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2025 could see a wave of optimism spread across the Middle East

The regime falling in Syria could usher in a new era of cooperation in the region

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (Andriy Sybiga) (C-L) leads a delegation of officials including Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval (2nd-L) as they are received by Syria's new leader and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) in Damascus on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)

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Have Syria’s new rulers really left jihadism behind?

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Sain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and slain IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (Getty Images)

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Druze in Syria ask to live under Israeli rule out of fear of new Islamist radicals

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Outcry after BBC reporter suggests Jews will live in ‘diverse’ Syria

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‘Nothing left’ of Syria’s weapons arsenal after Israeli strikes, local army sources say

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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group (Getty Images)

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Syria’s new rulers need to show Israel and the rest of the region that it will not be a threat

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Are Israeli soldiers really approaching the gates of Damascus?

IDF says reports that ground troops are 16km from the Syrian capital are ‘false’

By JC Reporter

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December 10, 2024 12:52

Israeli tanks near the Syria buffer zone fence (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Apologise!’ Corbyn heckled by Labour MP as he criticises Israel instead of condemning Assad

David Taylor MP called out: ‘no apology then’, as the former Labour leader was speaking

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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December 10, 2024 10:59

Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: UK Parliament).

Israel moves to control Syria buffer zone

Israel also understood to be working to clear terror infrastucture from areas beyond the Golan Heights demilitarised zone

By JC Reporter

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December 9, 2024 12:04

Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the IDF to create a secure area beyond the buffer zone with Syria (Image: Getty)

The scale of Iran’s loss in Syria cannot be overstated

The Syrian front will remain challenging for Israel – but the Sunni rebels are far weaker than the Shia axis

By Yaakov Lappin

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December 9, 2024 10:33

Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Image: Getty)

Israel deploys troops to Syrian border as Assad regime falls

Closed military zones have been declared on Israeli side as IDF bolsters defences

By Ellie Grant

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December 8, 2024 11:39

Israel has responded to the heightened instability on its northern border after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s sudden ousting (Image: Getty)

UK views Golan Heights as occupied territory, despite voting against Israeli withdrawal

Government position at odds with president-elect Donald Trump, who recognised Golan as Israeli territory

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

December 5, 2024 15:30

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech before the newly-unveiled sign for the new settlement of "Trump Heights" in the Golan Heights (Credit: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Spyer

What is happening in Syria is a microcosm of the dynamics of the Middle East

No one should have been surprised by the clash of rival ethno-sectarian forces, supported by powerful states, because that is how power is wielded across the region

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December 5, 2024 10:49

Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Aleppo city on December 3 (Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

The uprising in Syria is providing a convenient distraction for Bibi

Israel’s security policy must be rooted in more than immediate threats and tactical distractions

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December 5, 2024 07:30

Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Getty)

Israel ‘wary’ of growing Islamist power in Syria as rebels advance

Military planners welcome the setback to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ but fear ‘chaos’ sparked by the collapse of the Assad regime

By Felix Pope

4 min read

December 4, 2024 11:35

Anti-government fighters seized the city of Aleppo from the Syrian regime (Photo: Getty Images)

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Syria

2025 could see a wave of optimism spread across the Middle East

Have Syria’s new rulers really left jihadism behind?

How Iran is trying to get supplies to Hezbollah, in spite of chaos in Syria

Druze in Syria ask to live under Israeli rule out of fear of new Islamist radicals

Outcry after BBC reporter suggests Jews will live in ‘diverse’ Syria

‘Nothing left’ of Syria’s weapons arsenal after Israeli strikes, local army sources say

Syria’s new rulers need to show Israel and the rest of the region that it will not be a threat

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