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Islamic State slams Syria's president as 'puppet without a soul,' urges new attacks
In first audio in months, IS spokesman vows renewed jihad in Syria and beyond as group seeks to reassert influence despite setbacks
Associated Press
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02.22.26
Pro-Assad singer killed in shootout with Syrian security forces
Jamal Assaf, known as 'Assad’s singer' for songs and rhetoric backing the ousted president and urging attacks on rebel strongholds like Idlib, was fatally shot during a raid in Aleppo, Syria’s Interior Ministry says, linking him to a smuggling network
Lior Ben Ari
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02.16.26
Inside Assad’s collapse: Sex obsessions, Candy Crush and the killing of his spy lover
Atlantic journalist, citing sources in Israel, Damascus and Hezbollah, depicts Assad as arrogant, promising victory hours before collapse, then fleeing after Russians said it was over; his lover Luna al-Shibl became a Russian agent and was later found dead
ynet
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02.08.26
Syrian forces enter Kurdish stronghold under power‑sharing deal, ending days of fighting
After battlefield losses, Kurdish forces in northeast Syria agree to integrate into al-Sharaa’s regime; Syrian forces enter formerly autonomous areas, with locals citing US, Israeli and Turkish backing for deal
Lior Ben Ari
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02.03.26
Damascus and the Kurds: a chronicle of failed agreements
Opinion: After weeks of fighting and failed ceasefires between Damascus and the Kurds, the fate of the current truce is uncertain; with Syria’s Foreign Ministry warning that 'all options are open,' the likely outcome is easy to predict
Lior Ben Ari
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01.23.26
A decade of Kurdish autonomy in Syria is at risk, raising concerns for Israel
A shift in power in Damascus is weakening Kurdish self rule in northeastern Syria, a development that could strengthen hostile actors and alter the security balance along Israel’s northern frontier
Tal Amondai
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01.22.26
Agreement to transfer Kurdish autonomy in Syria collapsing amid renewed fighting
Syrian president announced two days ago a ceasefire with SDF forces that maintain Kurdish autonomy, and said the Kurds agreed to hand over all territories to the stat and to integrate into security mechanisms; But a meeting between al-Sharaa and the SDF commander failed, and fighting resumed
Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies
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01.20.26
Syrian army tightens control in Kurdish areas as al-Sharaa gains ground; Erdogan says ‘era of terror is over’
Syrian forces seized key Kurdish-held areas after a ceasefire deal, marking a major win for President al-Sharaa; The SDF agreed to surrender territory and integrate into the state; Turkey backed the move, while US ties with the Kurds continue to erode
Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies
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01.19.26
Talks between Israel and Syria could change the reality in Syrian Golan Heights
The IDF is warning against the agreements that are taking shape; Among the clauses: withdrawing from 9 outposts, ending freedom of action against Hezbollah's strengthening in the country and stopping aid to the Druze
Yoav Zitun
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01.19.26
Syrian regime announces ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led SDF amid fierce fighting
Has al-Sharaa defeated the SDF? After days of heavy fighting, Damascus declares a ceasefire agreement: Kurds to cede Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor and border crossings; SDF fighters to withdraw and join state security; US hails 'inflection point'
Lior Ben Ari
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01.18.26
Syrian regime forces push toward Raqqa; Kurdish fighters fall back
President Ahmad al-Sharaa moves to dismantle Kurdish autonomy in the northeast, seizing oil fields and advancing on former ISIS capital Raqqa; Kurds demolish Euphrates bridges but regime forces cross by boat; France urges immediate halt to hostilities
Lior Ben Ari, news agencies
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01.18.26
Syrian forces seize key town as clashes with Kurds escalate in northeast
Syrian government troops captured the strategic town of Tabqa from Kurdish-led forces as fighting spreads across northeastern Syria, with oil fields seized, bridges blown up and growing concern in the West over a widening military campaign
Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies
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01.18.26
No end in sight as fighting between Syrian army and Kurdish SDF intensifies in northern Syria
Clashes spread from Aleppo to Raqqa, where 2 soldiers killed in PKK drone attack; Syria declares area a closed military zone as president vows to protect Kurds, while Kurdish leaders demand constitutional rights, not temporary decrees
Lior Ben Ari
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01.17.26
The Paris summit: assessing the Israel-Syria ‘joint fusion mechanism’
Analysis: Behind the Paris summit lies a tactical Israel-Syria coordination deal, not a peace breakthrough, as Syria’s Islamist interim leader seeks sanctions relief and legitimacy while consolidating sectarian rule at home
Amine Ayoub
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01.12.26
Without agreed principles, talks with Syria are unlikely to yield results
A rapid jihadist attack from Syria is seen as a realistic threat, one of several reasons Israel says it must maintain a military presence there; despite US pressure to meet demands from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Turkey, Israeli security officials say key conditions must be met for any agreement
Ron Ben-Yishai
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01.08.26
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