Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

Elderly Druze Sheikh dies after humiliation by Syrian HTS

Sources close to the Sheikh confirm his death after a viral video circulated the internet showing Shahine, 80, being publicly humiliated by members of HTS in al-Tha'la.

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025.
NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi issues a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, in late October. Just days before the October 7 attacks, he said in an interview: ‘Hamas is very, very restrained and understands the implications of further defiance.’

Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS, as part of terminating sanctions

 French President Emmanuel Macron and interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attend a press conference after a meeting at the Élysée Palace, in May 2025.

From jihadist to president: Is Ahmed al-Sharaa's transformation true or false? - opinion


Turkey, Syrian armies thwart ISIS plot to assassinate Ahmed al-Sharaa - report

An Islamic State-linked cell was planning to assassinate Sharaa during his visit to Daraa in southern Syria at the beginning of June, LBCI's report claimed.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025

Syria continues to build its new army as it looks to integrate various armed groups

The backbone of the army are the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham units that came out of Idlib and had fought Assad’s military for years, as well as units from southern Syria and units linked to Turkey.

 Syrian army personnel gather as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

Syria, Israel in direct talks focused on security, sources say

The two sides have held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region.

 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

Syrian Interior Ministry announces targeted operation against ISIS cell in Aleppo

Syria launched an operation against ISIS in several parts of Aleppo at a time of regional anxiety about a possible resurgence of the terror group.

 ISIS in Aleppo, Syria. 2017.

Unknown individuals steal remains of ex-Syrian president Hafez Assad - report

Images and videos circulating on social media showed the site heavily damaged and burnt. A large pit was visible where the tomb had once stood.

 The empty tomb of former Syrian president Hafez Assad.

UK lifts sanctions against Syria's defense ministry and intelligence agencies

A notice posted online by the British finance ministry said that 12 entities no longer subject to an asset freeze.

 A tank that belonged to the Syrian Army is parked on a street in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.

Syrian forces detain two ‘Palestinian leaders in Damascus’ - report

This comes after the new Islamist leadership in Damascus cut ties with the Islamic Republic.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hamas and Islamic Jihad take part in a rally last year in the southern Gaza Strip to celebrate a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv.

Operation Assad: The air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables

New details reveal how Assad smuggled millions in cash, data, and aides to the UAE as rebels closed in on Damascus.

 Assad poster burns in Syria

WATCH: IDF raids Syrian outpost, dismantles Assad-era military supplies

The site had previously served as a headquarters for a unit within the former Syrian regime. 

 IDF Paratrooper Brigade operates in southern Syria, April 5, 2025.

How can there be a brighter future for Syria’s Kurds? - opinion

That something similar could eventually be offered to the Kurds of Syria becomes a real possibility with the agreement reached between Sharaa and the SDF.

 ACTIVISTS PLACE a banner reading ‘For Democracy in Syria, defend Rojava’ on top of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, December 16, 2024. The civil institutions in northeastern Syria encompass the semi-autonomous Rojava region and include oil and gas fields, border crossings, and airports, the writer says.

Syria's President welcomes German FM

Baerbock led a delegation to Syria as part of widening efforts by European powers to reach out to the new government in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime on December 8.

  Amer Nahas, the supervisor of the German embassy building in Damascus for 26 years, handing the key to the Annalena Baerbock