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Why does Trump wants Israel to withdraw from Syria, and what does it mean for the IDF? - analysis
For Israel, there is no real strategic or tactical need to keep up the friction with Syrian villages along the buffer zone - and a re-think may be necessary in the future.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
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Syrian officials find remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era - report
Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib
In post-Assad era, Hezbollah’s shrinks to cells, smugglers, and cheap rockets - analysis
The Iranian proxy group once helped sustain Assad’s war machine; now it stands accused of running deniable operations with cheap hardware.
Bondi Beach vigil, Army Radio closure - December 21, 2025
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US House votes to repeal 'Caesar' sanctions on Syria
The US House votes to repeal Syria sanctions, requiring progress in security, minority rights, and non-aggression toward neighbors, including Israel.
Syria opens trial against suspects in mass killing of Alawite minorities, first since Assad's fall
The bloodshed marked one of the worst eruptions of violence since Sunni Islamist rebels led by Sharaa toppled Assad, a member of the Alawite minority, in December 2024.
Ex-Syrian official says he passed order for US journalist Austin Tice's execution
While former Assad advisor Bassam al-Hassan said he ordered the execution of American journalist Austin Tice, many remain skeptical about whether Tice was actually killed.
French court issues arrest warrant for former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad
The warrants are over the assassination of two journalists during the bombardments of the rebel-held city of Homs in 2012.
Syria's transitional justice commission set to launch, vows accountability for Assad-era crimes
“The protection of human rights must be institutionalized, violations must be stopped, and the rule of law must be restored," commission head Abdul Latif said.
IDF 'Alpine' Unit raids Syrian Assad-era command posts to prevent weapons smuggling
Reservists of the IDF's 810th Brigade have uncovered command posts, over three tons of ammunition leftover from Assad's regime on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.
Damascus faces difficult choices in southern Syria in light of Israeli airstrikes - analysis
Tensions flare as rockets from Syria prompt Israeli airstrikes, despite Syria’s new government seeking stability and rejecting hostile acts.
We need to give Syria a chance - opinion
Assad is gone. Syria is in flux. For Israel, this is a moment not for nostalgia, but for strategic influence and calibrated engagement.
