IDLIB, Syria—At least 13 people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, local medical sources and Turkey’s government said. The first attack struck a residential area, while the second hit a hospital shortly afterwards, civil defense sources said. Video footage on social media…
Israel Says Syrian Missile Was Misfire, Not Attack on Israeli Nuclear Reactor
JERUSALEM—The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor was the result of a misfire and not a deliberate attack. The missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes on the missile…
Syria Foils Suicide Bombing Plot in Capital Damascus: State News Agency
BEIRUT—Syria foiled a suicide bombing plot in the capital Damascus with security forces killing three people they described as terrorists and arresting three others, state news agency SANA said on Monday. SANA quoted a security source as saying the plot, which involved the use of explosive belts, was thwarted with the cooperation of residents of…
White House ‘Committed’ to Working With Congress to Check Presidential War Power After Syria Strike
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that the Biden administration is “committed” to working with Congress to replace the current presidential war power with “a narrow and specific framework,” to ensure the government both protects Americans and stops endless wars. “We are committed to working with Congress to ensure that the authorizations…
Denmark to Become First EU Nation Telling Syrian Refugees to Return Home
Denmark has announced Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the Scandinavian country should return to their home-nation as conditions in the war-torn Western Asian country have improved. “We must give people protection for as long as it is needed,” Danish Minister for Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye told The Telegraph. “When conditions in the home country improve, a…
Syria Airstrikes Sent ‘Very Strong Signal,’ Pentagon Says
The airstrikes launched against militants in Syria last week sent a “very strong signal,” the Pentagon said Monday, rebutting claims by militant groups that the strikes had no real effect on them. “I haven’t seen those comments, I would go back to what I said last week: that this was really designed to do two…
Syria Reports Israeli Missile Attack Near Capital, Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syrian air defenses were activated in the capital Damascus and its southern suburbs Sunday night to repel an Israeli missile attack, state media reported. There was no word on casualties. State TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying that most of the Israeli missiles were shot down before reaching their targets near Damascus….
Iran Condemns US Air Strikes in Syria, Denies Attacks in Iraq
DUBAI—Iran on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria, and denied responsibility for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq that prompted Friday’s strikes. Washington said its strikes on positions of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group along the Iraq border were in response to the rocket attacks on U.S. targets in…
Biden: Syria Airstrikes Tell Iran, ‘You Can’t Act With Impunity’
President Joe Biden on Friday said the airstrikes the United States carried out in Syria this week sent a message to the Iranian regime. “You can’t act with impunity,” he told reporters about the message while touring a facility in Houston, Texas. After a pause, he added, “Be careful.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki,…
Congress to Get Full Classified Briefing on Syria Strike Next Week: White House
The White House announced Friday that congressional leadership had been briefed before President Joe Biden ordered strikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria on Thursday and that lawmakers would be given a full classified briefing on the matter next week. “The Department of Defense briefed Congressional leadership before the action last night. The Administration has…
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