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A screen grab from video provided today by Syria News shows people standing in front of flames rising after an attack
SYRIA accused Israel of launching an air strike against army positions near the capital Damascus today just hours after the Iran nuclear deal collapsed.
It is the latest act of aggression by Israel, which has ratcheted up tensions across the region with a series of threatening statements backed by missile attacks against Syria.
At least nine pro-government soldiers, including members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, are believed to have been killed in the strike on a military base near al-Kiswah.
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
While Trump praises the ‘successful’ attack on Iranian nuclear sites, the question arises as to the real motives behind this escalation. MARC VANDEPITTE explores the issues