Syria

General Abdi warns Syria’s fate relies on US support and integration of the SDF - opinion

From ISIS camps to new political battles, General Abdi explains the pressures shaping Syria’s uncertain future.

The writer meets with General Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces
US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, US, December 2, 2025.

What does Trump’s National Security Strategy mean for Israel, Iran, and Gaza? - analysis

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks on the day representatives of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council meet him at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, December 4, 2025.

Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Syrian regime thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempts, CENTCOM announces


Trump’s ideology vacuum is hurting Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Trump’s non-ideological approach to global affairs is creating new risks for Israel at an important moment.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meet in the Oval Office last month. ‘The buddy-buddy-like meeting upsets me terribly,’ says the writer.

Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia

A Reuters investigation found that loyalists to Syria's former Assad regime are funneling millions of dollars into stirring uprisings against the new government.

Defaced posters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his father, late President Hafez al-Assad, hang at a military base at Mount Qasioun, which had restricted access during the civil war, in Damascus, Syria December 29, 2024

UNGA calls for Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights in approved resolution

Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said that the vote proved how the General Assembly was "detached... from reality."

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

'Hezbollah disarms or Israel acts': Netanyahu, Ortagus meet as Israel-Lebanon tensions flare

The talks come one year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which Israeli officials say is eroding.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen walking in the hallways of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025

Israel’s new preemptive doctrine collides with Trump’s vision for Syria, Middle East - analysis

The ambush that met the Israeli forces on their way out, and the airstrikes that followed, turned the operation into a diplomatic issue stretching from Damascus to Washington.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Preventing terror, protecting Druze: Netanyahu details key conditions for deal with Syria

Netanyahu said Israel’s conditions include defending Israeli communities along its borders, preventing terrorist entrenchment, and protecting Israel’s Druze allies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.

Trump pushes Israel to embrace Sharaa, forcing Israel to reassess Syria doctrine - analysis

US President Donald Trump’s shift forces Israel to confront a core dilemma: Are its raids neutralizing threats in Syria, or nurturing new ones?

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

IDF sees sharp rise in enlistment from Druze, Bedouins, and Arab Christians

Two years of war have seen a rise in military enlistment from Israel’s minority communities.

A reported massacre of Druze civilians by Syrian army forces and allied militias in July 2025 prompted Druze from Israel to cross the border.

Netanyahu, Trump discuss Israeli leader's pardon request in Monday phone call

Trump invited the prime minister to a meeting at the White House in the near future during the call, according to the Prime Minister's Office.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on next to US President Donald Trump as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, October 13, 2025.

Trump pushes for 'strong and true dialogue' between Israel, Syria

This statement came during a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack in Damascus. 

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

Israel's policy in Syria is 'rudderless,' Syria expert Elizabeth Tsurkov tells 'Post'

Tsurkov: “There is no clear objective for Israel's presence. What is the long-term goal? What is the long-term vision?”

A damaged site, following an Israeli raid on Friday, according to Syrian state media, in Beit Jinn, Syria November 28, 2025.