Israeli forces raided a former Syrian military base near Kisweh after two days of airstrikes, killing several soldiers. Syria condemned the attacks as violations of sovereignty. The site allegedly housed Hezbollah weapons. 

Hezbollah weaponry? Israel strikes military building near Damascus killing 6 Syrian soldiers, launches raid by helicopter-borne troop

Syria on Saturday (July 19) announced an "immediate ceasefire" in Sweida amid raging violence in the region between the Druze community and Bedouin tribe. Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said that he “received international calls to intervene in what is happening in Sweida."

Syrian president announces new ceasefire in Sweida after US intervention | Will Israel-Syria war stop and ceasefire hold?

In his first address after Israeli airstrikes in the capital Damascus amid rising tensions with Druze minorities, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reiterated his government's effort in protecting their rights and slammed Israel for attempting to cause chaos in the country.

'Not those who fear war': Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa's BIG warning as he rejects 'external party' intervention in Druze conflict

Israel's attack on Syria to protect Druze minorities drew regional backlash. Iran backed Syria's sovereignty, Qatar condemned the attack as a legal breach, and Turkey denounced Israel's strikes across the region, labeling its Gaza offensive as genocide.

'Which capital is next?': Iran slams Israel for attack on Syria; Qatar, Turkey calls it 'breach of international law' - How other countries reacted

The US has hinted at a deal end Israel-Syria tensions after Israeli strikes hit Damascus and border clashes with Druze militias escalated. A fragile ceasefire was declared, but Israeli forces remain on alert as threats of further escalation persist

US hints at DEAL to end Israel-Syria war: Macro Rubio says 'specific steps' in place - Here's what we know

Israel on Sunday (Dec 15) approved a plan to "double" the population of the annexed Golan Heights. This comes as the country insists that it had no intention of confronting Syria after Israeli forces, acting on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seized a UN-patrolled buffer zone in the wake of the ouster of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by Islamist rebels.

Israel greenlights $11 million plan to 'double' Golan Heights population amid regional tensions

The Israeli government, as per reports, has approved 40 million shekel ($11 million) for this population plan



An Israeli missile strike on an airbase in central Syria has killed two Damascus-allied foreign fighters and wounded several Syrian service personnel, a Britain-based war monitor said on Saturday.

Two killed in Israel strike on Syria base: Monitor

Preserving history is an important mission here in west Asia..both intangible and tangible heritage are taken very seriously..in Damascus, thanks to some people, vestiges of Syria’s past have been kept safe -- inside private homes..like this private museum in Syria’s capital city Damascus, which boasts of more than three-thousand antiquities..

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Hezbollah weaponry? Israel strikes military building near Damascus killing 6 Syrian soldiers, launches raid by helicopter-borne troop

Syria announces new ceasefire in Sweida after US intervention

Syrian leader rejects 'external party' intervention in Druze conflict

'Predictable...Which capital is next?': Iran slams Israel for attack on Syria

US hints at DEAL to end Israel-Syria war: Rubio says 'specific steps' in place

Israel greenlights $11 million plan to 'double' Golan Heights population amid regional tensions

Israel greenlights $11 million plan to 'double' Golan Heights population amid regional tensions

Two killed in Israel strike on Syria base: Monitor

The West Asia Post: Damascus Museum; Oasis in war-torn Syria