France will send a team of diplomats to Syria on Tuesday to assess the political and security situation, the foreign ministry said, without specifying whom they would meet.
Israel name-checked a notorious WWII attack to justify sinking Syria’s navy
British forces attacked the fleet of its former ally in French Algeria, killing nearly 1,300 French sailors.
‘Immense joy and disbelief’: Syrians in Turkey want to return, but uncertainty prevails
Assad’s fall, many Syrians in Turkey remain cautious about returning until more stability and security are assured.
One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
DAMASCUS (AP) — At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital — arrived with his team. The few maintenance workers who showed up for work huddled around Maj Hamza al-Ahmed …
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, destroying the navy, and taking out, it claims, 90% of Syria’s known surface-to-air missiles.
Syria’s de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad’s reign.
Before his ouster, Syria’s Assad told Iran that Turkey was aiding rebels to unseat him
In the final days leading to his ouster, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad complained to Iran’s foreign minister that Turkey was actively supporting Sunni rebels in their offensive to topple him, two Iranian officials told Reuters this week.
Exclusive: Russia pulling back but not out of Syria, sources say
The Tartous naval base is its only Mediterranean repair and resupply hub, and Hmeimim is a major staging post for military and mercenary activity in Africa.
Hezbollah Loses Supply Route Through Syria, in Blow to It and Iran
The militant group’s leader admits that the toppling of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, cut off an important land route from Iran.
United States in Direct Contact With Rebels Who Took Over Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan to confer with Arab foreign ministers on the ouster of the longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.