The Latest Breaking News from IS

Israel says it has carried out more than 350 airstrikes in Syria; HTS leader says world ‘has nothing to fear’ – as it happened

IDF says strikes were targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure over past 48 hours; Ahmed al-Sharaa attempts to reassure foreign nations in TV interview

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2024

Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria's upheaval

Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria are meant partly as a message to the group and a move to ensure that the insurgents don’t try to take advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Who are the HTS rebels who've taken control of Damascus?

HTS is currently seen as a terrorist organisation in the UK but this could all change soon

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

OPINION - Refugees, chemical weapons, and warring factions — this is why Syria is the focus of the world

The speed with which the Assad dictatorship was overthrown has taken most external observers by surprise, including agencies from Russia, Iran, America, Britain and France. Those in the know were closer to the scene of the action – Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia – to name but three.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule

Citizens dream of a better future but some are wary of Islamist groups claiming to represent them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again

The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex set of circumstances created the right time for rebels to strike, plunging Syria into an uncertain future and catching President Bashar al-Assad by surprise.

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2024

Who controls what territory in Syria?

War broke out in 2011 following the government’s repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests and has spiralled into a complex conflict

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024

Who Is Jihadi Jack: British-Canadian Muslim Convert in Syrian Camp Begs 'To Rot in a Canadian Prison'

Jack Letts, a British-Canadian detained in Syria, pleads for repatriation to Canada and denies being an IS member.

International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2024