Syria Airstrikes

Syria, Jordan launch joint probe into deadly airstrikes, sign 11 deals

Syria and Jordan agreed to investigate deadly airstrikes that killed seven civilians, while signing 11 cooperation deals to strengthen bilateral ties.

|ByREUTERS
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani holds a press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Damascus, Syria November 9, 2026.
(L-R): Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani; Mossad Director Roman Gofman

Mossad chief, Syria FM hold positive de-escalation talks after Israeli airbase strike, source says

Meeting comes after Shaibani told Reuters Israel has 'historic opportunity' for diplomacy • IDF struck Syrian airbase last week intended to prevent Turkish military presence, sources told the Post

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, IDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani meets with European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (not pictured), in Brussels, Belgium, May 11, 2026

Israel faces emerging regional alignment as Syria turns to Pakistan after strikes - analysis

Talk of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords appears to underestimate how much Riyadh and other countries have become concerned about Israeli strikes in places like Syria.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Abu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026

Turkey denies Israeli claims, says no troops were at Syrian airbase struck by IDF

Turkey's defense ministry: Israel’s military interventions against neighboring countries must not be accepted • Israel insists Ankara, Damascus were 'on verge' of breaking status quo

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

WATCH: 22 IAF jets drop 60 bombs on Assad regime targets in Syria

Among the targets were radars and detection equipment used to assess aerial intelligence.

MARCH 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A map of targets struck by the IDF in Syria.

IAF strikes terrorists in central Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

The IDF and IAF struck multiple terrorists in Lebanon, Syria and central Gaza.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of IDF soldiers and Hamas terrorists

Explosions heard in Damascus during strike targeting military site - report

The Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar added that loud explosions were heard in western Damascus during the strikes. 

JANUARY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Syria in December.

Airstrikes conducted across smuggling routes in Syria's Homs province, IDF confirms

The military confirmed Monday evening that IAF pilots conducted a series of strikes along the Syria-Lebanon border

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirms two terror leaders killed in Damascus strike

A spokesperson for the terrorist organization named the terrorists as head of foreign relations Rasmi Abu Issa and member of the Political Bureau Abd Alaziz al-Minawi

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk along a street on the day of the parliamentary elections, in Damascus, Syria July 15, 2024.

IAF strikes PIJ headquarters embedded in Syria's Damascus

Israeli army radio said the targets of the attack in Damascus were assets and the headquarters of the Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
People inspect a damaged area in the aftermath of what Syrian state media reported was an Israeli strike in the Mezzah suburb, west of Damascus, Syria October 9, 2024.

Three civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Damascus, state media says

Syrian state television earlier said that one of its presenters was killed in an Israeli strike on Damascus.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByREUTERS
A Syria Civil Defence member carries a wounded child in the besieged town of Hamoria, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria, January 6, 2018.

Alleged Israeli strikes target Iranian-backed forces in Syria's Hama region, 16 dead

A local health official quoted by Syria's state news agency said 13 people were also wounded, including several critically.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
An Iranian flag hangs as smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024.

Syrian state media reports eight wounded in Israeli strike - report

Explosions have been heard above Hama, Syrian media reported on Friday night while attributing the noise to an Israeli airstrike. 

AUGUST 23, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, EYAL GREEN
A satellite image shows the Iranian embassy and consulate before a suspected Israeli strike, in Damascus, Syria September 4, 2023 in this handout image.

Israeli fighter jets strike airport on the Lebanon-Syria border - report

This attack was reportedly carried out in a similar fashion to the one reported two hours prior in another airport situated on the Syrian side of the border. 

AUGUST 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A satellite image shows the Iranian embassy and consulate before a suspected Israeli strike, in Damascus, Syria September 4, 2023 in this handout image.