Syria, Israel and Russia
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Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them insulting to Trump's recent diplomatic efforts in the region.
The situation in Syria aggravated on July 13 when clashes between Arab tribal militias and Druze self-defense groups broke out in the heavily Druze-populated Sweida governorate. On July 15, the Syrian army entered the governorate’s administrative center,
“The U.K. and its EU allies are turning the screw on the Kremlin’s war chest by stemming the most valuable funding stream of its illegal war in Ukraine even further,” British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said on Friday.
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Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.
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Al Jazeera on MSNWorld reacts to Israeli attacks on Syria’s DamascusA roundup of key international reactions after Israeli air strikes near the Defence Ministry and presidential palace.
Israel struck Damascus and southern Syria on Wednesday, urging a troop pullback and saying the move was to protect the Druze minority in the region.
In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a region as Israel said it would not allow Syrian forces south of Damascus, extending its attempted control of the area.
In phone call with Russian leader, Erdogan says Ankara aims to ensure security, recovery in Syria - Anadolu Ajansı
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Amazon S3 on MSNIsrael gets the Belt treatment from Russia & Iran over attacks on Syrian Forces | Netanyahu SlammedRussia and Iran have strongly condemned Israel’s latest airstrikes on Syrian territory, calling them illegal and destabilizing. Moscow blasted the strikes as a “gross violation” of Syria’s sovereignty,