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US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say

Despite historic enmity towards Hezbollah and Tehran, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has moved cautiously since US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran began on February 28.

A Syrian flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.
Members of the military police stand near a bus carrying released detainees during a prisoner exchange between the Syrian government and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, February 26, 2026.

US efforts helped pave way for Syria-Druze deal, source tells 'Post'

Roj camp, where people believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants are held, near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026.

Syria might close Roj Camp, last site holding ISIS-linked families, soon, officials say

US CENTCOM attacks ISIS targets.

US strikes 30 Islamic State targets in Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike


Far too early to lift US sanctions on Syria, lawmakers say

"We're all really happy that Assad is gone," Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Reuters.

 A man walks on a poster of Bashar al-Assad as a sanitation worker removes it from the street downtown, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 10, 2024.

WH: US officials in touch with Israeli officials and Syrian opposition groups amid development

"We don't want to see any actor inside or outside take actions or do things or espouse policies or programs that run afoul of that process," Kirby said.

 The Syrian opposition flag hangs at the Syrian embassy following an occupation of the embassy by Syrians living in Greece, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Athens, Greece, December 8, 2024.

US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says

Biden said US forces on Sunday conducted a dozen precision strikes within Syria targeting camps and operatives of the terrorist group Islamic State.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

Syrian President Assad's status remains unclear – report

There is little evidence that Syria's allies will step in to help Assad, CNN reported.

 A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Netanyahu: 'Closely monitoring' Syria, Israel will enforce ceasefire deal with Lebanon

"We constantly monitor what is happening in Syria," Netanyahu said, referring to the Syrian rebel attack that began on Saturday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz address the Syrian rebel attack an Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon, December 1, 2024

The US's hypocrisy is infuriating - opinion

To preach to Israel about civilian deaths is hypocritical - the US should know better, given its track record.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, last week. The US hypocrisy and holier-than-thou attitude toward Israel is truly infuriating, the writer charges.

US increases helicopter raids in Syria, targeting ISIS terrorists

This is the latest helicopter raid by US forces in Syria and appears to be part of an increase of these types of operations.

 A U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over the Syrian landscape, March 12, 2018.

UN Human Rights chief calls for end to clashes in Syria's Deir ez-Zor region

Formerly united against Islamic State, the Kurdish-led SDF and the Military Council supported by Arab tribal leaders have been fighting for several weeks.

Tires burn as demonstrators protest against the Syrian government decision on increasing the prices of fuels in Sweida, Syria, August 17,2023.

US, Iran, Turkey and Russia compete for influence in eastern Syria - analysis

What may have begun as local grievances has now evolved into much larger implications.

 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Clashes in Syria between tribes, US-backed SDF grow

People in the region are independent and have complex alliances and allegiances.

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC Forces celebrate the first anniversary of Raqqa province’s liberation from ISIS, in Raqqa, Syria, in October 2018.