Syria

Israel and Turkey are shaping a new Syria from their borderlands

Israel advances to protect its borders with Syria, and Trump calls Turkey a "key player in shaping the post-Assad political landscape."

By ALISA ODENHEIMER/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS , SELCAN HCAOGLU/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
23/12/2024

Half a century later: IDF finds rotor belonging to crashed helicopter

On April 27, 1974, an IAF helicopter was dispatched to rescue paratroopers who had been wounded in the Syrian Hermon area. 

Iran considering aerial routes to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah

With flights between Tehran and Beirut resuming, the Islamic Republic may look to turn the Lebanese capital into a center for its deliveries. 

Israel at war: What happened on day 444?

UNIFIL calls on IDF to withdraw from Lebanon • Security forces kill head of Hamas's security dept. • Mossad reveals details of pager attack • Israel still waiting for list of live hostages

Is there hope for a democratic future for Syria?

Whether Julani sees himself as a more moderate version of Assad or as the political head of a democratically elected, representative government is the question.

Leading us to a historic victory: A defense of Benjamin Netanyahu

This is a time to celebrate, not tear down, the leadership that has brought Israel to this moment of triumph.

By DANIEL M ROSEN
23/12/2024

A non-interventionist approach in Syria is extremely dangerous

Given the risks of non-intervention, Trump will sooner than later recognize that the US cannot simply divorce itself from an unstable region where the US has a huge vested interest in its stability.

Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK

Asma al-Assad moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad in the same year at the age of 25. 

22/12/2024

Has Julani become a pragmatic politician after being a jihadist leader?

Has he really changed, or is Julani a clever politician who knows how to direct the right message to his target audiences?

By ATAR PORAT
22/12/2024

New Syrian government bans Iranians from flying over country

Why is there growing concern in the security establishment about the new regime in Syria if it's blocking Iranian weapons shipments?

22/12/2024
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