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Who gets to belong? Palestinians in Syria confront old suspicions under new rule

Arrests, media attacks, and changes in official terminology have deepened anxiety among Palestinian refugees over their legal status and place in Syrian society.

PROTESTERS GATHER outside the entrance of Yarmouk refugee camp to condemn the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, in Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2026.
 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

UAE deepens economic ties with Damascus, eyes major investment in Syria's postwar reconstruction

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he arrives for a working session of the European Council and regional partners during an informal meeting in Nicosia on April 24, 2026.

Syria appoints new cabinet as government settles into power

FARHAN Hassan al-Mansour.

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure


One year after Assad's fall: New Syrian leadership celebrates, but deep internal rifts persist

Celebrations also appear muted in Suwayda, the Druze region that Israel has pledged to defend from the new government. The Druze historically had a complex relationship with the Assad regime.

A drone view shows people carrying a giant, long flag on the day of a military parade, as Syrians mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025.

On This Day: One year since Syrian rebels overthrew Assad regime, ending over 50 year rule

The ousting of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by rebels was the result of an extremely rapid offensive, ending the widely condemned Ba'athist regime after over 50 years

 Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.

Sharaa begins pushing back on Israeli demands, decries Syria's 'dangerous position' - analysis

Ahmed al-Sharaa remained relatively quiet on Israel issues. However, at the annual Doha Forum, he spoke about the challenges from Damascus’ perspective.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia

A Reuters investigation found that loyalists to Syria's former Assad regime are funneling millions of dollars into stirring uprisings against the new government.

Defaced posters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his father, late President Hafez al-Assad, hang at a military base at Mount Qasioun, which had restricted access during the civil war, in Damascus, Syria December 29, 2024

US, Syria partner against ISIS: CENTCOM destroys caches near Damascus in first major joint op.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a recently secured Syria's official entry into the US-led Coalition Against ISIS, formalizing the new military cooperation on counter-terrorism.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh earlier this year.

Syria celebrates regime’s collapse while clashes flare near the Israeli border - analysis

'From the walls of Aleppo, we saw Damascus liberated, and from the walls of this citadel, we saw the fighters in the heart of Damascus. For us, Aleppo was the gateway to entering all of Syria.'

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa waves as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Israel ‘trying to drag’ Syria into a conflict, senior regime official claims - report

“We will not be a launching pad for threatening neighboring countries, but we will spare no means to confront and deter Israeli aggression," Syria's information minister reportedly said.

A view of the runway at the Mezzeh military airbase along with several hangars, at southwest of Damascus, Syria, November 4, 2025

Sharaa's general intelligence behind attack on IDF in Syria's south, Druze in east - report

Those who attacked the IDF overnight were reportedly tied to the Syrian regime’s general intelligence and were the same group who organized attacks against Druze in Khader.

A person holds up an image of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a protest in support of Syrian territorial unity and against division, in Damascus, Syria, November 28, 2025.

WATCH: IDF kills, arrests al-Jamaa al-Islamiya terrorists in southern Syria, six reservists wounded

"All of the suspects were apprehended, and a number of terrorists were eliminated," the IDF noted.

IDF troops of the 55th Brigade operate in Beit Jen, southern Syria. November 28, 2025.

Hamas terrorists building growing armed presence in Syria, Lebanon - KAN

Hamas is reportedly establishing a base in Syria while aiding Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild rocket supplies in southern Lebanon, KAN News reports.

Hamas terrorists escorting Red Cross during a search for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.