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On 20 November 2024, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on residential buildings and an industrial area in Palmyra in central Syria.According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes killed at least 108 people, including 73 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen and 29 foreign Iranian-backed militiamen, mostly members of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba of Iraq, as well as 15 ...
(The Times of India) 2020s European re-armament. The United Kingdom announces an increase in military spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2027, and 3% by 2034 at the latest. The move comes just before UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in Washington, D.C. (The New York Times) Casamance conflict
The US launches retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, in response to an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan. [ 4 ] 5 February – A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and injures 18 others.
Syrian opposition victory: Territorial changes: SDF captures 7 villages of the "Khasham Pocket" on the east bank of the Euphrates [2] and briefly controls Deir ez-Zor city following Syrian Army withdrawal towards Damascus. [3] [4] HTS-led opposition forces seize the cities of Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin and Abu Kamal by 11 December. [5] [6]
On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive in northwestern Syria on the forces of the Bashar al-Assad government. This marked the first major offensive by any faction in the conflict since the March 2020 Idlib ceasefire. [14] On 5 December, opposition forces captured Hama.
Egypt: Egypt condemned Israel for "exploiting Syria's current instability to expand its occupation and impose a new fait accompli, a clear violation of international law." [ 63 ] France : The Foreign ministry asked Israel "to withdraw from the zone and to respect Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity", describing the military deployment ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hezbollah headquarters strike Part of the September 2024 Lebanon strikes Smoke rising from the Beirut suburbs after the airstrikes Type Airstrike Location Haret Hreik, Dahieh, Lebanon 33°51′5″N 35°30′14″E / 33.85139°N 35.50389°E / 33.85139; 35.50389 Target Hassan Nasrallah ...
In the Syrian Civil War, the city of Manbij was taken by the Free Syrian Army in 2012, and then by ISIS in 2014. [2] In 2016, the city was taken by the American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the Manbij offensive. [2] [3] The Palace of the Princes restaurant was popular with Americans, located on a crowded downtown street in Manbij. [3]