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Syria, Israel, and the regional war – what lies ahead?

Syria has kept out of the war; its president pledged a stable Syria that could offer partnerships in energy and economy. But all of that might change as Syria may vote to join a war after all. 

|ByNIR BOMS, KHALED HOMSI
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026.
IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.

Israel faces multiple challenges in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria for last weeks of December

The problem for Israel is that ceasefires on two borders are not bringing calm. Israeli leaders and officials appear to think that new rounds of conflict are only a matter of time.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.

Damascus announce completion of anti-Assad loyalist campaign

Clashes between Assad loyalists and the country's new Islamist rulers have killed more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians.

|ByREUTERS
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, earlier this month.

Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold

While Arab countries appear to have brought Assad in from the cold, they are still demanding that he curbs Syria's drug trade.

|ByREUTERS

From the frontlines: ‘Syria is finished’

Refugees in Jordan see little hope of return to their homeland after five years of war.

APRIL 27, 2016BySETH J. FRANTZMAN, LAURA KELLY
A woman makes her way through the rubble of damaged buildings after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria February 12, 2016.

Report: Syrian rebels shoot down warplane, capture pilot

Videos began to circulate on social media of alleged footage of the incident.

APRIL 5, 2016ByMAAYAN GROISMAN
Syrian rebels claim to have shot down warplane south of Aleppo

Syrian army deals ISIS 'its biggest defeat since founding of caliphate'

Syrian television quoted a military source saying the army and its militia allies took "complete control over the city of Palmyra."

MARCH 27, 2016ByREUTERS
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs and carry a Syrian national flag on the edge of the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate, in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 26, 2016.

European jihadis find travel to Islamic State increasingly difficult

The Islamic State has turned its eye to Central Asia, drawing more Uzbeks and Tajiks into its ranks.

FEBRUARY 22, 2015ByREUTERS
A masked man speaking in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State fighters released in September 2014.

Report: Hostage Kayla Mueller was given to ISIS fighter as a bride

Several failed rescue attempts were made by the US military, including one where a man pretending to be her husband came to the camp.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Kayla Mueller, 26, an American humanitarian worker from Prescott, Arizona

'Son of late Hezbollah leader Mughniyeh was planning attacks on Israel'

Hezbollah TV: Reported IAF strike in Syria could be 'costly' for Mideast

JANUARY 18, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS, YAAKOV LAPPIN
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah

Al-Qaida in Syria kills woman accused of adultery, monitoring group says

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said incident showed such execution-style killings were not confined to the militant Islamic State group.

JANUARY 14, 2015ByREUTERS
A member of al-Qaida's Nusra Front sits in a tank decorated with the Nusra flag near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo

Syrian actor challenges Assad to spend a night in 'freezing' refugee camp

Taking to YouTube, Ehab Yousef calls on Assad to show solidarity with people by taking "snow bucket challenge."

JANUARY 12, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Syrian man challenges Assad to snow bucket challenge‏

Israeli doctors implant Syrian man with titanium jaw in pioneering procedure

The 23-year-old man suffered a bullet wound that completely destroyed his lower jaw.

JANUARY 6, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Doctors at Haifa's Rambam Medical Center treat a Syrian patient

Assad orders Christmas Day strike on Islamic State territory

Syrian Army helicopters used barrel bombs to strike the areas of al-Bab and Qabaseen on Christmas Day and overnight.

DECEMBER 26, 2014ByMICHAEL WILNER
A boy carries a mortar shell left behind by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Azaalana checkpoint