Southern Syria

• Israeli military raids in Syria raise tensions as they carve out a buffer zone - Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli troops had raided the village — not for t
• What lessons were learned after attack on US forces, civilians in Syria - Cooperation between the US and Syria must be based on professional operations, without letting extremists infiltrate, and with the objective of stopping reliance on former militias. An attack on US forces in Syria is a deadly reminder of th