US EditionSyrians watch Iran-Israel crossfire as government stays silent
- Syrians observe Iranian missile launches and Israeli interceptions lighting their skies while Damascus remains officially silent in June 2025.
- This follows recent Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliations, amid ongoing regional tensions fueled by past Syrian civil war dynamics.
- Locals in Syria and Lebanon express wariness yet try to carry on normally, with many satisfied to stay outside the conflict's direct scope.
- Ahmad al-Hussein expressed a hope that the aggressors would turn against one another, capturing the complex feelings as missile launches have become a regular, almost routine, event each night.
- The ongoing exchanges risk broader regional escalation, but most Syrians and Lebanese appear reluctant to join the war and hope to avoid further involvement.
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For almost a week, Syrians have been watching Iranian missiles flying over their territory, sometimes intercepted by Israel, spectators this time of a war that their government has kept from condemning and which they want to stay away from.
Syrians and Lebanese watch Israel-Iran war from the sidelines
In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba mate, snacking on nuts, smoking hookah pipes and watching the sky for missiles streaking overhead. "We’ve been through 14 years of war, and this is the first time Syria has nothing to do with it and we’re just spectators," Hallak said. Since Israel launched a barrage of strikes on Iran last week and Iran retaliated with mi…
For many people in the neighbouring countries of Israel and Iran, it is unusual not to be targeted by rockets themselves. Whether it remains open is open. For the time being, some simply follow the nightly spectacle in the sky, others cheer and feel satisfaction.
Syrians Watch Iran-Israel Crossfire As Government Stays Silent
For days, Syrians have watched as Iranian missiles and Israeli interceptors light up the skies over their territory, but the new government in Damascus has so far remained officially silent on the unprecedented conflict.
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