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Syria dissolves rebel factions

The Washington Post · 11h

Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

The visits came a day after Sharaa — also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, the highest-level visit from Lebanon to Syria to date. Arab states had responded cautiously to Assad’s fall and the takeover by HTS-led Islamist rebels.

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry.

The Financial Times on MSN · 14h

Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

Syria’s rebel factions have agreed to disband and become part of the interim government’s defence ministry as the new administration rushes to consolidate power within revamped government institutions.

Protests In Syria

The Washington Post (Video) on … · 8h

Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree burning

After a video of a Christmas tree on fire in Syria emerged online, thousands took to the streets in the capital on Dec. 23, demanding protection for Christians.

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the tree on fire in the main square of Suqaylabiyah,

Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire

Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the downfall of the nation's longtime dictatorship, according to multiple reports.

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Blinken in Mideast to discuss Syrian transition as Hamas softens Gaza ceasefire demands

The top U.S. diplomat will meet with regional leaders to emphasize U.S. support for a Syrian-led transition to “an ...

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Why no campus outcries about Syrian atrocities?

If campuses have been silent about Syria and the huge pile of human rights violations that are happening all over the world; ...

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After Assad: What’s next for Syria?

Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was.

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Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, ...

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Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: 'It’s time to pay attention'

Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish ...

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Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s ...

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Biden’s top aides head to Middle East in last-ditch diplomatic push to broker Israel-Hamas cease-fire

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was planning to stop in Israel, Qatar and Egypt over the coming days, ...

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More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...

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Israel's Netanyahu eyes Iran after triumphs over Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria

By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI (Reuters) - 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...

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