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Damascus acting with US backing to control Jabal al-Druze in southern Syria, official says - KAN

Citing the official, KAN reported that American support is conditional on Sharaa's actions not harming Israel's national security. 

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.
A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with people in Sweida, on July 17, 2025.

Washington’s Syrian mistake: Empowering HTS, endangering Kurds - opinion

 Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.

On This Day: One year since Syrian rebels overthrew Assad regime, ending over 50 year rule

Armored personnel carriers stand outside a compound of the Syrian army's new 80th Division in northwest Syria, June 3, 2025.

Syrian army starts training in Turkey, while Ankara gains influence over Damascus gov't - analysis


AANES ambassador to 'Post': 'Syria’s security needs Israel involved' - interview

Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed says Israel must be part of the solution for Middle East security as tensions rise between the SDF and Islamist rulers in Damascus.

 AANES Kurdish fighters in Syria.

HTS are aiming to create Taliban-style Sharia government - opinion

No one wishes failure for the new Syria or strives to bring it about. Our region has grown weary of wars and conflict. These newcomers from extreme terrorist groups must now prove themselves.

 SYRIAN FOREIGN Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani (right) attends a news conference with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Damascus last week. The new Syrian leaders have not fully adopted the Afghan model, though social media debates about their past still continue,

Syria’s Julani names himself transitional president, dissolves Baath institutions

The announcements emerged during a meeting attended by commanders of armed groups that fought to oust Bashar al-Assad from power.

 Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, in Damascus on December 23, 2024.

Israel must set conditions for Syria withdrawal, 6-month stay would backfire, expert tells 'Post'

Conditions include a new regime stopping Hezbollah smuggling and do not rely solely on UNDOF.

IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

Syria says it stopped weapons smuggling to Hezbollah - analysis

The Lebanese army must deploy in order for Israel to withdraw, and Hezbollah’s presence must end. However, as revealed by the smuggling, Hezbollah is trying to re-arm.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, up from almost zero, UN refugee chief says

Syrian refugees express rising intent to return as new leadership emerges after Assad's fall.

 Children attend a class in a primary school at refugee camp in Idlib, a northwestern Syrian city where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) had maintained an administration at the time when Syria's civil war front lines were frozen, Syria, December 17, 2024.

Syria’s defense minister rejects SDF proposal for autonomous Kurdish military bloc

Syria's new defense minister accused the Syrian Defense Forces of delaying negotiations.

 Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, sits next to Murhaf Abu Qasra, who according to an official source has been appointed as Defense Minister in Syria's interim government, in Damascus, Syria.

My 10 steps to prevent Egypt's catastrophic fate - opinion

If these steps are not taken, Egypt is heading toward a catastrophic fate beyond any rational imagination.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo last month. Egypt risks becoming a backyard for Turkey, joining the Syrian backyard, the writer warns.

Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's Sisi

The militant, Ahmed al-Mansour, has posted several videos saying Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would meet the same fate as Assad.

 "Revolutionaries of January 25" video, with Ahmed al-Mansour in the center, showing Egypt's pre-republic flag.

The Herculean task facing Syria’s new government - opinion

All signs point to HTS’s commitment to executing its publicly stated goal of ending suffering and forging a new path to peace and security, which the Syrian people desperately long for.

LEBANON’S CARETAKER Prime Minister Najib Mikati (l) meets with Syria’s de facto leader al-Julani in Damascus. Al-Julani must gradually address several key issues laden with enormous difficulties that will determine whether or not he will rise to the historic occasion, says the writer