Israeli strikes on Gaza, Syria: Trump was ‘caught off guard’; White House says US President quickly called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ situation

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israeli military actions in Syria last week, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, who confirmed he subsequently discussed the matter with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel conducted military operations in Damascus and the Druze-majority city of Sweida, stating their intention was to pressure Syrian […]

Syria conflict: ‘Cautious calm’ returns to Sweida; Druze-Bedouin fighting killed over 1,100

[ad_1] Southern Syria’s Sweida province witnessed a fragile calm on Sunday after a week of intense sectarian violence that claimed over 1,100 lives. The silence came after a ceasefire, announced on Saturday, began to take hold, succeeding where earlier attempts had failed. The fighting, largely between Druze factions and Sunni Bedouin rivals, quickly escalated into […]

‘Bibi acted like a madman’: US officials slam Netanyahu over Syria strikes; White House frustrated, say reports

[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks to reporters before a meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol in Washington. (AP) The White House is increasingly concerned about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military actions in Syria, with several senior US officials expressing frustration over what they describe as his unpredictable and aggressive strategy, Axios reported.Citing […]

Sectarian clash leaves 37 dead in Syria: violence between two factions; security forces deployed | World News

[ad_1] Sectarian clash leaves 37 dead in Syria: violence between two factions; security forces deployed At least 37 people were killed in violent clashes between Bedouin tribes and local Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida.Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that among the 37 killed, 27 were Druze and 10 Bedouins, including […]

How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria

[ad_1] Months after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to understand how the Assad regime hid the bodies of the people it had made disappear. [ad_2] Source link

Ties restored after 14 years: UK resumes geopolitical relations with Syria, extends $129 million financial aid | World News

[ad_1] British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus British foreign secretary David Lammy met Syria’s interim president Ahmad al‑Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, restoring formal ties after a 14‑year rupture caused by the country’s civil conflict and the long rule of the Assad family.UK has pledged a financial […]

Syria: IS splinter group behind church bombing

[ad_1] Syria: IS splinter group behind church bombing (Image: AP) On Tuesday, the Islamic State (IS) splinter group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters) claimed responsibility for the deadly Sunday bombing of a Greek Orthodox Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus.The incident happened when a member of the group blew himself up at the […]

The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria

[ad_1] After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the […]

US to eventually reduce military bases in Syria to one: US envoy

[ad_1] Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, US Special Envoy to Syria (AP) ISTANBUL: The United States has begun reducing its military presence in Syria with a view to eventually closing all but one of its bases there, the US envoy for the country has said in an interview.Six months after the ouster of longtime […]

US envoy lands in Syria as Washington-Damascus ties begin to thaw

[ad_1] Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack (AP) The newly appointed American special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack on Thursday, arrived at ambassador’s residence in the Syrian capital on a first official visit by a high ranking US official ever since […]