Free syrian army

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.
 Professor Abdallah Khalil Al-Tamimi, a Syrian religious scholar and peace activist who has spent more than three decades in exile.

‘Syria can be Israel’s best friend in the region,’ says Syrian scholar in exile - interview

 Fighters from the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army are deployed on a checkpoint in the area of Kafr Jannah on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Afrin on October 19, 2022.

The US-backed ‘Syrian Free Army’ in Syria is at a crossroads - analysis

 Cyclist Bassel Soufi visits the summer resort of ousted Bashar al-Assad as he tours a part of his daily training in Burj Islam near Latakia, Syria, December 13, 2024.

Syrians explore Assad family's massive summer resort for first time


Israel to be key player in the next chapter of Syria’s war

For Israel, the next chapter in Syria’s war will be a nightmare scenario.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chats with Israeli soldiers at a military outpost during a visit to Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights overlooking the Israel-Syria border in 2015.

Trump asks Turkey’s Erdogan to 'deescalate' Syrian offensive

"Trump urged Turkey to exercise caution and to avoid any actions that might risk conflict between Turkish and American forces."

US President Donald Trump alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey says campaign against Kurdish YPG in Afrin will be swift

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to crush the Kurdish fighters in Afrin.

Turkish soldiers are seen near the town of Hassa on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey.

New U.S.-backed 'border force' in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus

Islamic State was effectively defeated last year, but Washington says its troops are prepared to stay to make sure the Islamist militant group cannot return.

 Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces control the monitor of their drone at their advanced position in a a district of Raqqa, Syria.

Beit Jinn, Syria – between Israel’s dilemma and Iran’s opportunity

The complex regional and international arena adds to the risks and dangers of all options for Israel.

IDF soldiers look over a border fence between the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and Syria

Russia suspected of Syria bombing that killed 30 civilians

Backed by Russian strikes, government forces have escalated military operations against Eastern Ghouta in recent months.

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet fighters

Protection from above: Air-power diplomacy in Syrian skies

The full details of what happened on Wednesday are clouded in secrecy, like many other alleged and acknowledged Israeli air strikes in Syria.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.

UN: Syrian opposition must accept it has not won the war

"I am not the one to write the history of this conflict... but at the current moment I don’t think anyone can actually claim to have won the war."

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon in al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in Deraa province, Syria July 22, 2017.

Netanyahu meets with Putin, expresses concern over Iran's role in Syria

"We cannot forget for a single minute that Iran threatens every day to annihilate Israel," said the Israeli prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.

Pulling the welcome mat

“Russia now controls everything and the US is not interested in investing any capital with Syria.”

A MAKESHIFT refugee camp in Suruc on the Turkey, Syria border