Anatomy of reports of an airstrike
An alleged airstrike on Albukamal (البوكمال) on September 9. How it unfolded in media provides lessons for media coverage and the role of social media. It also shows how information […]
Tag Archives: Airstrike
September 9: Airstrikes at Albukamal?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Just after midnight, in the first hours of Monday morning, loud explosions were heard in an around the Syrian town of Albukamal near the Iraqi border. […]
Syrian air defense say they confronted targets over Masyaf
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Syria’s state media SANA reported on Thursday evening that Syrian air defense confronted targets that had infiltrated Syrian air space from the direction of Lebanon, heading […]
Everything you need to know about airstrikes near Aleppo: March 27, 2019
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SANA, Syrian State media blamed Israel for airstrikes in Aleppo on Tuesday night that allegedly targeted the Nayrab air base, an industrial area at Sheikh Najjar, […]
Confusion over Damascus as air defense activated, state media reports and then deletes claims of “interceptions”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Sunday night Syrian state media reported that air defense in Damascus was activated against a threat. Yet within an hour the state media had deleted […]
US claims it killed ISIS commander, Syria says US hit its forces
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a bizarre series of events on Sunday the Syrian regime claimed that the US hit its forces south of Sukhna “The military source said in […]
Syria downplays earlier claims of Israeli airstrike at Kiswah on Nov. 29 (with sources)
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Thursday night social media accounts that follow Syria lit up with reports of airstrikes south of Damascus. For instance Danny Makki began reporting the strike […]
The June 18 airstrike on Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah in Syria has been blamed on Israel, here’s how it unfolded
Breaking: Mystery surrounds overnight airstrikes on pro-Syrian regime fighters June 18, 0800 hours Jerusalem time After Syrian regime blamed US and US denied the attacks, questions remain over who carried […]
THREE KILOMETERS: That’s how close US and Russian forces are operating in Syria
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Before midnight on September 15th a Russian airstrike hit near where US-coalition supported Syrian Democratic Forces were operating east of the Euphrates river. According to a […]
Syria-Israel tensions and escalation: Airstrikes and background
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At 2:43am on March 17 warning sirens sounded in the Jordan Valley. Israelis and Jordanians were woken up by the sound of a loud boom that was […]
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