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Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported Hamas, even hinting at some ...
In December 2024, a Turkey backed attack by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants overthrew the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ending over five decades of Assad family rule in Syria. The offensive, originating in the country's northwestern region supported by the US and Israel air cover on the east of the country, resulted ...
In December 2024, the factions supported by Turkey announced they would discontinue the ceasefire with groups supported by the US, such as Syrian Democratic Forces. One news article noted: "The SNA, an umbrella of several armed factions, informed the SDF on Monday that it would be returning to 'a state of combat against us,' one of the sources ...
On 3 December 2024, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), launched an offensive on pro-government forces near the towns of Khasham and Al-Salihiyah in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, and captured the village of Al-Hussainiyah. [13] CJTF–OIR coalition aircraft provided support to the SDF, by targeting Iran-backed militias in the ...
Since rebels entered Damascus, Israel has struck sites in Syria. Israeli officials said those air strikes would carry on for days, to keep Assad's former arsenal out of hostile hands.
The Israeli military, in its statement about operations in the Golan, said: “The State of Israel does not interfere in in the domestic conflict within Syria.” Israel’s top security and ...
Subsequently, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that this had voided the 1974 border agreement with Syria, and ordered the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to take control of the Purple Line, a demilitarized zone from which Israeli forces had withdrawn in 1974, until a new agreement could be reached with the emerging Syrian ...
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a ...