Strikes are first since Russia carried out public joint air-defense patrols with Syrian airforce; State TV says some incoming missiles intercepted, but 'material damage' caused

Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross and Arab affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman discuss extremist settler violence and Russia's patrol with Syria on the Israeli border

Moscow reportedly announces joint jet patrols with Damascus will become regular occurrence; report claims Israeli officials struggling to understand reason for sudden policy change

As tensions mount between Putin and world powers over Ukraine, Moscow appears to make a statement over its presence in the Middle East

Opposition-linked Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it is unclear if the attack was carried out by US-led coalition or Israel

Opposition-linked group says targets were Iranian weapons caches; attack comes amid uptick in alleged Israeli strikes

Eighth Brigade, which joined forces with Syria's army two years ago, could disarm amid reconciliation process in southern Daraa province

Attack on Hamza Division comes amid increasing tensions between Assad's forces and insurgent groups who still have a stronghold in parts of the country

Syrian state TV says the two discuss continued military operations in country's long civil war, amid recent reports of Russian airstrikes on Idlib

Foreign minister tells Russian counterpart that while Israel recognizes Moscow’s interests in Syria, ‘we'll maintain our ability to defend ourselves’; Lavrov to visit Israel soon