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Syria, Israel

Syria live updates: IDF operating mission in Syria, beyond buffer zone

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.

Israel launches strikes, ground incursion into Syria

After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israeli Defense Forces have launched aerial strikes near Damascus that they say are targeting stockpiles of chemical weapons they're worried could fall into the wrong hands.

Bloomberg on MSN · 19h

Israel Increases Airstrikes on Syria's Military Sites

Israel stepped up its attacks on military sites in Syria. The offensive targeted warehouses and weapons depots in several areas, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Bloomberg's Sam Dagher breaks down the situation.

Syria, al-Assad

The New York Times · 13h

Syria After al-Assad: What’s Happening and What Comes Next

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, whose name means Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, was the main rebel group leading the latest offensive, launching a surprise assault in late November from northwestern Syria that quickly led to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. It is now leading the transition to a new Syrian government.

America Magazine · 4h

What will the fall of al-Assad mean for Syria’s ancient Christian community?

Many Syrians remain apprehensive about how religious minorities, including Christians, will be treated in a new political reality being established by a Sunni militia that is still listed as a terror organization by the U.

The Washington Post · 3h

After toppling Assad, can Syria’s rebels rebuild a shattered state?

Sham, the leading rebel force, must work to allay public fears that it will seek to replace Assadism with its own form of absolute rule.

21hon MSN

Syria central bank vaults left unscathed by Damascus looters, sources say

The vaults in Syria's central bank were left unscathed by looters in the turmoil that briefly engulfed the capital Damascus ...

New Syria PM says will 'guarantee' all religious groups' rights

Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority ...

10h

America’s closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. But after 14 ...

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Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus

A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...

Al-Monitor on MSN7h

Once a pro-Iran bastion, Damascus shrine district now in rebel hands

Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the Syrian capital, Iran-backed guards fled their positions at the gates ...

US sent Austin Tice 'message' to Syria's HTS rebels emptying Assad prisons

The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State ...

5hOpinion

Assad is gone. What’s next for Syria?

The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...

7h

Syria's Rojava Revolution Is in Grave Danger

Kobane, Syria, was home to one of the most famous military turning points in history. A small force of Kurdish guerrillas, ...

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