Former defense minister Yoav Gallant called the fall of the Assad regime a positive development "despite the inherent risks" in a post to X on Sunday night.
The fall of Assad’s murderous regime in Syria serves the State of Israel despite the inherent risks – it will lead to the collapse of the ring of fire and terror that Iran tried to build around Israel.
— יואב גלנט - Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) December 8, 2024
The recent developments in Syria were caused by a series of strikes led by…
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted dozens of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in central Syria on Sunday.
In a statement, the CENTCOM said its strikes were aimed to ensure that the Islamic State does not take advantage of the current situation in Syria.
Go to the full article >>The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize an opportunity and manage the risk, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday after rebel fighters overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He cited Assad's failure as a combined failure for Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia.
In remarks at the White House, Biden said the United States will support Syria's neighbors through the period of transition and will assess the words and actions of rebel groups.
Biden said the United States does not officially know of Assad's whereabouts but noted reports that he fled to Moscow. He said Assad "should be held accountable."
Go to the full article >>United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the future of Syria is a matter for the Syrians to determine and that his special envoy, Geir Pedersen, "will be working with them towards that end."
"There is much work to be done to ensure an orderly political transition to renewed institutions. I reiterate my call for calm and avoiding violence at this sensitive time, while protecting the rights of all Syrians," Guterres said in a statement.
Go to the full article >>In the tumultuous landscape of Syria's political transformation, two voices emerged to articulate the complex narrative of a nation at a crossroads.
The Jerusalem Post reached out to two Syrian public personalities, Anas Al-Marfou’, a political activist from the Deir ez-Zor region, Faraj Alexander Rafi'i, a Syrian-French writer with roots deeply embedded in the country's diverse social fabric, and Hayvi Bouzo, a US-based Syrian media personality, to hear more about their thoughts and beliefs.
Go to the full article >>The Syrian flag was removed on Sunday from a pole outside the country's embassy in Moscow, Russian news agencies reported.
The flag had been hoisted outside the embassy earlier in the day, the agency said.
TASS also quoted embassy staff as saying the embassy would operate as normal on Monday. It said the embassy provided no explanation for the absence of the flag.
Go to the full article >>Russia has granted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family asylum, Reuters reported, citing Russian news agencies.
Earlier on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Assad's departure from Syria, shortly before his plane allegedly fell off of air traffic radars, with no allusion to his next stop.
Go to the full article >>Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy as they emerged from one of the world's most notorious detention systems and walked to freedom following the collapse of Bashar Assad's government.
All across Syria, families wept as they were reunited with children, siblings, spouses, and parents who vanished years ago into the impregnable gulag of the Assad dynasty's five-decade rule.
Go to the full article >>The IDF is now engaged on four fronts, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi told IDF Golani Brigade recruits on Sunday.
"Since last night, we have been engaged in combat on four fronts. Ground troops are engaged in combat on four fronts: against terrorism in Judea and Samaria, in Gaza, in Lebanon, and last night we deployed troops into Syrian territory."
"Learn to stand together in unity because that’s the resilience of the State of Israel, being there for one another."
The axis of resistance of Tehran, Damascus, and Beirut is gone and no longer exists, the IDF said on Sunday night following the fall of the regime of Bashar Assad.
According to the IDF, this new era offers lots of historic opportunities, but it also involves new serious dangers since some of the new rulers of Syria are unpredictable jihadists.
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