Syria

Israel, Turkey maneuver toward potential clash over influence in Syria - analysis

Rhetoric is one thing. Action is another. The bombing of Syria is not entirely new. Israel carried out thousands of airstrikes before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.
Taken before his appointment as Mossad Chief, Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military presence before strikes

IDF soldiers on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

WATCH: Netanyahu says that IDF 'made sure' Syria 'understood' that Turkey unwelcome in region

Israel Air Force fighter jets participate in a Remembrance Day flyover, April 2026.

‘Armed to the teeth’: Syria buildup, Ankara involvement necessitated Israeli strikes - experts say


Two Israelis caught by IDF after crossing Syria border, as Syria reports military raid in Quneitra

According to the military, troops dispatched to the Hermon located the two, returned them to Israeli territory, and transferred them to police.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

Iran threatens Britain and Gulf States, Guterres pushes Syrian sovereignty

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Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.

Sharaa: Syria working to reach security deal with Israel, will not give up on Golan Heights claim

Additionally, Syria has no intention of intervening militarily in Lebanon, although Syria is discussing ways to help overcome the crisis there with the Lebanese government. 

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) arrives to receive UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026

Golan Heights 'are Syrian territory,' UN chief Guterres stresses during Damascus visit

The UN Secretary-General addressed post-war reconstruction and territory disputes at his press conference during the first visit to Syria by a UN chief since the Assad regime.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus, July 25, 2026

It’s time Israel arms the Kurds and helps to bring about Kurdistan - opinion

Israel arming and supporting Kurdish factions will provide Israel with direct leverage to erode Tehran’s internal control.

IRANIAN FEMALE fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) stand with their rifles after training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, in 2026.

France returns 23 artifacts to Syria after 15 year-long loan amid Macron’s historic Damascus visit

The artifacts were originally loaned in 2010 and 2011 to the Arab World Institute (IMA ) in Paris from museums in Damascus, Aleppo, Latakia, and Palmyra.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa presided over the official handover ceremony of the artifacts, which took place at the People's Palace in Damascus, July 7, 2026.

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis

Armed tribal gatherings near Hasaka and threats against Kurds are fueling fears of renewed communal violence as Damascus tries to calm tensions in eastern Syria.

A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.

UN chief visit to Syria seen by Damascus as key step towards reconstruction after war - analysis

UN Chief António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first visit by a UN chief in 17 years, pledging support as Syria seeks reconstruction and renewed international ties.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026.

At least 35 killed, 30 injured in Syria bus collision on Damascus road

A collision involving a civilian bus and a vehicle carrying Syrian security forces killed at least 35 people and injured 30 on the Deir al-Zor-to-Damascus road.

Illustrative: A bus transporting supporters of the government is escorted as it makes its way during an exchange of prisoners' ceremony between Syrian authorities and Druze fighters, on the outskirts of Sweida, southern Syria on February 26, 2026.

Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war

"The United Nations stands with Syria at this pivotal moment," Guterres said in a post on X on arriving for what he described as a "visit of solidarity."

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026.