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Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis

Why Western policy may be paving the way for Islamist rule, ethnic cleansing, and regional instability

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria.
Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais makes a speech during the swearing-in ceremony for the first cabinet formed under the presidency of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, March 29, 2025.

Syrian justice minister tells TML: ‘Coordination with US-led coalition can be lawful under Shariah’

Al-Wais emphasized that Islamic law distinguishes between loyalty and practical dealings, stating, “Not every political or security coordination is considered loyalty.”

|ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli Druze demonstrating against Islamist violence in Syria, April 30, 2025.

Dozens of Druze in northern Israel demonstrate against Islamist violence in Syria

More than a dozen people were killed in the predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes with Sunni gunmen.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV
Syrian-born businessman Yahya Kirdi.

Peace between Israel and Syria is possible, Damascus businessman tells 'Post'

Syrian-born businessman Yahya Kirdi told the 'Post' that the new Syrian regime is an extremist Islamist regime.

|ByOHAD MERLIN

ISIS shoots down coalition warplane over Syria, captures Jordanian pilot

Islamic State social media accounts published pictures purportedly of the warplane's pilot being held by the group's fighters and said he was Jordanian.

DECEMBER 24, 2014ByREUTERS
A Jordanian air force pilot was captured by Islamic State fighters