The new dictator, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, has made it clear to anyone who harbored illusions – the luxury suits, private jets, and time spent with world dignitaries haven't really softened the man who ousted Bashar Assad.
Agreement reportedly struck with officials in the predominantly Druze province of Al-Suwayda, establishing terms for the region's full integration into state institutions. Israeli source says policy toward regime won't change.
In conversations with Israel Hayom, Syrians from the coastal region in western Syria describe ethnic cleansing: "They are burning and slaughtering us. No country is responding to our cries, not even the Russians, who have been in our land for years. Israel is the only one that can protect us."
The director of the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights states that documentation exists for 745 Alawites murdered on sectarian grounds in what constitutes ethnic cleansing, describing these actions as "a war crime committed by the new government."
The Wall Street Journal reports that in the week before Assad's fall, Israel attempted to broker a deal with the incoming Trump administration that would have allowed Russia to invest in Syria without impediment if Assad marginalized Iran. When Trump's team rejected this proposal, Moscow reportedly abandoned Assad, having grown tired of his leadership.
Multiple organizations, predominantly Druze groups that previously aligned with the Assad regime, declared the creation of an umbrella organization aimed at ensuring "security and stability" in the Jabal al-Druze region.
Officials inform the US that Turkey's limited Syria strategy unexpectedly triggered Assad regime collapse; Images show new leadership officials wearing ISIS insignia.
The Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue, which was in the midst of a dangerous zone during Syria's 13-year civil war that served as a battleground between regime forces and rebels, is now safe to visit again.
Syrian activist says pro-Iranian elements are behind protests and violence that erupted across western Syria, leading to deaths of security personnel and burning of religious sites.
Despite rumors on the former dictator splitting with his wife Asma and her filing an official motion, it appears that these reports are baseless.