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Israeli Strikes on Syria’s Palmyra Killed 92 Pro-Iran Fighters

This is Beirut, 21/11 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said on Friday that Israeli strikes on the city of Palmyra this week killed 92 pro-Iran fighters, after a United Nations representative said they were likely the deadliest to date. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday's attack targeted three sites in Palmyra, with one hitting a meeting of pro-Iranian ...

Dozens killed and Wounded in Israeli Attack on Palmyra

This is Beirut, 21/11 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes killed 71 pro-Iran militants in the Syrian city of Palmyra, with more than a third of them identified as fighters from Iraq and Lebanon, a monitor said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed in Wednesday's strikes included 45 fighters from pro-Iran Syrian groups, 26 foreign fighters, most of them from ...

Two Senior Islamic Jihad Operatives Killed in Israeli Strikes on Syria

This is Beirut, 16/11 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two senior Islamic Jihad figures were killed in an Israeli strike on Syria this week, said on Saturday the Palestinian group which has fought against Israel in Gaza alongside Hamas. An Islamic Jihad statement confirmed that Abdel Aziz Minawi and Rasmi Yusuf Abu Issa were killed alongside "a group of the movement's cadres" in the ...

Second Israeli Strike in Two Days Hits Damascus

This is Beirut, 15/11 18:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrian state-run media said Israel struck the upscale Mazzeh district of Damascus on Friday, the second such attack in as many days to hit the neighborhood home to embassies, security headquarters and United Nations offices. Attacks blamed on or claimed by Israel have intensified in Syria, including in areas near the Lebanese border mainly ...

US Sanctions Syrian Firm for Selling Oil to Fund Iranian Proxies

This is Beirut, 15/11 09:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US unveiled sanctions Thursday against 26 people, firms and ships allegedly associated with a Syrian conglomerate making hundreds of millions of dollars selling oil on behalf of Iran and its proxies. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that its designations were related to the Al-Qatirji Company, which it accuses of generating vast ...

Glaser: Qard al-Hassan Is Funded by Illicit and Illegitimate Activities Led by Terrorist Regimes

Tylia El Helou, 14/11 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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In an exclusive interview with This is Beirut, former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the US Department of the Treasury, Daniel Glaser, explains how Hezbollah plays a role in Lebanon's economy beyond Qard al-Hassan, particularly concerning illicit activities or alternative financing. He also discusses how the US and international ...

Iran=Backed Militants Among 20 Killed in Israel Strikes on Syria

This is Beirut, 14/11 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war. Israel has ramped up strikes on Syria recently, including in areas near the Lebanese border mainly targeting bastions of Hezbollah. Israel has been at war ...

Israel Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Lebanon Border

This is Beirut, 13/11 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state media said that Israel had carried out an air raid on Wednesday in a region near the border with Lebanon which is a known stronghold of Hezbollah. A leading monitor said that 15 people had been killed in the strikes although there was no immediate confirmation from Syrian authorities. The Sana news agency said that "the Israeli ...

American Forces Strike Iran-Backed Targets in Syria: US Military

This is Beirut, 12/11 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American forces carried out strikes Monday against nine targets associated with Iranian-backed groups in Syria in response to attacks on Washington's troops in that country, the US military said. "These strikes will degrade the Iranian-backed groups' ability to plan and launch future attacks on US and coalition forces," the US Central Command ...

Israeli Strike on Homs Cuts Key Syrian Motorway

This is Beirut, 11/11 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state media reported an Israeli strike on Monday on a village near the city of Homs, a day after a deadly strike on a building in the Damascus area. “An Israeli aggression” targeted the “surroundings of the Shinshar region south of Homs,” state news agency SANA said, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike ...

Lebanon-Syria Border Crossings Under Israeli Surveillance

Liliane Mokbel, 10/11 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanon-Syria border is dotted with countless unofficial crossing points. Without natural barriers like rivers, mountains or a coastal divide, an effective demarcation of the border remains challenging. There are currently only six official crossings, three of which have been put out of operation by Israeli strikes. Masnaa, Kaa, Daboussiyeh, ...

Israeli Strike in Damascus Kills Hezbollah Official Overseeing Golan Operations

This is Beirut, 10/11 19:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike on Sunday south of Damascus targeted a Hezbollah apartment, killing nine people including Ali Moussa Daqdouq, a Hezbollah official responsible for the group’s operations in the Golan Heights. Several Syrian media outlet, reported a toll of nine dead and twenty wounded in the strike. Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the ...

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