"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli ...

For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group ...

President Ahmed al-Shara said the airstrike on Damascus threatened to escalate sectarian violence, in his sharpest criticism ...

A Bedouin military commander told the Reuters news agency that the truce only applied to government forces and not to them, ...

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab ...

Israel began bombing Syrian military sites in Sweida and around Damascus on Monday, saying it was acting to protect Syria’s ...

The Prime Minister made clear Israel will not allow Syrian forces south of Damascus, will protect Druze community; ceasefire achieved through strength, not concessions ...

President al-Sharaa says ‘Israeli entity has consistently targeted our stability, sowed discord since fall’ of al-Assad.

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The Druze, a small but significant religious minority, straddle the complex political landscape of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, ...

The actions of the Israeli side flagrantly violate international law, infringing upon Syria's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, and have introduced new complicating factors to Syria's ...