isisUS to transfer up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syria to IraqUS Central Command say they are hoping to ‘ensure the terrorists remain in secure detention facilities’By JC Reporter1 min read
By Jonathan SpyerThe West stays silent as its Kurdish allies face attacks by Syria’s ‘reformed’ Islamist governmentWithout pressure, we may see the wholesale destruction of the forces and the authority that paid the highest price to defeat ISIS. It is also likely to result in the freeing of thousands of jailed jihadis3 min read
Syria1500 Isis fighters escape prison camps as Syrian forces push northArmy officials and Kurdish leaders have each accused the other of orchestrating the release of terrorists as Damascus seeks to ‘unify’ the nationBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
SyriaSyrian forces take Raqqa after new ceasefire with Kurdish militiasPresident al-Sharaa recently signed a declaration guaranteeing the embattled minority equal rights as part of an integration planBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
SyriaSyria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after clashes with Kurdish forces see thousands fleeAttempts by security forces to incorporate disparate militias into the state turned bloody, with Israel raising the alarm about ‘grave and dangerous’ attacks on ethnic minoritiesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
SyriaUS lays out plan for ‘Zermatt-style’ ski resort in Syria after security deal with IsraelDamascus and Jerusalem have agreed a ‘framework’ for greater cooperation, but Washington reportedly harbours plans for a ‘demilitarised economic zone’ featuring the ‘best ski mountain in the Middle East’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
SyriaIsrael-Syria security talks resume in ParisUS envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations amid a stalemate over Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ to the east of the Golan HeightsBy Amelie Botbol 1 min read
Israel remains skeptical al-Sharaa can eradicate Isis in SyriaIn Jerusalem, it is believed that, as long as the Syrian leader attempts to wage a dual struggle against both the terror group and external actors like Iran, his ability to achieve a decisive victory on either front will remain limited.By Yoni Ben Menachem5 min read||December 31, 2025 15:16
US expands travel ban to Palestinian Authority passport holdersThose travelling from the West Bank will face significant entry restrictions, while other nations like Syria have been hit with a total prohibitionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||December 17, 2025 13:50
Syria gives green light to restoration of Jewish property seized under previous regimesThe Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation hopes to make the country’s synagogue’s ‘accessible to all Jews in the world’ through the schemeBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||December 11, 2025 13:26
Six IDF soldiers wounded during counter-terror raid in southern SyriaSyrian state media reported that 10 people were killed in retaliatory airstrikesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 28, 2025 11:26
Al-Sharaa claims Trump backed calls for Israeli withdrawal from southern SyriaSyria’s president has undertaken an unprecedented visit to Washington, despite being on the US’ most wanted list as recently as last yearBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 12, 2025 11:07
US to establish military presence in Syria for first time in six yearsTroops will reportedly be stationed at an air base in Damascus to facilitate a prospective security pact between Syria and IsraelBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 7, 2025 10:49
Home Office deproscribes former Al Qaeda affiliate led by new Syrian presidentHay’at Tahrir al-Sham was formerly the offshoot of the terrorist group in Syria, but now forms the basis of the country’s governmentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 22, 2025 10:21
Israel ‘arming Druze militias’ in Syria after wave of sectarian attacksSyrian security forces and Bedouin tribes massacred civilians in the southern city of Sweida in July amid fierce inter-ethnic clashesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 17, 2025 09:58
Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?Some reports have claimed that the Israeli military launched an operation to dismantle surveillance devicesBy JC Reporter2 min read||August 28, 2025 15:55
