First, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. SYRIA 4-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down; a map is at SYRIA 3-25-25, or scroll down.) — MCM
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FROM APRIL 3 Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for ‘protectorate,’ by Yomna Ehab, Jaidaa Taha, Sulieman Al-Khalidi, Tala Ramadan, James Mackenzie and John Irish | Reuters DAMASCUS / JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their ally Turkey on Thursday of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate. Targeting air bases, a site near Damascus, and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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FROM APRIL 3 Syrian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of ‘destabilization’ after massive wave of attacks. From the Cradle. The Syrian Foreign Ministry accused Israel of “destabilization” on Thursday, following a massive wave of airstrikes on military sites across the country. “In a blatant violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty,” it said, Israeli forces . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 2 Israel bombs key Syrian military sites in ‘warning’ to Turkiye. From the Cradle. The Israeli air force launched over a dozen airstrikes on various cities in Syria on Wednesday, targeting the Barzeh scientific research center just outside Damascus, the Hama military airport in western Syria, and the T4 airbase near Palmyra. Casualties were reported after the attacks in Damascus and Hama, with . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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FROM APRIL 1 Turkiye readies plans to take over central Syria’s T4 airbase: report. From the Cradle. The Turkish army is preparing to take control of the Tiyas Air Base in Syria’s central governorate of Homs, also known as the T4 base, sources said Tuesday. READ MORE . . .
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Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters BRUSSELS — Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria after repeated Israeli attacks on military sites there undermined the new government’s ability to deter threats, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 31 What happened when Syria’s conservative new leaders tried to shut 60 Damascus bars. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR Sixty Damascus bars have been either forcibly shut this past week, or received government notices that they soon would be, for serving alcohol without a license, sources have told NPR. Click HERE to listen and read.
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