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.

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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

Israel allegedly strikes Syria's Damascus International Airport - report

The Syrian army said in a statement its air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles flying from the Golan Heights.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.

Airstrikes target Aleppo and Damascus airports

Syria has been a conduit for Iranian weapons flowing to Hezbollah and Iran-backed proxies in Syria over the years.

OCTOBER 22, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Iran trying to open front against Israel in Syria, official says

The original post also said "the Israelis are determined to prevent" such developments. To that, Zarka responded: "We are."

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
The IRGC's Bavar-373 air-defense system

Reports of airstrikes in Syria at sensitive time for Iran axis - analysis

Iran wants to create instability and a power vacuum in eastern Syria and then to fill the vacuum

OCTOBER 3, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attend a joint press conference, in Tehran, Iran July 31, 2023.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Iranian sites in eastern Syria

The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that two Syrian soldiers were injured in the strikes.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.

Turkey 'neutralizes' Kurdish militants in northern Iraq airstrikes

Two attackers detonated a bomb near government buildings in Turkey's capital on Sunday morning.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

Syria airstrikes: 'Proof thunder of Israel's jets is loudest,' Gallant says

Alleged Israeli airstrikes that hit central Syria reportedly targeted an Iran-linked precision ballistic missile project.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.

Air traffic at Syria's Aleppo airport to resume after alleged Israeli airstrike

Operations will restart at the airport at midnight, Syria's transport ministry said.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByREUTERS
Smoke rises from shelling on the road to Aleppo international airport.

Israeli 'airstrike' puts Aleppo airport out of service, Syria says

Runways at the airport were damaged in the alleged attack, rendering it out of service, according to Syrian officials.

AUGUST 28, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man walks at Aleppo international airport after it was reopened for the first time in years, Syria February 19, 2020.

Syrian soldier injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes in Damascus area

Sites in or near the Damascus International Airport were reportedly targeted in the strikes.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020.