DefenceTalkAn Israeli missile strike killed 15 people and destroyed a residential building in the Syrian capital of Damascus, a war monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural center, had killed 15 people including civilians. Since the beginning of the war in Syria in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strike-in-damascus-kills-15-monitor-79871/

DefenceTalkPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants in northern Syria. “There is no question that this operation be limited to only an aerial operation,” Erdogan told reporters as he returned to Turkey from Qatar. “Competent authorities, our defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-could-launch-ground-operation-in-syria-erdogan-79623/

DefenceTalkIsraeli air strikes near Damascus on Wednesday killed 10 combatants, among them six Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an ammunition depot and several positions linked to Iran’s military presence in Syria were among the targets. Government media […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-in-deadliest-syria-strikes-this-year-78741/

DefenceTalkFour US troops were injured Thursday after rockets were fired at a base housing American forces in eastern Syria, US Central Command said. The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base in Deir Ezzor province run by allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, where the US and coalition partners maintain a mission against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-us-troops-injured-in-rocket-attack-on-syria-base-pentagon-78648/

DefenceTalkAt least six pro-government fighters, including Syrian troops, were killed in Israeli air strikes Thursday targeting positions held by Iran-backed groups near the capital Damascus, a war monitor reported. It is the fourth time this month that Israeli strikes have been reported inside Syria, keeping up a campaign against pro-Iranian forces supporting the Damascus government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strikes-kill-six-near-damascus-monitor-78082/

DefenceTalkSyria’s air defences intercepted Israeli missiles over Homs province early Thursday, the second airstrike this week, Syrian state media reported. A military source told Syrian state news agency SANA that the attack had caused no casualties, inflicting only material damage. “At 01:13 am… the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial attack targeting several positions in […]

DefenceTalkIsraeli air strikes in central Syria killed at least 11 government troops and militiamen late Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The strikes were the first carried out by Israel in Syria since 11 days of heavy fighting with the Hamas rulers of Gaza ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on May 21, the […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRussian military vehicles and attack helicopters surrounded two US armored cars in a tense confrontation in northeastern Syria Wednesday, leaving US troops injured, according to the White House. Videos of the confrontation that were shared on Twitter, apparently taken by bystanders and the Russians themselves, appear to show the Russian troop carriers and helicopters trying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-troops-injured-in-tense-confrontation-with-russians-in-syria-76211/

DefenceTalkSyrian air defence intercepted several missiles fired during an “Israeli” air strike on Monday against targets near the capital Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported. It did not give details of the positions targeted shortly before dawn but said the military “shot down a number of missiles before they reached their targets”. SANA described […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-air-defence-intercepts-israeli-missiles-state-media-75289/

DefenceTalkSyrian air defence responded to Israeli missiles targeting the south and centre of the country, state media said early Thursday. “Our air defence confronted an Israeli missile attack in the southwest of Quneitra province” in the south and also in a central region, SANA news agency said. The short statement released after midnight did not […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-air-defence-responds-to-israeli-missiles-state-media-74638/