Observers believe the timing and scope of the Israeli operations are strategic, reflecting growing Israeli concerns about renewed Iranian entrenchment and Hezbollah activity near the Israeli-Syrian border
Regarding the U.S. military presence in Syria, the State Department affirmed that no decision has been made about withdrawing American forces.
According to confidential sources, over $200,000 in funding has recently been funnelled into Daraa to support small cells in towns such as Lajat, Tafas, and surrounding villages, al-Hal reports.
Hassoun, a known loyalist of former president Bashar al-Assad, has been a controversial figure for years.
Faced with chronic fuel shortages and an international reluctance to sell oil to Syria, the Damascus administration appears to have turned to Moscow as a substitute for Iranian oil, al-Modon writes.
According to Le Figaro, the Biden administration, through the mediation of Oman, proposed confidential discussions in Muscat aimed at resolving key issues, including the fate of missing American journalist Austin Tice
U.S. mediation was prompted by growing military indications that President Donald Trump’s administration was seriously considering withdrawing American forces from Syria in the near future
Since the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011, Alawite identity has been politically weaponized, both by the Assad regime, which positioned itself as the sect’s protector, and by its opponents, who often framed the community as complicit in the regime’s crimes.
In a statement, the EU emphasized that Syrian authorities acted swiftly to contain the situation and called for a full investigation into the violations, Enab Baladi writes.
Syria’s new leadership, under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, is demonstrating a pragmatic approach to international relations
Israel’s intentions are becoming increasingly evident through both public and private statements by its leadership, al-Modon writes.
Former Syrian diplomat Bashar Ali al-Haj Ali argues that Israel is using Syria’s transitional period to reshape the region’s power dynamics, 963 writes.
The return of refugees and transitional justice remain unresolved issues that prevent the lifting of sanctions, Matt Zweig, one of the lawmakers behind the Caesar act, told Al-Majalla.
Apparent consolidation of power masks a history of rivalry and ideological divergence.
Syria TV has learned from Iraqi political sources that Baghdad is preparing to receive Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in the coming period, signaling a shift in relations from intelligence-level coordination to full political engagement.
Key differences remain between the NATO allies—chief among them, the Syrian Democratic Forces, Enab Baladi writes.
Awda may have expected the Ministry of Defense to acknowledge his early arrival in Damascus and his subsequent trouble-free withdrawal by granting him a prominent leadership position in the ministry, Annahar writes.
The Turkish newspaper Türkiye Gazetesi has revealed an Iranian plan to overthrow President Ahmad al-Sharaa and his government through a military coup, orchestrated during a secret meeting in Najaf, Iraq.
Nearly two months after the fall of the Syrian regime, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has commented on the new reality in Syria, asserting
Al-Sharaa conspicuously avoided the word democracy, instead favoring the term shura (consultation), Wael Sawah writes.
