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'Al-Sharaa’s grip is weak': IDF doubts Syria’s control as Golan buffer zone expands

Six months after entering the Syrian Golan without resistance, Israeli troops face a divided landscape—stability in the north under Ahmad al-Sharaa, volatility in the south, and uncertainty over who truly controls the fractured country next door

Yoav Zitun | 05.05.25

An illusion of calm: Israel's expanding buffer zone in Syria

Six months after moving into the Syrian Golan, the IDF has tripled its presence, focusing on deterrence, infrastructure and cautious cooperation with local forces even as tensions linger in the south | Ynet reporter with IDF troops on the Syrian Golan

Yoav Zitun | 05.05.25

דיווח באל-מיאדין ובתקשורת הסורית על תקיפות ישראליות חדשות באזור חמה בסוריה

'Coming full circle': Druze man injured fleeing Syria war zone evacuated to Israel

Local businessman fleeing clashes moderately injured after 40-foot jump; hospitalized in Israel, he says he feared for his life; IDF helicopters secure rescue overnight and drop aid to Druze communities on Jabal al-Druze

Yoav Zitun, Avihu Shapira | 05.03.25

IDF confirms Syria strikes, reports Druze evacuated for treatment

Military reports Air Force targeted Syrian military sites while also evacuating five wounded Druze from al-Suwayda to an Israeli hospital amid escalating violence

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 05.03.25

Israeli strike hits countryside in Syria’s Hama province, Syrian state media says

Syrian state media says Israeli jets struck near Shtaha in Hama; air defense base linked to Assad targeted; later strikes reported in Damascus and Latakia

Lior Ben Ari | 05.03.25

Syria on strike near presidential palace: 'A dangerous escalation'

President al-Sharaa’s office says Israel’s strikes in Syria aim to undermine the country’s unity and 'We will prevent any threat to the country’s security'

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 05.02.25

Jewish businessman visits Damascus: 'Syrian regime confused by number of Jewish sects'

Joseph Jajati, a Syrian-American Jew, discusses frequent visits to Syria and expresses concern about future of Jewish properties and need for unity among Syrian Jews

Lior Ben Ari | 05.02.25

Israel strikes near Syrian presidental palace amid violence against Druze

Jerusalem says airstrike near Damascus was a 'clear message' to al-Sharaa regime as deadly attacks on Druze villages continue and protests erupt in Israel

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 05.02.25

‘We will go ourselves’: Druze IDF soldiers threaten action amid Syria sectarian violence

Druze protesters across Israel demand urgent action after dozens of relatives killed; as outrage grows, reservists warn they may cross the border to defend their communities, accusing the government of abandoning its moral duty

ynet correspondents | 05.01.25

'They massacred us': Syria’s Druze plead for help as sectarian violence escalates

Syria’s Druze minority faces rising violence and political marginalization under President al-Sharaa’s regime, with over 70 dead in recent clashes and international calls mounting for urgent intervention to protect the embattled community

Lior Ben Ari, Einav Halabi, Itamar Eichner, Yair Kraus, Roy Rubinstein | 05.01.25

דמשק סורים חוגגים לאחר הדחת נשיא בשאר אל אסאד

Iran had imperial ambitions in Syria, but failed, secret embassy documents show

Papers outline Iran's dreams of a US-style Marshall Plan in Syria, having spectacularly failed with the fall of Bashar al-Assad; huge projects stymied early by corruption, sanctions and money problems

Reuters | 05.01.25

כוחות הביטחון של סוריה בעיר ג'רמאנה ליד דמשק

IDF strikes regime-aligned extremists near Damascus to thwart attack on Druze community

As deadly sectarian clashes grip Druze suburbs of Syrian capital, Israel warns it may hit regime targets if violence doesn't stop

Ynetnews | 04.30.25

Druze spiritual leader calls on Israel to intervene in sectarian fighting in Syria

Protesters block roads in the Galilee with burning tires after dozens of Syrian Druze killed in clashes with Sunni Islamists; Police forces pulled away from Memorial Day ceremonies at local cemeteries to clear roads for bereaved families heading to memorials

Yair Kraus, Reuters, Lior Ben Ari | 04.30.25

Iraqi Shiite militia groups organize a military parade as part of the World Quds Day events in Baghdad

Tehran seeks comeback in Syria through Iraqi training camps

Syrian defectors are regrouping in Iranian-supervised camps in Iraq as Tehran scrambles to retain military and political influence amid regional power shifts

Hudhaifa Ebrahim/ The Media Line | 04.29.25

Syria launches investigation after vandalism of prominent Jewish mystic’s tomb

Desecration of Rabbi Chaim Vital's grave triggers outrage and renewed calls to safeguard country's religious and cultural sites

Rizik Alabi / The Media Line | 04.29.25

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