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Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib
Syria has opened its first public trial for a former Assad regime official, Atef Najib, marking a shift toward accountability. The trial focuses on crimes committed in Dara’a and Damascus.
In post-Assad era, Hezbollah’s shrinks to cells, smugglers, and cheap rockets - analysis
Bondi Beach vigil, Army Radio closure - December 21, 2025
US House votes to repeal 'Caesar' sanctions on Syria
Syria opens trial against suspects in mass killing of Alawite minorities, first since Assad's fall
The bloodshed marked one of the worst eruptions of violence since Sunni Islamist rebels led by Sharaa toppled Assad, a member of the Alawite minority, in December 2024.
Ex-Syrian official says he passed order for US journalist Austin Tice's execution
While former Assad advisor Bassam al-Hassan said he ordered the execution of American journalist Austin Tice, many remain skeptical about whether Tice was actually killed.
French court issues arrest warrant for former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad
The warrants are over the assassination of two journalists during the bombardments of the rebel-held city of Homs in 2012.
Syria's transitional justice commission set to launch, vows accountability for Assad-era crimes
“The protection of human rights must be institutionalized, violations must be stopped, and the rule of law must be restored," commission head Abdul Latif said.
IDF 'Alpine' Unit raids Syrian Assad-era command posts to prevent weapons smuggling
Reservists of the IDF's 810th Brigade have uncovered command posts, over three tons of ammunition leftover from Assad's regime on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.
Damascus faces difficult choices in southern Syria in light of Israeli airstrikes - analysis
Tensions flare as rockets from Syria prompt Israeli airstrikes, despite Syria’s new government seeking stability and rejecting hostile acts.
We need to give Syria a chance - opinion
Assad is gone. Syria is in flux. For Israel, this is a moment not for nostalgia, but for strategic influence and calibrated engagement.
Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad slammed Israel’s Syria strike - analysis
“The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement considered Israel’s aggression against Syria to be an expression of the regime's expansionist plans,” says IRNA.
Sixteen ISIS suspects found in sprawling detainee camp in Syria
This is a result of their surrender in 2019 when they surrendered to the US-backed SDF and ended up in prisons.
Hezbollah won’t be disarmed easily despite Israel's progress - analysis
The comments by the Hezbollah leader reflect the challenge ahead: While Hezbollah is weaker than it was two years ago, it is still not gone.
