Syria, Israel

Israel and Turkey are shaping a new Syria from their borderlands
Israel advances to protect its borders with Syria, and Trump calls Turkey a "key player in shaping the post-Assad political landscape."
Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control.
Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border with Israel's northern neighbor.
Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.
Israel Strikes Military Sites in Syria, Monitor Says
The Israeli military hit weapons depots and air defenses, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.
Syria Map Shows Buffer Zone Amid Israel's Advances
Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from Damascus.
Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Since the Assad regime imploded less than two weeks ago, Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier between the foes potentially for the long term.
Israel strikes violate Syria's sovereignty: Guterres
Guterres condemns Israel’s air strikes in Syria, saying they violate the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
With S-400s Out, Russia’s Days Of Controlling Syria’s Airspace Are Over
The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...
Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: 'It’s time to pay attention'
Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish ...
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US military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for Trump
The Assad regime’s abrupt collapse has thrust America’s long-standing military mission in Syria into uncertainty, as the ...
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, ...
Syria will not be 'launchpad for strikes on Israel' says new leader as he calls for attacks to stop
Jolani, urged Israel to stop airstrikes after a bomb so powerful it reportedly measured on the Richter scale was dropped on ...
Israel Vows to Complete Syria Bombing in 'Very Short Time'
Israel said it had wiped out the vast majority of the Syrian military's assets, including huge chunks of its air-defense ...
Russia's Syria exit could help Ukraine-Israel relationship as analyst warns it 'offers little' to Jerusalem
With Russia’s diminished influence in Syria, Ukraine calls on Israel to reconsider its stance and provide essential defensive ...