Syria

Syrian government announce integration deal with Kurdish forces

The sides announced the deal after Syrian government forces under President Ahmed al-Sharaa captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the SDF this month.

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Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 28, 2026.

Putin, Syrian President al-Sharaa meet, discuss sending Russian military aid to Middle East

"I want to congratulate you on the fact that the process of restoring the territorial integrity of Syria is gaining momentum," Putin told al-Sharaa in the Kremlin.

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

Trump speaks with Syria’s Sharaa to ensure peace, cooperation in eastern Syria

As Syria seeks to continue the ceasefire and also works with the US to avoid tension, as Syria’s president is also heading to Russia.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A soldier in an ISIS uniform prepares ammunition.

ISIS numbers grow as Syrian instability continues, Iraq warns

In the rare interview, al-Shatri said Iraqi intelligence estimates suggest that ISIS’s presence in Syria has grown from roughly 2,000 fighters a year ago to as many as 10,000 terrorists today.

|ByASHER SMITH

Iran plotting to assassinate Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, IDF sources warn

The warning was issued recently against the backdrop of the opening of contacts between Israel and Syria.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
Illustrative image of Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Mar-a-Lago through Arab eyes: Power, Turkey, Iran, and the cost of Trump’s diplomacy - analysis

Arab outlets offered sharply divided readings of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, reflecting regional fault lines over Gaza, Iran, Turkey’s role, and US-led power politics.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Israeli-Syrian meeting to be held over next two days, source tells 'Post'

Senior Israeli and Syrian officials will meet Monday and Tuesday in US-mediated talks led by envoy Tom Barrack, the first such meetings since President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Washington.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
(L-R) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

'God does not do a half job,' Safed's Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says following Maduro's detention

“The shared denominator is clear,” Eliyahu wrote, describing systems built on oppression, corruption, and fear, and arguing that such a rule “will not survive over time,” according to the statement. 

JANUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Jewish children take part in a special prayer for rain at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, October 29, 2025.

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

IDF's haredi Hashmonaim Brigade completes first operational activity in southern Syria

Also on Thursday, soldiers of the IDF's Brigade 636 killed a terrorist who threw stones at them near the village of Luban al-Sharqiyya in the West Bank during an overnight ambush.

JANUARY 1, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Soldiers of the Hashmonaim Brigade complete first operational activity in southern Syria, January 1, 2026.

Iraq moves to reclaim Ain al-Assad as US-led coalition ends mission

Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.

JANUARY 1, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands by a destroyed vehicle that was carrying rockets amdist sacks of flour, in the district of al-Baghdadi in al-Anbar province on July 8, 2021.

Imposter Mossad agent uncovers Assad regime's plan to destabilize Syria

A former Assad brigadier-general for the elite Quwwat al-Nimr unit, Suheil al-Hassan, is among those allegedly implicated in the recording.

JANUARY 1, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Syrians holds flags as they gather to mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Latakia, Syria December 8, 2025

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis

With 2025 coming to a close, many of Israel's issues remain unresolved. It’s worth examining 2026's challenges one at a time and assessing the hurdles Israel still faces.

JANUARY 1, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Syria brings in new year by swapping out Assad-era currency with colorful bills featuring nature

Revealing the new notes on Monday, Sharaa said, the new currency marks "the end of a previous, unlamented phase and the beginning of a new phase that the Syrian people aspire to."

JANUARY 1, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
New Syrian currency, January 1, 2026.