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Israel is bombing Iranian targets in Syria, Iran is hitting back, and all-out conflict is suddenly possible. Each side has set red lines that could easily be crossed. Skip to main content ...

The bloody Iran-Iraq War, ... "Bashar al-Assad also considers himself a part of this front against Israel. Syria is the backbone of the power network structure of the resistance in the region.

In all, there have been at least 31 attacks on U.S. installations in Iraq and Syria over the past two weeks, the Pentagon said, in what officials have described as a response by Iranian-backed ...

An American soldier stands next to an armored personnel carrier near the town of Tal Hamis, southeast of the city of Qameshli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate, on January 26, 2023.

There is no military solution to this conflict. Only diplomacy and a commitment to peace will work. Hillel Schenker When the ...

Syria is bordered by Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and on a potential missile flight path to and from Iran. ... The following map locates Israel and Iran after Iran has fired drones at Israel.

Erbil, Iraq — An Iran-backed militia group in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for a drone strike against a base in eastern Syria used by U.S. troops that killed six American-allied Kurdish ...

Iran vowed revenge this week, accusing Israel in the death of a top Revolutionary Guard official in a strike on its embassy ... The U.S. struck Iranian proxy forces in Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2, ...

While the shortest distance from Iran to Israel is about 620 miles, projectiles were additionally fired from Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon also fired missiles.

A year ago, Syria was at the center of the tensions between Israel and Iran. The Islamic Republic used Syria to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. In addition, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary ...