Israeli forces have carried out 1,068 incursions into Syria since Assad’s fall: Report

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented more than 1,000 Israeli military incursions into southern Syria between the collapse of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and September 19 this year.

The figure thereby underscores the persistent Israeli military presence inside Syrian territory, and an increase in the pace of such activity throughout this year.

The Britain-based war monitor said in a report on Saturday that the escalating Israeli incursions into Syrian territory involve searches, arrests, land clearing, and the establishment of fortifications and military positions.

It recorded a total of 460 Israeli incursions over the course of 2025. The documented monthly breakdown was as follows: January accounted for four incursions, February for 19, March for 30, April for 30, May for 30, June for 38, July for 32, August for 35, September for 36, October for 40, November for 90, and December for 76.

Throughout the period from January through September 19, 2026, the observatory recorded a total of 594 Israeli incursions.

The monthly breakdown demonstrates the following distribution: January accounted for 51 incursions, February for 51 incursions, March for 68 incursions, April for 62 incursions, May for 78 incursions, June for 73 incursions, July for 64 incursions, August for 95 incursions, and September for approximately 52 incursions.

Fourteen additional incursions were recorded from the downfall of al-Assad’s administration on December 8, 2024, through the end of that calendar month, raising the total documented Israeli incursions from the government’s collapse through September 19, 2026, to 1,068.

The Israeli military aggression has expanded past ground invasions. Since the beginning of 2026, SOHR has recorded 78 Israeli military strikes targeting Syrian territory, comprising six aerial bombardments and 72 ground assaults.

The offensives targeted approximately 13 locations, including residual weapons and ammunition storage facilities, administrative headquarters and operational centers, in addition to military transport assets.

Israeli army conducts new incursion into Syria despite Mossad chief–HTS diplomat meeting

The Israeli army has conducted a new incursion into Syria’s southwestern Dara’a province despite a recent meeting between the Mossad chief and the top diplomat of the HTS regime in Jordan.

Ongoing Israeli military raids in southern Syria continue notwithstanding a senior-level diplomatic engagement in Jordan last month, which brought together Asaad al-Shaibani, the chief diplomatic representative of Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime, and Roman Gofman, director of the Israeli Mossad spy agency.

According to two informed sources who spoke to AFP, the discussions covered multiple subjects, notably establishing a United States-administered “special operations center” in Jordan to prevent potential military confrontations in Syria—particularly those that might involve Turkey.

On August 18, Israeli military aircraft conducted eight aerial bombardments targeting the runway of the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, causing substantial damage to the facility’s infrastructure while a Turkish military delegation was present at the site.

Since the collapse of Assad’s government in early December 2024, the Israeli military has been launching a series of airstrikes against military facilities, installations, and ammunition reserves that were previously under the control of the Syrian armed forces.

Israel has faced considerable criticism for terminating the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and capitalizing on instability in the conflict-affected nation to expand its territorial ambitions.

Israeli military strikes have predominantly targeted the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Dara’a, and Damascus, with these regions accounting for roughly 80 percent of all verified Israeli assaults.

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