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Death Toll Surges from ‘Deadliest’ Israeli Attack on Syria’s Palmyra

from the Newsdesk at The Cradle, November 21, 2024 The death toll of the Israeli attack on central Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra a day ago shot up significantly on 21 November, with official Syrian media announcing 36 deaths and an opposition-linked war monitor reporting nearly 80. According to UK-based …

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Separation or Provocation? Israel Resurrects the ‘Golan Wall’ Project

by Haidar Mustafa, published on The Cradle, November 19, 2024 Tel Aviv has recently resumed efforts on a long-dormant project announced back in 2011: the construction of a ‘separation wall’ along its border with Syria. The move seeks to replicate similar structures erected along the borders with Lebanon, Egypt, Gaza, …

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Israel is Building Along U.N.-patrolled Demilitarized Zone in Syria, Satellite Images Show

by John Gambrell, published in LA Times, November 11, 2024 Editor’s note: It looks like Israel may be preparing for a direct attack on Syria, in line with it’s plans to assimilate Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and more… Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that …

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Israeli Minister Threatens Bashar al-Assad: ‘You are in Danger’

from The News Desk at The Cradle, October 28, 2024 Editor’s note: Israeli ministers certainly are arrogant and entitled.  Here, among the threats are acknowledgements of their participation in the so called “Syrian Civil War” which was actually an all out attack on Syria by US allies in the region …

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Why Israel Targets Syria: The Geopolitical Stakes of Damascus’s Support for the Resistance

by Mohamed Nader Al-Omari, published on The Cradle, November 1, 2024 Over the past decade, Syria has faced hundreds of Israeli air attacks claiming to primarily target weapons manufacturing, transport, and storage facilities. According to Tel Aviv, these strikes are intended to “cut off supply routes” from Iran to Lebanon’s …

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Israeli Airstrike Targets Damascus, Civilians – Revisited

by The Syrian Observer, October 10, 2024 Social media platforms were filled with tributes to the victims, among them Dr. Rahaf Abdul Rahim Qamhia, a resident doctor specializing in nephrology at the Damascus Health Directorate An Israeli airstrike on the Mezzeh neighbourhood of Damascus has sparked outrage and widespread mourning, …

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Syrian, Russian Air Defenses Confront Violent Israeli Attack Near Strategic Airbase

from The News Desk at The Cradle, published October 3, 2024 Drones, warplanes, and warships took part in the early morning attack on western Syria, targeting a depot near Russia’s largest base in the country Syrian and Russian air defenses confronted a suspected Israeli attack early on 3 October that …

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Syria and Iraq: Unsung Heroes in Defending Lebanon and Palestine

by Richie Merino, published on Workers World, September 28, 2024 Syria and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq are demonstrating exceptional solidarity with Lebanon, providing critical aid and defense against Israeli terrorist attacks and indiscriminate bombings, yet their contributions remain largely unrecognized. They are the unseen forces behind Lebanon’s defense and …

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Iran Decries Israel’s Deadly “Criminal Attack” in Syria

by Jake Johnson, published on Common Dreams, September 9, 2024 A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry called on Israel’s allies to “stop supporting and arming it.” The Israeli military carried out a series of airstrikes on central Syria late Sunday, reportedly killing more than a dozen people and prompting a …

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Israel Targets the 112th Brigade in Southern Syria

published in English on The Syrian Observer, June 20, 2024, Source: ENAB BALADI (Opposition website) A local correspondent for Enab Baladi in Daraa confirmed that the airstrikes specifically targeted a military compound associated with the 112th Brigade in the town of Saida al-Golan. Military installations in the southern Syrian governorates …

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