Syrian rebels

IAF targets Syrian regime's military headquarters, radar systems in overnight raid

The presence of such equipment constitutes a threat to the State of Israel and IDF operations, the military explained.

 Blasts from IDF strikes in Syria, February 26, 2025.
 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025.

Deadly clashes rage in coastal Syria as Sharaa calls for peace

 Syrian army personnel travel in a military vehicle as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

More than 1000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says - report

 A Syrian man rides his bike as a Russian military convoy heads towards Hmeimim air base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 14, 2024.

Syria asks Russia to clear Assad debts as Moscow gambles to keep bases


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 charges two Syrian intelligence officials with war crimes

This marks the first time the US has criminally prosecuted high-ranking Syrian officials for human rights abuses during Syria’s 13-year civil war.

 A tank that belonged to the Syrian Army is parked on a street in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.

'Any sane country would do this': Bennett denies IDF advance on Damascus, outlines defensive needs

"Time will tell, but Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra alumni don’t strike me as reasonable,” Bennett said.

IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024

Syria’s freedom reveals the depth of activist double standards - opinion

Why did Gaza inspire mass protests and social media campaigns while Syria’s suffering was largely ignored – or worse, excused?

 SYRIAN DEMONSTRATORS call for international help against President Bashar Assad, in Kafranbel, Idlib province, 2011. The civil war, beginning in 2011, unleashed one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history, destroying the country Assad claimed to protect, says the writer.

Overthrowing Assad’s regime will not translate into immediate political stability - opinion

It is important to recognize that achieving political and security stability in Syria will take years.

 Rebel gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended. December 8, 2024.

Kurdish political activist from Syria: 'We need Israel’s political backing' - interview

"This is a critical moment. If we don’t act, jihadist forces supported by Iran and Turkey will continue to gain strength."

 Syrian Kurds collect and sort clothes in the northeastern city of Qamishli on December 7, 2024, to distribute to Kurds displaced from towns in the Aleppo countryside.

HTS, overthrown Syrian PM task Mohammed al-Bashir with forming transitional government

Al-Bashir has served as Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government since January 2024, having been elected on a platform of e-government and automation of government services.

 Muhammad al-Bashir, newly appointed transitional Prime Minister of Syria, speaking during the offensive operations against Assad, December 5, 2024.

WATCH: IDF Paratroopers secure northern border as Syrian revolution escalates

Paratroopers joined up with brigades already stationed in the area to establish secure perimeters within the buffer zones bordering Syria.

 IDF troops conduct operations in UN buffer zones to secure the border with Syria, December 9, 2024.

Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry

A senior Israeli official said airstrikes would persist in the coming days.

 IDF troops operate in the Syrian area of Mount Hermon. December 8, 2024.

Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria's new leaders be any better? - analysis

Decades of brutal rule by Assad have left Syria fragmented ethnically, religiously, and politically.

 Assad poster burns in Syria