### [2026-08-22](/feed/2026/08/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israeli Army Radio reports that the IDF has launched a drone strike against a fighter in southern Syria who they accuse of prepping a improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops currently occupying southern Syria. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906244)

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