Rockets, apparently fired by Iran, over Damascus, Syria (Screenshot via Al Jazeera)

What the Hell Just Happened in Syria?

Michał Kranz

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Over the last 6 hours or so, events took place in Syria that will shake the Middle East for years to come.

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Iran fired missiles directly at Israeli forces for the first time in history, and Israel proceeded to carry out an assault on Iran and its allies in Syria that Israeli security sources called the single largest attack Israel had undertaken since the end of…

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Michał Kranz

Freelance writer/reporter constantly in transit. Middle East & Eastern Europe | National Security | Foreign Affairs