Syria Weekly: June 16-30, 2026

Israeli escalation in Daraa; 15 senior Assad officers detained; intra-Druze instability inside Suwayda persists; US drone strike kills ISIS operative in Idlib; & more.

Dear subscribers — this newsletter is a catch-up covering all conflict and security incidents across Syria from the past two weeks. This will ensure Syria Weekly’s datasets remain fully up-to-date.

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CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

• Miscellaneous

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

Israel:

• Israeli military forces launched a ground incursion into the village of Sayda al-Hanout in Quneitra on June 16.

• Israeli military forces launched a ground incursion into the village of Sayda al-Hanout in Quneitra early on June 17, during which they raided 5 homes and interrogated a local journalist, identified as Saad Hindawi.

• Israeli military forces launched a ground incursion into the village of al-Isbah in the early hours of June 18.

  Later that day, additional incursions were launched — one into the village of al-Hamadiya in central Quneitra; and another into the village of Saysoun in western Daraa.

• One local shepherd was detained by Israeli military forces during a ground incursion into an area near Maariya in western rural Daraa on June 19.

  Later that day, another incursion was launched into an area located between the villages of al-Rufayd and al-Hayran in southern Quneitra.

• Israeli military forces launched a ground incursion into the village of Abidin in western Daraa in the early hours of June 20, during which several residential buildings were raided.

• One local man was detained by Israeli military forces during a ground incursion into the village of al-Rufayd in southern Quneitra on June 21.

• One local man was detained by Israeli military forces during a ground incursion into the village of Ayn Ziwan in southern Quneitra on June 22.

  Later that day, additional incursions were launched into western rural Daraa - one into the al-Arada area; and another into Tel al-Mughir near Abidin.

• Israeli military forces launched a ground incursion into the village of al-Mushayyidah in southern Quneitra on June 23.

  Later that day, another incursion was launched into the Tel Abu Qubays area of southern Quneitra.