{"id":52009,"date":"2025-08-27T19:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-launches-strikes-on-former-army-barracks-in-southwestern-damascus-countryside\/27\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:42:56","slug":"israel-launches-strikes-on-former-army-barracks-in-southwestern-damascus-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-launches-strikes-on-former-army-barracks-in-southwestern-damascus-countryside\/27\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel launches strikes on former army barracks in southwestern Damascus countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel has stepped up its incursions in southern Syria, and the latest strikes coincide with security talks between Damascus and its long-time foe aimed at reaching a deal to reduce tensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel launched on Wednesday a series of strikes on former army barracks in Kiswa, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/western-diplomats-were-within-meters-152250341.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:southwestern Damascus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">southwestern Damascus<\/a> countryside, two Syrian army sources and state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported, making it the second attack within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked for a response, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/idf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israeli military;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Israeli military<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;We do not comment on foreign reports.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was no immediate comment on any casualties or damage.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Significant military outposts used by pro-Iran militias during Assad&#8217;s regime<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Kiswa region and Jabal Manea were among the most significant military outposts used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-835272\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pro-Iranian militias;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pro-Iranian militias<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/watch-idf-raids-assad-era-124751898.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Assad era;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Assad era<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024. (credit: screenshot)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel has stepped up its incursions in southern Syria, and the latest strikes coincide with security talks between Damascus and its long-time foe aimed at reaching a deal to reduce tensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-launches-strikes-former-army-223045353.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel has stepped up its incursions in southern Syria, and the latest strikes coincide with security talks between Damascus and its long-time<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-launches-strikes-on-former-army-barracks-in-southwestern-damascus-countryside\/27\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/9dabbe4222363f9c416fb1165560f4bb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}