Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft with 14 servicemen on board disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea, an official with Russia’s Defense Ministry told reporters on 18 September. Air traffic controllers at Khmeimim Airbase “lost contact” with the aircraft on Monday evening, during an attack by Israeli F-16 fighters on Latakia. The Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft was 35km off the coast of Syria […]

The officials of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) claims to have found US-made multipurpose assault weapons in the rebels base in Quneitra on Thursday. The authorities discovered the weapons during the sweeping operation in al-Rafid and al-Braiqa villages in the southern countryside of Quneitra. It released a photograph showing the storage container of the M141 Bunker […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Western powers 30 Aug against any military intervention in Syria. On August 30, Russian Foreign Minister said during talks with Walid Muallem, Syrian Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Foreign and Expatriates Minister in Moscowб that Moscow warning the West not to play with fire in Syria. A new provocation […]

On July 11, 2018, Israel’s military fired a Patriot missile at an unmanned drone near the Burayqah of the Syrian province of El Quneitra over the territory of the demilitarized zone near the line of control of the Golan Heights. Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said the drone was constantly monitored and that […]

Israel again shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that entered its airspace from Syria on 13 July, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. “A Patriot missile was launched towards a UAV that approached Israel from Syria,” – Israeli military spokesman said. Israeli media reports that the Israeli army fired a Patriot missile from Safed. Eyewitnesses […]

On 12 July, the Israel Defense Forces have attacked Syrian military positions after an unmanned drone entered its airspace near the occupied Golan Heights.  It is reported that as a result of the attack, at least 7 people were killed and about 10 more were injured, including Iranian military advisers. Syrian state media said the Israeli attacks […]

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the western countryside of Deraa province, Syria on Tuesday.  According to Laith Alkhouri citing the Islamic State media, a suicide attacker blew himself up near Russian and Syrian forces in Zeyzun allegedly killing 35, wounding 15. In a series of posts in Telegram on 10 July the […]

The Syrian government announced on 10 July that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops had seized several French-made APILAS anti-tank weapon system in Daraa province,  in the south-west of the country. The local media have released imagery showing a captured two  APILAS anti-tank weapon systems developed in France by GIAT Industries. According to the news report, the anti-tank weapon systems were seized […]

Israel has deployed reinforcements along the border with Syria, the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) announced on 1 July. According to the statement, Israel deployed additional tank and artillery forces on the Syrian front on Sunday as a precaution given intensified fighting over the border between the Syrian army and rebels. Near border were spotted Merkava main […]

Senior Research Officer, the 3rd Central Research Institute of the Russian Defence Ministry, A.P. Anisimov reported on the critical deficiencies of the modern Russian Uran-9 large, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV). The Uran-9 UGV is a Russian modern combat unmanned vehicle (also called the Russian tank in miniature) designed to provide remote reconnaissance and fire support […]