Damascus - Wikipedia
Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
On 1 April 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, destroying the building housing its consular section. [5][1][6] Sixteen people were killed in the strike, including eight officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Syrian civilians. [3][4] The airstrike took place during a per...
Israel strikes Iran consulate in Syria’s capital Damascus: What we …
Apr 2, 2024 · Iran has promised a response after its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was destroyed in a suspected Israeli missile attack, killing seven people including a top commander and his...
Tehran vows response after strike blamed on Israel destroyed Iran…
Apr 3, 2024 · TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday vowed to respond to an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus the previous day and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals and a member of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.
Iran says only Syrians can decide on their country's fate
Dec 8, 2024 · Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Sunday that all Iranian servants of the Sayeda Zeinab shrine returned to Iran prior to the capture of Damascus by rebels.
Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital Damascus kills at least 4 Iranian ...
Jan 20, 2024 · Syrian and Iranian officials and media say an Israeli strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus has killed five Iranian advisers with the expeditionary Al Quds force belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
As Syrian Rebels Advance, Iran Grows Nervous and Neighbors …
Dec 6, 2024 · Iranians began to leave Syria early Friday, the officials said, heading toward Lebanon and Iraq. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Damascus could soon be under threat. A...
Strike in Damascus Escalates Israel’s Undeclared War With Iran
Apr 2, 2024 · Strike in Damascus Is an Escalation in Israel’s Undeclared War With Iran. Tehran promises major retaliation, and the danger of a miscalculation is ever-present.
After Damascus embassy attack, what will Iran do? - DW
Apr 3, 2024 · Iran has vowed to retaliate for an attack on its diplomatic buildings in Syria, likely by Israel. Options include everything from further attacks by Iran's regional proxies to all-out war....
Iran’s IRGC says 5 members killed in Israeli attack on Syria’s Damascus …
Jan 20, 2024 · Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says five of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air raid on a residential building in Syria’s capital, Damascus.