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Over a dozen killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists

Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters

A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.

BBC · 5h

Syria says 14 security personnel killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists

Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country. They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.

DW on MSN · 2h

Syria: Over a dozen killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists

Several interior ministry personnel were killed in a clash as they went to arrest an officer of the ousted Assad regime. Meanwhile Alawites across the nation protested the decimation of a holy shrine.

Syria dissolves rebel factions

The New York Times · 8h

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces loyal to the Assad regime, resulting in deadly clashes in parts of the country.

Reuters · 1d

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 Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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

The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

A cautious Christmas for Christians in new Syria

UPI News on MSN · 1d

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.

Reuters · 14h

Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges to protect the rights of the country's religious minorities.

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear

Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders.

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Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with ...

Foreign Affairs2h

Putin Chose Ukraine Over Syria

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

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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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Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Turkey's Erdogan says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or "be ...

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Sinking of Russian ship linked to Syria was ‘terrorist act’, owner claims

A “terrorist act” sank the sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean this week, the Kremlin-backed company that owns ...

Newshour - Protests have erupted in Syria after a video showed an attack on an Alawite shrine - BBC Sounds

The new HTS administration said the footage is from earlier this month ...

Syria's new foreign minister tells Iran not to spread chaos in Syria

Shibani, told Iran on Tuesday not to spread chaos in Syria but to respect the Syrian people's will and the country's ...

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Biden admin lifts $10M bounty on the head of leader of Islamist group now in charge in Syria

The Biden administration has lifted a $10 million bounty on the head of Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the group that overthrew ...

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UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were ...

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If Syrian Chemical Weapons Were Found, the U.S. Army Could Safely Destroy Them

A civilian team at a base in Maryland disposed of Syrian toxins a decade ago after hundreds of people were killed in a nerve ...

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Over a dozen killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists

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A cautious Christmas for Christians in new Syria

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