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Syria, Israel, and the regional war – what lies ahead?

Syria has kept out of the war; its president pledged a stable Syria that could offer partnerships in energy and economy. But all of that might change as Syria may vote to join a war after all. 

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026.
IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.

Israel faces multiple challenges in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria for last weeks of December

  Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.

Damascus announce completion of anti-Assad loyalist campaign

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, earlier this month.

Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold


U.S. military: Withdrawal from Syria could take several months

The plan has no set timetable, so the withdrawal may be slower than originally anticipated.

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington.

Prominent Syrian media activist Raed Fares assassinated

Well known for documenting peaceful protests against the Assad regime, activists, friends and allies mourned his loss on social media.

Activists sit at the premises of the Radio Fresh station in Kafranbel town in the Idlib governorate

One hundred kilometers between war and peace in Syria?

Israel reportedly rejects Russian offer to prevent Iranian-backed forces from operating near the border, prompting many to question whether Jerusalem is demanding too much

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whispering in a cabinet meeting on July 23, 2018

This week in 60 seconds: Historic anti-Pay for Slay bill passes into law

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

Jerusalem Post News

Six sides to the southern Syria crisis

Southern Syria as a sand box for regional and international powers

Soldiers walk past damaged buildings in Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus

Analysis: Who could have been behind the massive explosion in Syria?

Whodunit? Massive explosion in Syria’s Hama leads to many theories as Syrian regime blame shifts between Israel and US.

Free Syrian Army fighters launch a Grad rocket from Halfaya town in Hama province, towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad stationed in Zein al-Abidin mountain, Syria September 4, 2016.

Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey parley over Syria's future

Rouhani: Some countries, including America, support terrorist groups like Islamic State in Syria.

Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia pose before their meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 4, 2018

Pope says Syria being 'martyred,' urges humanitarian aid for Ghouta

He called for an immediate end to violence and access to humanitarian aid.

Pope Francis celebrates a Mass at the US World War II cemetery.

Syrian Kurds angered by Western silence on Afrin

“They can pressure Turkey but they for some reasons are reluctant.”

TURKISH TROOPS and Free Syrian Army fighters are seen on Mount Barsaya, north of Afrin city.

UN issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words

There followed 10 empty lines with quote marks indicating missing text, and an explanatory footnote.

A man holds a child after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 7, 2018.