent military reinforcements to the Hermel area, near the Syrian border, Arab media reported Saturday night.
The reinforcements were sent shortly after Syrian rebels announced that they had taken full control over Homs, roughly 40 km from the Lebanese border.
Go to the full article >>Syrian rebels topple statue of Assad's brother in Homs
Syrian rebels toppled a statue of Hafez al-Assad in the city of Homs after gaining control of the city.
Footage circulating on social media showed the rebels tied a rope around the neck of the statue of Bashar al-Assad's brother before pulling it to the ground.
תיעוד: פסלו של חאפז אל-אסד מופל בחומס, לאחר שחבל נכרך סביב צווארו@OmerShahar123 pic.twitter.com/OHIyli1nVf
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 7, 2024
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Israeli forces attack along Lebanon-Syria border
Israeli forces reportedly attacked along the Lebanon-Syria border in the town of Qusayr, Syria, Israeli media reported Sunday morning, citing Arab media.
According to Maariv, Qusayr is the last city before the border with Lebanon, and the main weapons transfer route from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah.
Its fall would essentially mean the final collapse of the weapons transfer route to Hezbollah.
Syrian rebels make significant gains towards Damascus, near border with Israel
While the rebel factions have deep political divisions, their united goal in toppling the Al-Assad regime is the driving force behind this lightning offensive.
Syrian rebel groups have made major advances against the Syrian regime in southern Syria over the last two days. Many of these rebel groups who once operated near Dara’a in southern Syria near the Jordanian border had reconciled with the Syrian regime.
This reconciliation did not always go smoothly because a low-level insurgency continued since 2018 when the groups laid down their arms. This has important ramifications for Israel because the groups operate not far from the Golan border.
Go to the full article >>Syrian troops enter Iraq via al-Qaim crossing, security and local sources say
Dozens of Syrian troops entered Iraq through the al-Qaim border crossing in coordination with Iraqi forces, local officials and security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Go to the full article >>Druze militias seize army bases in Syria's Suweida, militia sources say
Druze militias have overrun most of the army bases in Syria's southern province of Suweida along the border with Jordan, leaving one major base north of the city of Suweida, Druze militia sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Khalkhala air base, north of the provincial capital in the mainly Druze-populated region, remained under army control, with forces regrouping there. The headquarters of the army's special forces unit in the city saw mass desertions, they added.
Hundreds of army troops were now sheltering in Druze community halls, the sources said.
Go to the full article >>Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers
Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow's very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned.
With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine where Moscow's forces are rushing to take more territory before Donald Trump comes to power in the US in January, Russia's ability to influence the situation on the ground in Syria is far more limited than in 2015 when it intervened decisively to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Go to the full article >>Syrian rebels launch operation to enter Damascus - report
Syrian rebels reportedly launched an operation "from several fronts" to enter the capital city of Damascus on Saturday, sources within Syrian rebel groups told Qatari state media outlet Al Jazeera.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Syrian rebels secure Sanamayn, near Damascus, commander says
Syrian rebel forces on Saturday secured Sanamayn, advancing to within 20 kilometers from the southern gate of Damascus, rebel commander Hassan Abdul Ghany said.
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Syrian army, Iranian militias retreat from several areas, IDF calls up troops to Golan - report
The IDF announced that following a situational assessment, the military would call up additional soldiers for defensive missions in the Golan Heights.
The Syrian army began retreating from the Quneitra province bordering Israel on Saturday, Israeli state broadcaster KAN News reported, citing Syrian opposition sources.
Two rebels and a Syrian officer confirmed to Reuters that rebels took over the city of Quneitra in the governate of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan.
Earlier on Saturday, the Syrian army withdrew from Daraa and Suwayda in southwestern Syria.
Go to the full article >>What you need to know: Operation 'Deterrence of Aggression'
• Syrian opposition groups launched operation 'Deterrence of Aggression' on November 27, 2024
• SInce the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, around half a million people have been killed and millions of other have been displaced.