The Israel Defense Force attacks regime troops affiliated with Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, while the new Damascus regime’s

In a hardening of his rhetoric against Syria ’s southern neighbour, Sharaa accused Israel of seeking to foment “endless chaos”, and said Syria faced a choice between “open war with the Israeli entity” or handing security in the Sweida province over to factions from the country’s Druze minority.

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But not all Syrians are buying it. Firas al-Saeed, an activist from Idlib, slammed the moves as “dangerous concessions” made without public debate. He warned that short-term political gains could cost Syria its dignity and future.

P LUMES OF SMOKE rose over Damascus on July 16th as Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital. Targeting the presidential palace, the defence ministry and the army command, the attack killed at least one person and wounded several others.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority.” In his first televised statement after powerful Israeli airstrikes on Damascus on Wednesday,

Central to IS’s accusations was a May 14 meeting in Riyadh between al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, described at the time as “historic.” Weeks later, the US State Department lifted sanctions on the group formerly known as Jabhat al‑Nusra, erasing its terror designation on July 8.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday hailed US, Arab and Turkish mediation for saving the region from an "unknown fate", while criticising Israel for targeting civilian and government facilities.