With Russia’s diminished influence in Syria, Ukraine calls on Israel to reconsider its stance and provide essential defensive weapons and technology.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

Palestinian officials tell AFP that mediators also contacted them about locating body of a soldier who has been missing since 1982 battle

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel's military operations there since the toppling of his ally Bashar al-Assad.

Israel’s detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah ... as we call it in a recent book on the topic — is a widely used weapon of war. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the first Russian convoy headed for Kyiv was disguised as ...

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 sort of armed intervention.

Russia and Israel are now at odds over the situation in Syria, with tensions escalating after recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Golan Heights. During an address on Dec 9,

A missile launched by Yemen-based Houthis struck Tel Aviv-Jaffa and caused minor injuries to 16 after Israeli countermeasures failed to intercept the missile early Saturday morning.

Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are isolated in the Assadist strongholds of Latakia and Tartus — where its

After the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel occupied and assumed control over the Golan Heights. In the aftermath, Syria rejected any negotiations with Israel, as outlined in the Khartoum Resolution during the 1967 Arab League summit.

Israel says it is striking Syrian military sites to keep them out of “the hands of extremists.” The rebels who toppled the Assad government began laying out their plans while rival groups fought fierce battles for territory.