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סוריה כוחות משטר אחמד א שרע מתפרסים ליד כלא אל אקטן ב א רקה

Kurds say offered help by Israel as ISIS prisoners escape amid Syria fighting

Kurdish-led forces withdrew from guarding the al-Hol camp after clashes with Damascus, prompting unconfirmed reports of detainee escapes; Syria gave the SDF four days to agree to integrate Hasakah province under a ceasefire deal

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 01.20.26

נשיא סוריה אחמד א שרע הסכם עם ה כורדים לכאורה

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 | 01.20.26

סוריה כוחות משטר אחמד א שרע מתפרסים ליד כלא ב א רקה

Some 1,500 Islamic State detainees escaped from Syrian prison, Kurds say

Syria’s Interior Ministry said Tuesday that about 120 Islamic State detainees escaped from Shaddadi prison, contradicting earlier reports by the Kurdish news site Rudaw

Reuters | 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 | 01.19.26

לוחם צה"ל ליד בטונדות עם דגלי סוריה. "המלחמה לא הסתיימה ואנחנו לא כאן כי כיף לנו" | צילום: גיל נחושתן

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 | 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 | 01.18.26

לוחמי א-שרע צבא סוריה אחרי כיבוש א-טבקה שנכבש אזור א-רקה

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 | 01.18.26

ירי רקטי ל כוחות משטר א-שרע צבא סוריה גשר שלכאורה פוצץ על ידי כוחות כורדים

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 | 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 | 01.17.26

תמונה קרועה של נשיא סוריה לשעבר בשאר אל-אסד בכלא מזה

Lebanon arrests Syrian accused of funding Assad loyalists

Ahmad Dunia is suspected of financing Assad loyalists, allegedly funneling money from Lebanon to fighters in Syria’s coastal region, with officials citing ties to Rami Makhlouf and ousted General Suheil al-Hassan, believed to be in Russia

Associated Press | 01.14.26

‘Israel saved us from genocide’: Interview with Syrian Druze leader

After more than 2,000 Druze were killed in a brutal massacre, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri says Israel’s airstrikes halted the bloodshed, condemns Syria’s rulers as jihadists and calls for an independent Druze entity in Sweida

Einav Halabi | 01.13.26

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 | 01.12.26

Tens of thousands flee Aleppo as Syrian army, Kurdish clashes escalate

The SDF said its fighters were engaged in intense clashes with Damascus-aligned factions and auxiliaries near Aleppo’s Syriac neighborhood, adding that they inflicted what they described as heavy losses

Reuters | 01.08.26

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 | 01.08.26

Clashes in Syria kill at least eight as fighting erupts between Syrian army and Kurds

Amid failure to implement an agreement between President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces, violent clashes erupted in Aleppo, prompting airport closures and an army warning that all SDF positions are legitimate targets; Kurds deny claims

Lior Ben Ari | 01.08.26

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