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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 ...
On 29 November, unidentified aircraft conducted precision strikes against positions associated with Iranian-aligned forces in the Ma'izila Desert region of Abu Kamal, situated along the Iraq–Syria border. [29] Iranian-aligned militias significantly expanded their military presence and security operations in Abu Kamal amid heightened regional ...
On 5 December, Iranian General Javad Ghafari arrived in Syria to help the Syrian government. By 7 December, Iran had withdrawn some military and diplomatic personnel from Syria. [176] Government spokesperson Mohajerani said that 4,000 Iranian citizens had returned home from Syria on board 10 flights organized by Iranian airline Mahan Air. [165]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria Part of the Kurdish–Iranian conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, and the Iranian-led attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria Type Missile and drone attack Locations Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq 36°18′18″N 44°07′56″E ...
Despite Iran's costly presence in Syria, public support for military involvement in Syria remains strong among the Iranians because of religious motivations and security concerns. [123] From January 2013 to March 2017, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps lost 2,100 soldiers in Syria and 7,000 wounded, according to Iran's veterans' affairs ...
The deaths of Hassan Nasrallah and much of its military leadership, combined with the redeployment of Hezbollah fighters in Syria back to Lebanon, left a large power vacuum. With the Russian military concentrating on its invasion of Ukraine and Iran under significant pressure, it provided an opportunity for rebel groups to launch an offensive. [30]
On 30 November 2024, the Syrian Armed Forces implemented a significant military deployment to Daraa, a strategic city in southern Syria. Military leadership confirmed the deployment as part of ongoing national security operations, specifically aimed at addressing concerns related to militant organizations operating within southern Syrian ...
From 12 to 22 October 2023, Israel launched at least three attacks on airports in Syria, including Damascus International Airport and Aleppo International Airport, ahead of a visit to Syria by Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. [18] [19] Two workers from the Syrian meteorology service based at Damascus International Airport were ...