Syria
Suit, tie and a new name: Syria’s rebel chief turns statesman
The former Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, is trying to build a new state.
- Adam Rasgon
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In defence of the middle ground on Gaza
Rodger Shanahan perfectly sums up the disturbing nature of Middle East commentary, where “advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other”.
CNN investigates claim man ‘rescued’ from Syrian jail was part of Assad’s forces
The man found under a blanket in a prison in Damascus had claimed he had been arrested three months ago and interrogated about his phone contacts.
- Benedict Smith
‘Never considered stepping down’: Bashar al-Assad says Russia forced him to flee Syria
In his first statement since the fall of Damascus, the exiled former president said he wanted to continue fighting.
- Daniel Hardaker
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Australia’s damning of Israel is poisonous. I say that as an ex-Labor minister
Israel has the right under international law to use military force to defend its very existence. The Albanese government’s response is despicable.
- Mike Kelly
Israel destroys Syria’s navy, its troops advance over border
Israeli troops are advancing up the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon and had come within 25 kilometres of Damascus, two sources said.
- Bassem Mroue and Abdulrahman Shaheen
Israel attacks Syrian air bases, destroying dozens of aircraft, say Syrian sources
The United Nations says Israeli forces are occupying a demilitarised buffer zone between Israel and Syria in violation of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
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- Syrian conflict
The race to rescue those trapped in Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
Footage emerging from the liberation of Bashar al-Assad’s most notorious prisons has revealed underground cells and body-crushing iron presses used to detain and torture.
- Sarah Newey
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- Syrian conflict
Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow, says Russian state media
The swiftly moving events have raised questions about the future of the country and the wider region.
- Updated
- World politics
Syrian government falls to fast-moving rebels, ending 50 years of iron rule by Assad family
The government of Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen in a stunning end to the family’s 54-year rule.
- Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam
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