Syria

Russia has appointed General Alexander Dvornikov, also known as “The Butcher of Syria,” in an attempt to coordinate the various Russian units, which seem to have been moving without a central command since the start of the invasion.

Putin has put out the call for Syrian soldiers to come to Russia to fight in the invasion of Ukraine. Here is why we think he is doing this.

SOFREP gets into the details of the raid by Delta Force to take out the head of ISIS, Al-Qurayshi in Syria

An Israeli airstrike in the Syrian port of Latakia during the early hours of Tuesday morning hit the port’s container facility in the second attack on the port this month. “At around 3:21 am [0121 GMT], the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with several missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean … targeting […]

Israel has been bombing targets in Syria for decades that it perceives as a threat to its own security. Most famously, their 2007 raid that destroyed a North Korean-built nuclear reactor in Deir al-Zour province. A story in the Washington Post now claims that Israeli aircraft have made repeated strikes on chemical weapons productions and storage facilities within Syria.

Israeli F-16s bomb Syria’s largest airport leaving three perfectly spaced craters 600 meters apart on the runway. This is the latest in a series of attacks by Israel on the Iranian presence within Syria.

The U.S. military intercepted and shot down a small drone that was believed to be threatening a U.S. base in southern Syria Tuesday, just weeks after the same base was attacked by drones and rocket fire. It is believed to have been launched by Iranian proxy militias in the region.  Capt. Bill Urban, the spokesman […]

Syrian state media claims that Syrian Democratic Forces led by U.S. troops killed civilians and took hostages during a large airborne operation in al-Busayrah, Syria that was aimed at killing or capturing a known ISIS member.

“It is not like the Syrian government are looking the other way while drug cartels do their thing. They are the drug cartel.”

The Pentagon is currently conducting two reviews of civilian casualties from U.S. airstrikes.

“Independent strikes on nuclear sites, if Iran takes this path that endangers our existence, should and must be on the table,” the former Mossad chief said.

The Biden administration will continue supporting the Iraqi government against ISIS despite the deadline.