🇸🇾 Six Killed, Up to Twenty Wounded in Car Bombing, #Azaz, #Syria: https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/03/30/six-killed-up-to-twenty-wounded-in-car-bombing-azaz-syria/

🇮🇷 🇸🇾 🇮🇱 #BREAKING Three #IRGC Generals Killed in #Damascus Air Strike:

#Iran state media have confirmed that the following IRGC officials were killed in the suspected #Israeli airstrike that targeted a diplomatic annex next to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, #Syria:

Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Quds Force Commander for Syria and Lebanon

General Hossein Aminullah, Quds Force Chief of General Staff for Syria and Lebanon

Major General Haj Rahimi, Quds Force Commander for Palestine

https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/04/01/three-irgc-generals-killed-in-damascus-air-strike/
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The Syrian interior and foreign ministers were both spotted at the scene.

Iranian state television said several Iranian diplomats had been killed. Iran's Tasnim news agency said five people were killed in the Israeli strike. Syria's SANA state news agency reported an unspecified number of deaths and injuries. Only five days ago, the IRGC also confirmed the deaths of several of its officers in Israeli airstrikes in Syria.

SITREP: Damascus Airstrike

IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi, one of the most senior leaders in the Quds Force, was killed today during an Israeli airstrike in #Damascus, #Syria, that targeted a consular annex directly next to the Iranian embassy, along with two other generals and other unidentified casualties.

Zahedi’s death comes as one of the most significant assassinations against the IRGC since the killing of Qassam Soleimani in 2020 by the #UnitedStates and marks a major escalation in tensions between #Israel and #Iran.

Iran has vowed a “harsh” response against Israel, which remains to be seen.

Two likely response measures are expected, however, such as Iranian missile strikes against Iraqi #Kurdistan or increased attacks against #American forces in the region by Iran-backed militia forces.

Iran has previously launched missiles against what it claims are “Israeli spy centers” in #Erbil in response to Israeli airstrikes targeting IRGC leadership. Kurdish officials have denied that Israeli intelligence operates in the city.

Likewise, Iran-backed militia forces have historically increased attacks against American forces in the region in response to Israeli military activity in Syria. Via theatlasnews.co
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Iranian Ambassador Hossein Akbari condemned Israel and said as many as seven people were killed, but first responders were still searching for any other bodies under the rubble. He said two police officers who guard the building were wounded.

Akbari vowed revenge for the strike “at the same magnitude and harshness.”

In comments to the media after meeting Akbari, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said “several” people were killed. Mekdad in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, condemned Israel over the attack.

Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets in government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years.

🇸🇾 🇺🇸 Reports of Drone Attack Against #UnitedStates Al-Tanf Garrison in #Syria: https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/04/01/reports-of-drone-attack-against-al-tanf-garrison-in-syria/

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇸🇾 #UnitedStates officials have confirmed to Politico that #American forces intercepted an explosive drone targeting the al-Tanf base in #Syria earlier today, marking the first attack by #Iran-backed Shia militias against American forces in the region since February 4.

From October 2023 to February 2024, Katai'b Hezbolloh and elements of the Islamic Resistance carried out over 150 rocket and drone attacks against American forces in #Iraq and Syria, including the deadly drone strikes on the T-22 outpost in #Jordan on January 28, which left three American soldiers dead, and on al-Omar oilfield in Syria on February 4, which left seven #Kurdish fighters dead.

The timing of the attack comes just hours after seven IRGC officers, including key Quds Force leadership, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in #Damascus targeting a consular annex next to the Iranian Embassy.

As Atlas had assessed earlier, Iran-backed militia elements would likely resume attacks against American forces following the strike, as Iranian proxy forces have historically increased attacks against American forces in retaliation for Israeli military activity against Iran. Via theatlasnews.co

🇮🇱 🇮🇷 #NEW #Israel is on full alert for Iranian retaliatory attacks in response to last week’s airstrike on a consular annex next to the Iranian Embassy in #Damascus, #Syria, which left 11 dead, including high ranking IRGC officers.

So far, Israel has suspended leave for IDF combat units, called up reservists, temporarily closed several diplomatic missions abroad, and increased air defense measures as #Iran vows a “harsh” response. Via theatlasnews.co

🇮🇶🇸🇾 Rollup: Coalition Counter-ISIS Operations in #Iraq and #Syria so far in 2024 https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/04/22/rollup-coalition-counter-isis-operations-in-iraq-and-syria-so-far-in-2024/