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Syria Rebel Leader Met Visiting UN Envoy

Blinken confirms direct contact with Syria’s rebel leaders

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that the U.S. has made direct contact with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels, as they transition from a militant insurgency toward a more legitimate governing authority.

The Financial Times · 5h

Syria is not interested in conflict with Israel, rebel leader suggests

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, condemned what he called Israel’s “flimsy” excuses for its air strikes but said the rebels must not get distracted from rebuilding the country, according to an interview published by the pro-opposition Syria TV.

Barron's · 2h

Syria Rebel Leader Met Visiting UN Envoy: Statement

The Syrian Islamist leader whose group led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad met on Sunday with UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who was visiting Damascus, a statement on the rebels' Telegram channel said.

Syria, Assad

PBS · 5h

Analysis: What to know about HTS, Hezbollah and Iran after Assad’s fall in Syria

The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical node in Iran’s regional proxy network, a counterterrorism expert explains.

The Washington Post · 1d

Assad’s fall to Islamist rebels in Syria unsettles region’s autocrats

Leaders in countries such as Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are worried Assad’s ouster, and the rise of an Islamist government, could stir unrest at home.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

U.S. Ally Halts Fight Against Islamic State in Syria as It Battles Rebel Group

Washington’s main ally warned that a power vacuum was leading to attacks on the group by Turkish-backed rebels.

Israel, Golan Heights and Syria

Reuters on MSN · 1h

Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, citing threats from Syria

By Howard Goller JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago.

BBC on MSN · 6h

Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

Africanews English on MSN · 48m

Israel approves plans to up Golan Heights settler numbers as 'new front' opens in Syria

The 'demographic development' plan to increase settler numbers only applies to the area of the Golan Heights that Israel seized during the Six Day War in 1967 and later annexed in 1981 and not to territory taken since al-Assad's ouster.

4hon MSN

One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again

A transformation has started to take place in the week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad — and ...

9hon MSN

Israel sees increased threat from Syria despite moderate tone of rebel leaders

The threats to Israel from Syria remain despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a ...

Syria live updates: US aircraft carrier strike group arrives in Middle East

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press1h

Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions

In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since the collapse of Bashar Assad 's ...

Iowa Public Radio5m

U.S. has made contact with Syrian rebel group HTS, Blinken says

Comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this weekend were the first time a U.S. official has acknowledged contact with ...

Shopping Spree In Syria's Former Rebel Heartland

Crowds of visitors wander brilliantly lit shopping aisles, stunned by the abundance of goods on offer in the heart of the ...

6don MSN

How Syria's Rebel Advance Unfolded

Syrian rebels blitzed across the country from their Idlib holdout in a surprise offensive which began on November 27.

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 ...

Syria Rebel Group Political Chief to Form Temporary Government

The rebel group that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad tasked Mohammed Al Bashir to form a transitional government, ...

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