Middle East

#Syria saw the first anti-gov’t insurgent attack last night in 7 months. 1 MOI customs officer was killed & injured in an ambush between #Baniyas & #Tartus. #ISIS has hit customs officers in #Aleppo before — but the gov’t attributed this attack to #Assad-era insurgents.

31 October

Military convoys belonging to the Jordanian army are moving toward the Syrian border 📍

30 October

Three violating oil tankers explode in Strait of Hormuz

Three violating oil tankers exploded after hitting mines while crossing an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz. Three violating oil tankers exploded and caught…

29 October

Dozens of displaced Syrian families leave Aleppo camps to return home

Thirty-two displaced Syrian families left camps in northern Aleppo on Thursday to return to their hometowns across five provinces, as authorities continued efforts to facilitate returns…

29 October

Al-Shaibani offers condolences to families of victims of Jordanian strikes in Daraa

Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Thursday offered condolences to the families of victims of Jordanian airstrikes on al-Taf village in northern Daraa countryside. Jordanian aircraft…

29 October

Flash floods in Deir Ezzor damage infrastructure, cut roads and communications

Heavy thunderstorms and rainfall that hit Deir Ezzor on Wednesday evening triggered severe flash floods, disrupting activities and businesses, damaging infrastructure, closing roads, cutting communications and…

29 October

Syria summoned the Jordanian Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A protest note was delivered to Jordan regarding the bombardment of Daraa.

28 October

📌 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and his accompanying high-level delegation at the People’s Palace in Damascus.

📌 The talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations, expanding security, economic, and commercial cooperation, and addressing regional and international developments to reinforce stability in the region.…

28 October

Iraq & Syria should view their agricultural land as a strategic food basket. The combined agricultural land can potentially feed up to 130 million people, more than twice the combined population of Syria & Iraq.

28 October

⭕ Ben Gwir’s Inadvertent Admission: Don’t let al-Julani fool you; once an ISIS member, always an ISIS member! I see al-Julani—an ISIS militant from Syria—playing basketball with American officers, eating pizza with them, and acting as if he has established very warm relations with them. 🔹 Don’t let al-Julani fool you; once an ISIS member, always an ISIS member.

28 October

Syria Closes Main Border Crossing With Jordan Following Airstrikes

Syria announced that it will close its main border crossing with Jordan, the Nassib-Jaber crossing, from Tuesday after Amman conducted strikes on Syrian territory. The Syrian…

28 October

Israeli occupation forces raid home in southern Quneitra, detain civilian

Israeli occupation forces detained a civilian on Wednesday after entering a village in southern Quneitra province and searching his home. SANA’s Reporter in Quneitra said that…

28 October