Post-Assad Syria

Latest news, analysis, commentary on fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024, following the successful Syrian Rebel Offensive

Ahmed al-Sharaa
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria airs al-Sharaa interview to dispel 'incitement' claim

A state-owned broadcaster shared clips of the interview after an Erbil-based channel claimed it had shelved the interview over concerns about inciting tensions.

The New Arab Staff
15 January, 2026
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) within the emergency Arab summit in Cairo, Egypt on 4 March 2025. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Can economic interests drive Egypt-Syria reconciliation?

Saleh Salem
15 January, 2026
Aleppo
Iraqi Kurdistan
MENA
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How Syria's Aleppo clashes are impacting Iraqi Kurdistan

Dana Taib Menmy
15 January, 2026
Syrian government military reinforcements arrive via the international M4 highway to the Dayr Hafir area
Syria
MENA
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Syrian army issues warning to avoid SDF positions east of Aleppo

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
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Book Club
Book Club
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How Assad turned reconstruction into a weapon in Syria

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Usman Butt

14 January, 2026
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Kurds
In-depth
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From Aleppo to Iran: A split-screen moment for Kurdish anxieties

Winthrop Rodgers
13 January, 2026
Hikmat al-Hijri
Syria
MENA
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Al-Hijri incites against Syria, claims Druze 'part of Israel'

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
Syrian army sends reinforcements to Meskene-Deir Hafir line
Syria
MENA
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Syrian army declares SDF areas east of Aleppo military zone

Hussam Rustom
The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
Syrian army sends reinforcements to Meskene-Deir Hafir, east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 12, 2026. (Photo by Syrian Ministry of Defense / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images)
Syria
MENA
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Syria rights groups urge probe into video of apparent abuses in Aleppo

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2026
Men look through the windows of a door following an explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs on December 26, 2025
Syria
MENA
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Syria arrests IS members over Homs mosque blast

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2026
Illustration - Analysis - Aleppo clashes
Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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After Aleppo: What SDF-Damascus clashes mean for Syria's future

Cian Ward
12 January, 2026
Buses believed to be carrying SDF fighters were seen leaving Aleppo [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Syria: Kurdish-led SDF agrees to evacuate Aleppo after clashes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcomes Ursula von der Leyen (L), President of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa (2nd L), President of the European Council, at the People's Palace in Damascus on January 09, 2026.
Post-Assad Syria
Economy
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EU grants Syria $722 million for recovery, humanitarian aid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria govt urges SDF to leave Aleppo as fighters refuse to budge

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2026
Columns of smoke rise from the site of artillery shelling that targeted the area near Aleppo's Abdelrahman Mosque on January 8, 2026,
Syria
MENA
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Syrian govt announces ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2026
Turkey's Kurds protest against Syria's military and in solidarity with Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Diyarbakir on January 8, 2026
Syria
MENA
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Kurds in Turkey protest over Syria Aleppo offensive

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
A defaced poster of Bashar al-Assad is seen outside a Syrian Army recruitment center on December 22, 2024 in Damascus, Syria
Syria
MENA
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Syria settles status of top businessman under Assad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
This picture taken on January 8, 2026 shows columns of smoke rising from Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods amid intense clashes between government forces and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces
Syria
MENA
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Clashes between Syria govt, SDF in Aleppo continue for 3rd night

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Israel weighs in on Syria's govt-SDF clashes as thousands flee

The New Arab Staff
08 January, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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Why calls for federalism are growing on Syria's coast

Robert Bociaga
08 January, 2026
Aleppo
Aleppo
MENA
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Aleppo new clashes worry Iraqi Kurds groups, urge restraint

Dana Taib Menmy
08 January, 2026