Quneitra Governorate clashes

Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border over the weekend, marking their first open entry into Syrian territory since the October 1973 war, according to two Israeli officials who spoke anonymously to The New York Times.

United States President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights drew angry reactions from Turkey on March 25.

Rebels and jihadists traded fire with government forces in northern Syria overnight, their "fiercest" exchanges since a buffer zone deal was announced for the area last month, a monitor said on Oct. 25.

Turkey on July 19 condemned the Bashar al-Assad regime's attacks in the southwestern Syrian cities of Daraa and Quneitra.

Syrian insurgents brought down an army helicopter in southwest Syria on Friday, near the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitoring group said.

The Syrian military could not immediately be reached for comment.

Several mortar shells exploded in an open area in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria Saturday afternoon, the army said, quoted by The Times of Israel.There was no damage and no injuries were reported.

An Israeli attack on a Syrian training camp near the Golan Heights killed three members of a pro-government militia on April 23, an official from the forces said.

The Al-Fawwar camp in Syria's southwestern Quneitra province is used by the National Defense Forces (NDF), which command some 90,000 fighters across Syria.

A number of ISIS fighters were killed after exchanging fire in the first direct clashes between Israel and the Islamic State on Sunday in the southern Golan Heights. In the incident, the Shuhada al-Yarmouk organization, which has pledged allegiance to ISIS, exchanged fire with Israeli forces. No soldiers were wounded.

Turkey has a serious problem with its international image. An increasing number of people around the world see the country as a breeding ground and facilitator of Islamic terrorism. They also see it as a violent place where visitors have to be ready for all eventualities.

An Israeli air raid hit a car in a village in the Syrian Golan Heights along the countries' border, killing five civilians, the Syrian army said. 

State television, quoting an army source, said the attack took place in a village near Quneitra but gave no further details.