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Syria dissolves rebel factions

Live Briefing: Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

Sharaa and the heads of rebel factions agreed Tuesday to merge the groups under the Ministry of Defense, according to a statement from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the charge to topple dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Reuters · 3h

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry.

The Financial Times on MSN · 10h

Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

Syria’s rebel factions have agreed to disband and become part of the interim government’s defence ministry as the new administration rushes to consolidate power within revamped government institutions.

The Washington Post on MSN · 7d

Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved

Sham, said all fighters should be incorporated into the Defense Ministry and that “everyone will be subject to the law.”

Syria, Pentagon and US troops

CNN on MSN · 1d

Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops the US has long said are in Syria,

Task & Purpose · 1d

More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years

Revolution Daily on MSN · 2d

U.S. Military Admits to Higher Number of Troops in Syria Than Disclosed

The Pentagon has acknowledged that the number of U.S. troops in Syria is approximately 2,000, more than double the previously reported figure of 900. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder explained that the additional forces are temporary rotational units deployed to support the mission against Islamic State militants.

Protests In Syria

Reuters · 3h

Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges to protect the rights of the country's religious minorities.

CNN on MSN · 12h

Christians protest in Syrian capital after burning of Christmas tree

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another town by unidentified men on Monday evening.

The New York Times · 3h

Christmas Tree Burning Ignites Protests in Syria

Hundreds of people gathered in Christian neighborhoods in Syria’s capital, Damascus, after a video circulated showing an artificial Christmas tree on fire.

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Blinken in Mideast to discuss Syrian transition as Hamas softens Gaza ceasefire demands

The top U.S. diplomat will meet with regional leaders to emphasize U.S. support for a Syrian-led transition to “an ...

RNS on MSN1d

Why no campus outcries about Syrian atrocities?

If campuses have been silent about Syria and the huge pile of human rights violations that are happening all over the world; ...

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 ...

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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 ...

13don MSN

Biden’s top aides head to Middle East in last-ditch diplomatic push to broker Israel-Hamas cease-fire

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was planning to stop in Israel, Qatar and Egypt over the coming days, ...

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Israel's Netanyahu eyes Iran after triumphs over Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria

By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI (Reuters) - 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...

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Israel admits role in killing Ismail Haniyeh, helping topple Assad govt in Syria, warns Houthis now

Israeli Defence Minister in his speech on Monday said that they have defeated Hamas and Hezbollah, and helped in toppling the ...

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