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כוחות של המשטר הסורי, עוברים ליד מחסום צה"ל בלי לעשות דבר

Watch: gunmen in pickups roll by IDF forces with weapons drawn in southern Syria

IDF says troops fire warning shots after riots and stone-throwing in Khan Arnabeh; rare footage shows Syrian security forces passing Israeli vehicles as both sides deny reports of a pending security deal

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | 12.09.25

סוריה חגיגות שנה ל הפיכה ולהפלת משטר אסד פרברי דמשק

A year after Damascus fell, al-Sharaa gains global embrace as Syria reels from massacres

A year after rebels toppled Bashar Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa is chasing legitimacy abroad while facing brutal bloodshed at home, from Alawite and Druze massacres to stalled Kurdish integration and tentative Israel talks as Syria marks Liberation Day'

Lior Ben Ari | 12.08.25

Report: Assad’s exiled spy chief, billionaire cousin plot uprisings in Syria from Russia

Rami Makhlouf and Kamal Hassan are financing tens of thousands of Alawite fighters and vying for control of hidden command centers along Syria’s coast, even as al-Sharaa’s government moves to block their efforts and rising unrest shakes the region

Reuters | 12.05.25

Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as he touts new ties with Syria and praises Assad successor

Leaders discuss Gaza, Hamas and regional deals as Trump boosts outreach to Syria’s new president Ahmad al-Sharaa; expected White House meeting would be Netanyahu’s fifth since Trump returned to office

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.01.25

‘Unstable Syria’: Israel readies responses; Sunni terror group behind Beit Jinn clash

After the ambush that wounded six IDF reservists in southern Syria, officials say Israel will not pull back from seized buffer areas or Mount Hermon and sees no near-term path to an accord with Damascus

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

Israel signals to al-Sharaa as Syria decries strike as ‘war crime’; dramatic shootout footage released

IDF footage shows the Beit Jinn arrests and the moment gunfire erupted on the troops: 'Terrorist! He’s sticking his head out'; six soldiers were wounded; Israel sent messages to al-Sharaa and prepared response options, while Syria called the retaliatory strikes a 'war crime' that killed at least 13; the suspects had been detained in their beds before the clash

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 11.28.25

Netanyahu's tour of the Golan buffer zone sends a message to Syria—and Washington

Commentary: Netanyahu’s visit to the Syrian border, backed by a rare high-level entourage, aimed to signal to al-Sharaa and Trump: Israel won’t yield on security; the message appears to have been received

Ron Ben-Yishai | 11.20.25

אל ג'ולני, נשיא סוריה, בעצרת הכללית של האו"ם בניו יורק

The justice charade: Why Syria’s Islamist regime is whitewashing sectarian murder

Opinion: The HTS-backed Syrian Transitional Government’s refusal to acknowledge sectarian massacres exposes its justice reforms as a façade, raising urgent questions about Western engagement and the risks of legitimizing extremist-led governance

Amine Ayoub | 11.20.25

Asaad al-Shaibani, from jihadist operative to Syria's global front man

Asaad al-Shaibani has rapidly become the chief emissary of Syria’s new leadership, evolving from a little-known operative to a globe-trotting foreign minister who sets the stage for President Ahmad al-Sharaa as the government seeks a national revival

Lior Ben Ari | 11.17.25

Israel fears Trump may press for Hermon pullback as IDF readies for Lebanon escalation

After the landmark White House welcome for Ahmed al-Sharaa, officials in Jerusalem worry Washington could press Israel to give up the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon. In Lebanon, the IDF is preparing for a possible expanded strike on Hezbollah

Yoav Zitun | 11.14.25

חצי חצי דגלי ישראל במחאות דרוזים ב סוריה והנשיא הסורי אחמד א-שרע

Druze continue to resist al-Sharaa’s push for integration into 'new Syria'

Months after massacre in Syria’s Sweida province, tensions persist as Druze leaders remain divided between supporting President al-Sharaa’s government and demanding self-determination, while sporadic violence continues despite a fragile ceasefire

Lior Ben Ari | 11.12.25

נשיא סוריה אחמד א-שרע בפגישה עם נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ בבית הלבן

Syrian leader ridicules Israel’s security claims, says Trump backs Damascus

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said a peace deal with Israel will only be possible if it withdraws from territories captured after Assad’s fall, claiming Trump supports Syria’s position and ridiculing Israel’s “security logic” of constant expansion.

ynet Global | 11.12.25

After White House visit, Syria leader says no direct Israel talks yet

In historic first visit by a Syrian leader to Washington, Ahmad al‑Sharaa signals openness to future diplomacy under US mediation, as sides discuss Israeli-Syrian security deal and Syria’s entry into anti-Islamic State coalition

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.11.25

From jihadist leader to Washington darling: Trump hosts Syria's al-Sharaa at the White House

Trump met with al-Sharaa in the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to Washington, six months after their first meeting in Saudi Arabia

News Agencies, Lior Ben Ari | 11.10.25

נשיא סוריה א-שרע משחק כדורסל בארצות הברית עם מפקד CENTCOM

Ahead of historic meeting with Trump, Syria's al-Sharaa plays basketball with top US generals

Al-Sharaa is expected to meet Trump at the White House to discuss direct negotiations between Syria and Israel aimed at reaching a security agreement, as well as Syria’s potential participation in the US-led coalition against Islamic State

Lior Ben Ari | 11.09.25

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