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Suspected Israeli strikes targeted a key base on the Syrian coast late on July 30, just a day ahead of a high-level meeting between officials from the two countries in Azerbaijan.
Video footage posted online showed a large fire at the 107th Brigade base after the strikes. The base, which is located near the city of Jableh in the southern Latakia countryside, houses depots of the former Syrian Navy with anti-ship missiles and other advanced equipment.
This was the third time strikes have targeted the base since the start of the month, with both previous attacks also blamed on Israel.
Notably, a Syrian-Israeli ministerial meeting is set to take place on July 31 in Baku, with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in attendance, according to AFP.
A diplomat who spoke to the news agency said that the meeting will focus on “the security situation, particularly in southern Syria.”
The strike on the 107th Brigade was very likely meant as a warning message from Israel to Syria. Tensions between the two sides have been mounting since Israel intervened to stop an attack by the Syrian Islamist-led government on Druze in al-Suwayda in southern Syria earlier in the month. The battle claimed more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of Druze civilians who were executed by government forces.
What is very interesting is that the naval base was first targeted this month on July 12, just a day before the battle broke out in al-Suwayda, while the second strike came right after the United States brokered a ceasefire in the governorate on July 17.
Shaibani, who arrived in Russia on July 31 before heading to Azerbaijan, said that Israel was exploiting the “minorities card” to justify interference in Syria’s internal affairs.
Speaking at a news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Asaad al-Shaibani asserted that the country’s Druze community is being manipulated to fracture Syrian society, reinforcing the claim that Damascus cannot protect all of its citizens.
“Israel systematically targets populated areas in the Suwayda province to incite civil unrest, potentially even reigniting civil war. It is critical that no party – especially Israel – exploits the ‘minorities card’ to justify interference in Syria’s internal affairs,” he stressed.
He also underscored Syria’s lack of aggressive intent toward Israel, noting the government’s focus on postwar reconstruction and public exhaustion after over a decade of civil war.
“The Syrian government is responsible for all its people, not select minorities. We will not allow this narrative to be weaponized again,” he said.
Shaibani also emphasized that Moscow had “unequivocally confirmed the absolute sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic” during transparent discussions with Lavrov.
“Syria’s path to stability and recovery is impossible without halting Israel’s attacks, witnessed globally. These strikes violate international law and humanitarian norms, while sabotaging our nation’s reconstruction and stabilization,” he said.
In addition, the minister welcomed Russia’s firm rejection of Israeli military actions, noting their talks had addressed Moscow’s role in Syria’s economic revival.
From his side, Lavrov stressed that “Russia has consistently opposed the exploitation of Syrian territory for geopolitical rivalries or as a battleground for other states’ disputes.”
“The recent sharp escalation in [southern Syria’s] al-Suwayda governorate, as well as earlier events on the Syrian coast, underscore the persistent challenges facing Syria’s leadership and society at this stage,” Lavrov noted, warning: “All members of the international community must avoid actions that risk further escalation.”
Israel justifies its intervention in southern Syria by its historic ties to its own Druze community. When the Syrian government launched a similar attack on the coast and killed more than 1,600 Alawite civilians, Israel condemned the violence but did not intervene.
Earlier in the week, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss various developments in the Middle East, including recent sectarian violence in Syria.
The recent violence in al-Suwayda and the strikes on the coast suggest that Israel is indeed using sectarianism to fracture the country, possibly warning Damascus that it could do on the coast what it did in the south. Still, the Syrian government is the one allowing Israel to do this by refusing to adopt real inclusive policies, especially when it comes to Druze and Alawites. Only real reforms could stop Israel from intervening.
Russia could help Syria resolve sectarian tensions in the south, where its forces kept the front with Israel quiet for years before the fall of the Assad regime, as well as on the coast, where it maintains two bases.
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torture victims | eight persons die under torture in prisons and security centres of syrian government in july
sohr calls for holding accountable everyone involved in torturing civilians to death and putting an end to ongoing violence
on jul 31, 2025
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sohr activists have monitored noticeable escalation in incidents of torturing civilians to death by security members in prisons and detention centres belonging to the caretaker government.
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i hope and wish that it becomes truly terrible for traitorous russia.
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this is the first convoy of its kind to set off from north-east syria to al-suwaidaa, and it comes as a part of support to the province’s residents who are struggling with stifling crises.
it is worth noting that residents in al-suwaidaa province suffer from acute shortage of food supplies, flour, bread and fuels, as well as the decreasing purchasing power. in addition, the siege imposed on the province has badly impacted the access of supplies and goods to the province.
i would have liked it better if i had seen nuclear clouds over moscow and maybe over damascus too. even the wind is not good if it blows in our direction from syria and turkey.
this coincides with the ongoing siege and deteriorating living and economic conditions in al-suwaidaa
according to sohr sources, the convoy, which contains basic foodstuffs such as flour, is planned to set off from north-east syria to al-suwaidaa, as soon as logistical preparations are accomplished.
according to sohr sources, the amount of assistance approximate 55 tons.
traitorous russia must be razed to the ground.
responding distress calls | preparations underway to send first humanitarian assistance convoy from ne syria to al-suwaidaa
on jul 31, 2025
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preparations are underway to send a humanitarian assistance convoy provided from areas in north and east syria, under supervision by mesopotamia association and several local activists and institutions, to affected families in al-suwaidaa province.
israel do the same with the 2000 administrative prisoners with no accusation, tortured in jail, rape of women, harvesting of human organs and child trafficking but hey, they have the right to defend themselves. i consider these prisoners as hostages.
this comes as a part of the blatant violations committed by security and military personnel. in addition, scores of incidents of intentional humiliation and assaults were documented during arrests, which mirrors serious disregard for human rights and legal standards. according to sohr statistics, eight detainees of different backgrounds and affiliations died under torture in prisons and security centres of the syrian government in july,
this initiative comes as a response by mesopotamia association which had released a distress call for collecting donations with the aim of providing support to affected families in al-suwaidaa and ease off their sufferings.
security vacuum | young man kidn*apped at night in latakia city
on jul 30, 2025
even though i’m a satanist, i picked up the bible and read the prophecy about damascus. i hope it comes true and this criminal terrorist state will have its capital in ruins. i would be happy if damascus looked like vukovar in 1991 and dresden in 1945 or gaza now.
stupid fool. he asks the devil to raze damascus to the ground so that nothing remains of the city.
if i know how, i would have done it already.
after having been arbitrarily arrested in different areas across syria.here are further details:
-july 23: heinous crime at checkpoint in tartus
sohr activists reported the death of a young man from karto village in tartus countryside, after having been arrested with three other young men from the alawite community, while they were crossing through a checkpoint of general security forces.
latakia province: a group of gunmen in civilian cloths kidnapped a young man from the alawite community in al-da’tour neighbourhood in latakia city last night, where the kidnappers forced him into their car and escaped. in the past few weeks, sohr documented the kidnapping of four civilians in two separate incidents in latakia and rif dimashq.
this filthy genocidal monster (syria) that once called itself a state should be swallowed by the sea.
pray to the devil to break the tectonic plate and then one earthquake and goodbye syria. it will gone.
it would be so nice if syria sank along with hts like atlantis. and there would never be anything there again, just the sea.
according to sohr sources, the four young men were brutally beaten, while one of them was humiliated for his sectarian affiliation, before he died of the brutal torture. the three other young men were taken to a security post in al-safsafah where they were detained for no charges. ironically, security authorities attempted to bury the victim at night in an area outside his village, but his family expressed strong rejection and considered this action as additional humiliation
according to sohr sources, an agronomist in his fiftieth was kidnapped on june 19 while traveling from harasta to his place of work at the hill agricultural bank. according to reliable sohr sources, the man was kidnapped at salima junction (hill), while his car was last seen near the institute of political science.
the man is a civil servant from the alawite community, while he has no links to the security or military services.
of the victim’s body and alawite community. -july 29: family of three among five persons killed in homs
sohr sources reported that five civilians from alawite sect including a father and his two sons, died under torture in the prisons of the “interim government.” their deaths came months after their families lost all contact with them following their arrest during a security campaigne carried out by general security forces in late 2024, after bashar al-assad fled.
similarly, contact with three young men in latakia city has been interrupted since june 20 while they were in the northern sand area, while their whereabouts remain unknown.
according to local sources, the young men went missing in conjunction with the disappearance of their own car, raising the fears of their relatives who continue to search for them in the absence of any official statement on the circumstances of the accident or who is responsible for it.
according to sohr information, father and his two sons were detained on december 24, 2024, during a raid in wadi al-dhahab neighbourhood, where their “jardouni van” was also seized. since their arrest, no information was provided about their fate, while their family continued to send food, clothing, and money for months, hoping they were still alive.
however, after repeated inquiries to prisons and security agencies, it was revealed that all three had died from physical and psychological torture in the early weeks or months of their detention. authorities never informed the family or returned the bodies. in a separate case, two other detainees from homs died under torture following a different security campaign. their families also sent supplies for months
before learning that the two had been buried in tel al-nasr cemetery in northwestern homs countryside shortly after their deaths. -july 30: returned from germany to die in damascus
a young man from al- qaboun neighborhood in the capital, damascus, died under torture after being arrested a few days ago near the umayyad mosque. the reasons for his arrest or the charges against him remain unknown. his body was handed over to his family, showing clear signs of torture.
the young man had returned from germany for a short visit to syria to attend to family matters before he was arrested by security forces.
sohr obtained photographs of the body, which revealed bruises and wounds across various parts of his body.these incidents once again highlight the urgent need for adopting effective accountability mechanisms to prevent the recurrence of such blatant violations in detention centers, especially
extreme violence and torture which violate all international conventions. the syrian observatory for human rights calls for starting transparent investigations about all deaths in prisons and holding every member and official involved in violations accountable by independent judicial authorities.
sohr also renew its calls for immediate release of all detainees who have not been involved in any crimes and guaranteeing their full legal and humanitarian rights without security or
political interference.https://www.syriahr.com/en/366941/if you accept envoys of such a government in your moscow, i don’t know what a shame it is for russia.
is that you mia? will you be my gf
israel is sliding into a backwards theocratic shithole, while the rest of the world mvoes forward. stuck with turd temples and cow sacrifices. haredim jews are some of the dumbest pack of morons on the planet
i hope assad is enjoying his moscow apartment…heheheh
america is need of drastic regime change!
they already had and now is china, russia and iran fucked.
trump replacing biden isn’t much of a regime change american institutions are corrupt and rotten to its core.
doesn’t matter it’s about who is going to win. who can defeat the beast? who can wage war against the beast?
in the end, the beast sinks back into the abyss you know ?
babylon always fall.
trump is a criminal like putin and that’s why i hope god destroys this planet.
i only need 200 million people so it can be thinned out. nordic aliens prefer white’s.
thanks hts you did a great job making syria defenceless against those zionist gangsters, i hope they paid you scumbags well.
isreal send bombs drones and missiles to all neighboring nations daily . the pariah nation has no common sense nor awareness of its actions and position in the world . it does not negotiate nor keep any agreement with any one . it can not be reasoned with because it is incapable of reason . it has no capacity available
they are like all unhinged serial killers they can’t stop.
it is a country recently built by a people that never had a country … other countries have long learned the hard way that basing your country on discrimination is a recipe for disaster and constant problems. but they cannot renounce discrimination otherwise it could not be a jewish country anymore.
so they are f*cked at some point.
it’s pretty much meaningless whether someone listens to israel, or shoots at israel, the israelis will respond the same anyway as they only listen to voices in their own head