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

Syrian Minister of Information, Hamza al-Mustafa speaks to AA in Damascus, Syria on July 28, 2025.
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Syria joins anti-IS coalition, not military: official

Syria has joined the global coalition against ISIS but won’t join the U.S.-led military campaign, Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa said.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 November, 2025
Despite a lack of evidence, a Kurdish group have accused Sharaa of complicity in genocide
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
MENA
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German Kurdish group accuses Sharaa of war crimes, genocide

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2025
Sharaa is pushing for a complete end to sanctions on Syria [Getty]
Syria
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US renews temporary waiver of Caesar Act as Sharaa meets Trump

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2025
French President Macron Hosts Syria's Interim President Al-Sharaa
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
MENA
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Syria foiled Islamic State plots on Sharaa's life: Reuters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa [Getty]
Islamic State group
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Syria carries out pre-emptive operations against ISIS cells

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 November, 2025
Syria - Israel - occupied Golan Heights
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MENA
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Israeli forces enter Syrian towns, fortify military outposts

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
Syrian President al-Sharaa's first cabinet announced
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MENA
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Syria signs landing deal for first international submarine cable

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2025
Turkiye's Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz speaks as he attends the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine at the UN
Turkey
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Turkey appoints new ambassador to Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 October, 2025
Syria's security forces engaged in deadly clashes with the militant group in Idlib earlier this week [Getty]
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Syria reaches truce with French-led militant group in Idlib

The New Arab Staff
24 October, 2025
Syrians destroy statues and regime symbols in Damascus, Syria, on December 18, 2024, after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule, marking the victory of the Syrian revolution.
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France issues third arrest warrant against Syria's Assad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 October, 2025
Syrians wave flags as they gather at the Umayyad Square to celebrate after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in Damascus, Syria, on September 24, 2025
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Rebuilding wrecked Syria vital for regional stability: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 October, 2025
Much of the Qaboun district, where the remains were found, remains in rubble
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Bodies found in Damascus as Assad crimes come to light in Syria

The New Arab Staff
24 October, 2025
The Syrian military rapidly needs new equipment and technology
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MENA
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Damascus sends officers to Turkey, Saudi for military training

The New Arab Staff
23 October, 2025
Security personnel stand armed near the crowd during a protest in support of the Syrian state in Idlib, Syria, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Syria
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Three Druze civilians killed after van shot at in Syria's Idlib

The New Arab Staff
22 October, 2025
The clashes happened near Harem in Idlib province [Getty]
Syria
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Clashes between Syrian govt, French fighters in Idlib province

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 October, 2025
A picture of destroyed buildings in Aleppo, Syria
Syrian economy
MENA
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World Bank estimates Syria reconstruction costs at $216 bln

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
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Post-Assad pragmatism: The new logic of Russia-Syria relations

Paul Iddon
21 October, 2025
Graffiti depicting a logo usually associated with Islamic State in the Tadamon area near Damascus [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Did US forces kill the wrong man in Syria anti-IS operation?

The New Arab Staff
21 October, 2025
Syria prison [Getty]
Syrian prisons
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Assad-era subterranean torture dungeon found in Syria's Homs

The New Arab Staff
21 October, 2025
Syria's Interior Ministry said counter-narcotics units seized 1 million Captagon pills during an operation at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in southern Daraa province, Syria on September 22, 2025.
Captagon
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Syria announces seizure of 12 million captagon pills

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
Bedouin families are being evacuated after violence in Suweida earlier this year
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MENA
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More Bedouin families leave Syria’s Suweida province

The New Arab Staff
20 October, 2025