Apr 10 Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran retaliates over the attack in Syria By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Wednesday's remarks come after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month. Continue reading
Apr 08 Iran's foreign minister accuses U.S. of giving Israel 'green light' to attack consulate in Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Albert Aji, Associated Press Iran's foreign minister has accused the United States of giving Israel the "green light" for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials, including two generals. Continue reading
Apr 06 Iran's joint chief of staff renews vow to avenge suspected Israeli attack on consulate in Syria By Associated Press A top military commander Saturday renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Continue reading
Apr 03 U.S. denies involvement in attack on Iranian consulate, but braces for retaliation By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria, the United States had an urgent message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it. But that may not be enough for the U.S. to… Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israeli airstrike on Iran threatens regional tensions By Associated Press Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Tuesday that it is the U.S. assessment that Israel conducted the strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus and that “there were a handful IRGC top leaders there.”… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 3:32 Attack on Iran consulate in Syria escalates conflict in Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi There is an escalation of tension in the Middle East. On Monday, warplanes attacked a building inside Iran's consulate complex in Damascus, Syria. Some of the most senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed. Iran blames Israel for the… Continue watching
Apr 01 Israeli airstrike destroys Iran's consulate in Damascus, occupants killed or wounded, Syria says By Albert Aji, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria on Monday killed two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Syrian and Iranian officials. Continue reading
Mar 29 Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead By Bassem Mroue, Albert Aji, Associated Press The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli strikes hit missile depots for Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group in Aleppo's southern suburb of Jibreen and a nearby town that houses a military facility. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 8:29 Survivors face slow recovery in northwestern Syria a year after devastating earthquake By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev One year ago, a devastating earthquake laid waste to large parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Tens of thousands were killed and recovery has been slow and agonizing, especially in Syria, where more than a decade of war had… Continue watching
Feb 05 Several allied Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on base housing U.S. troops in Syria By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press In late January, a drone attack by an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militias killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more at a desert base in Jordan. Continue reading