The strikes followed intelligence warnings about Islamic State sleeper cells exploiting post Assad instability, as US Central Command said the operation aimed to degrade the group’s operational capability and prevent future attacks on American and allied forces.
US forces launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria, hitting 70 ISIS targets after a Palmyra attack killed two soldiers and a civilian. Trump warns terrorists; ties with Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa warm post-Assad. More strikes expected.
President Trump signed a directive banning travel from seven more countries—Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, Laos, Sierra Leone—and Palestinians, while restricting 15 others. Total now 39 nations for security, vetting issues, and overstays. Starts January 1, post-DC killings and Syria attack.
Authorities exposed the Gaza Relief Fund scam in Gujarat after seizing cash from a Syrian accused. Three associates remain at large, as investigators probe links, visa violations, and suspicious financial transactions tied to the fraudulent operation.
However, this was not just about saving Druze but also about inflicting damage to the Syrian military and maintaining buffer zones between Israel and Syria.
Syria's Druze minority faces systematic violence under President Ahmed al-Sharaa (ex-Al Qaeda commander Jolani), with reports of mass killings, forced shavings of religious mustaches, and shrine burnings in Suwayda . Israel conducts airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze while warning Jews could be next . This mirrors the Yazidi genocide by ISIS (2014–2019), where 5,000+ were slaughtered and 2,800+ remain missing . The UN and global powers remain passive despite genocide warnings
Israel occupied most of the Golan Heights after the six-day war in 1967, and seized full control of the region in 2024. A crucial role in Israel's victory was played by Mossad agent Eli Cohen, this is about the incredible life journey of that spy.
Israeli spy agency Mossad has brought the official archive on Eli Cohen, the legendary Mossad spy who operated in Syria before he was exposed, to Israel from Syria