Syrian rebels

IAF targets Syrian regime's military headquarters, radar systems in overnight raid

The presence of such equipment constitutes a threat to the State of Israel and IDF operations, the military explained.

 Blasts from IDF strikes in Syria, February 26, 2025.
 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025.

Deadly clashes rage in coastal Syria as Sharaa calls for peace

 Syrian army personnel travel in a military vehicle 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.

More than 1000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says - report

 A Syrian man rides his bike as a Russian military convoy heads towards Hmeimim air base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 14, 2024.

Syria asks Russia to clear Assad debts as Moscow gambles to keep bases


Amid toppling of Assad, Kurds in Syria appeal to Israel for help

This comes as the regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was crumbling, and the country was taken over by Islamist rebels. 

Iraqi Kurds wave flags of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration

US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says

Biden said US forces on Sunday conducted a dozen precision strikes within Syria targeting camps and operatives of the terrorist group Islamic State.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

Syrian opposition leader calls for 18 month transition period before elections

Al-Bahra, President of the Syrian National Coalition, said Syria should draft a constitution within six months, on which the first election would be a referendum.

 Hadi Al Bahra, president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey, December 2, 2024.

PIJ chief flees Syria to Iran, fearing assassination by Israel - report

According to KAN, the terror group operated in Syria under the auspices of Assad's regime. 

 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists participate in an anti-Israel military parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City, October 4, 2023.

The bloody, corrupt history of the Assad regime toppled by rebel forces - explainer

The future of a country devastated by 14 years of civil war and 54 years of dictatorship now remains to be seen. 

 A Syrian anti government fighter shoots against a large banner bearing a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024.

Reporting from the Golan Heights, on the day Assad was overthrown

Jerusalem Post reporter Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Golan Heights, near the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra, where a lone regime flag still stood.

 Overlooking Syria from Israel’s old border fort at Tel Saki

What happens now? How the fall of Assad's regime can shake the Middle East - analysis

The IDF and the intelligence community are preparing for a variety of scenarios along the Syrian border and beyond.

 An illustrative image of King Abdullah II of Jordan, Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

MKs urge reinforcing regional alliances, Israel's borders after fall of Assad regime

Lapid urged Israel to strengthen regional alliances with Saudi Arabia and the Abraham Accords nations to confront growing instability in the region.

 Syrian rebels pose for a picture with an army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2024.

End of an era: Rebels, Syrian army declare fall of Assad regime

"To the displaced all over the world, free Syria awaits you," Syrian rebels announced on Telegram.

 Assad poster burns in Syria

Moscow claims Assad fled as mystery plane leaves Russian air base in Syria

Minutes before Russia announced Assad's alleged departure, reports surfaced of a plane taking off from a Russian airfield in Latakia, Syria.

 (Illustrative) Exiled former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad flees on a Syrian plane after rebel forces took over Damascus, December 8, 2024.