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What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria?

Analysts say priorities extend beyond anti-ISIL mission and include keeping leverage as Syria’s future takes shape.

Al Jazeera

'Protect Our People': Armed Syrian Volunteers Watch Over Damascus

Every night, Damascus residents stand guard outside shops and homes armed with light weapons often supplied by Syria's new rulers, eager to fill the security vacuum that followed the recent takeover.

International Business Times

‘The tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done’: Syrian exiles hope for a brighter future

Syrians who fled Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror now consider moving home as the country starts a new chapter

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Syria’s foreign minister urges US to lift sanctions during visit to Qatar

Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Qatar comes as the post al-Assad administration seeks support from Arab states.

Al Jazeera

Syria to resume international flights from Damascus airport next week

Authorities say flights will resume on January 7 as Qatar Airways set to begin flights to Damascus after 13 years.

Al Jazeera

Egypt Apprehensive Over Islamist Win In Syria

The Islamist takeover of Syria has left Egypt apprehensive and cautiously calibrating future ties, years after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power by toppling the Muslim Brotherhood.

International Business Times

French, German foreign ministers meet Syria’s de facto rulers

Germany’s Annalena Baerbock says Europe will support Syria but ‘will not be a financier of Islamist structures’.

Al Jazeera

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Syria FM in Saudi Arabia on maiden trip as new rulers reset regional ties

Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in Riyadh in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.

Al Jazeera

‘Ready to engage’: Syria’s foreign minister calls for lifting of sanctions

In exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Hassan al-Shaibani details the new administration’s goals and challenges ahead.

Al Jazeera

Syria FM says will visit Saudi Arabia in first official trip abroad

Visit comes as Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, meets GCC officials in Damascus.

Al Jazeera

Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank

Sabrine has become the first female governor of the Syrian central bank in its more than 70-year history.

Al Jazeera

For The First Time, Syrians 'Not Afraid' To Talk Politics

For decades, any Syrian daring to broach political topics got used to speaking in hushed tones and with a watchful eye trained for a listener among the crowd.

International Business Times

The end of fear in Syria

Al Jazeera’s Justin Salhani recounts his experiences in the first days after al-Assad.

Al Jazeera

Syria and Ukraine seek ‘strategic partnerships’ as senior officials meet

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha visits Damascus to strengthen ties after years of Russian influence.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - US

Jimmy Carter was a warrior for peace. We must continue his fight

We should remember his fearlessness in the cause of peace, and his faith in the democratic institutions he fought to protect

Al Jazeera

Syria’s de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years

It’s the first time Ahmed al-Sharaa has commented on an electoral timeline since ousting longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Evening Standard

Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma 'barred from UK' for potentially lifesaving cancer treatment

London-born first lady has 50-50 chance of survival, according to reports

Al Jazeera

Syrian authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule

Push comes as Syria’s new de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Bahraini, Libyan delegations in Damascus.

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More than 30,000 Syrians returned home since al-Assad’s fall, Turkiye says

Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime.

Evening Standard

Syrian military launches operation to pursue ousted Assad supporters in western Syria

Syria's new rebel-led authorities said 14 soldiers have died in clashes with the ousted dictator Bashar Assad's supporters

The Guardian - UK

17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitors

The Independent UK

Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad

Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led the charge to topple Bashar al-Assad, about the long-term planning and military innovations that brought victory – and about what comes next

Al Jazeera

In Quneitra, nobody can celebrate al-Assad’s fall amid Israel’s invasion

Israel has taken advantage of the collapse of the al-Assad regime to advance into southwestern Syria.

The Guardian - US

Middle East crisis: WHO chief at Yemen airport during Israeli airstrikes; Netanyahu says attack ongoing ‘until we complete the job’ – as it happened

Houthi television reports say three people were killed in Israel’s strikes on Yemen; Israel says airstrikes target military infrastructure

Al Jazeera

Syria says 14 policemen killed in ambush by forces loyal to al-Assad

Attack comes after police impose curfews following protests prompted by online video of an attack on an Alawite shrine.

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