How Did Deadly Syria Clashes Start and Who Is Responsible for Civilian Killings?: William Christou, Guardian, Mar. 10, 2025
Alawites to Israel: ‘Strike Al-Julani’s Forces from the Air, They Won’t Stop Slaughtering Us’: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025
Who is the Real Al-Julani? West Still Preplexed: Erez Linn, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025
Topple, Tame, Trade: How Turkey is Rewriting Syria’s Future: Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, European Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 6, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Katz Calls New Syria President an ‘Al-Qaeda Terrorist’ After Reports Alawites Executed: TOI staff and Agencies, Times of Israel, Mar. 7, 2025 — Defense Minister Israel Katz hit out at Syria’s Islamist rulers on Friday as they move to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect, calling the country’s new president an al-Qaeda terrorist.
Syria’s al-Sharaa: Israel ‘Last Ones Who Can Talk’ About Atrocities: JNS, Mar. 10, 2025 — Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has dismissed Israel’s criticism of mass killings blamed on his regime as “nonsense,” Reuters reported on Monday.
Syria’s Government Signs Breakthrough Deal with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces: Sky News, Mar. 10, 2025 — Syria’s interim government has signed a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s oil-rich northeast.
From Syrian Jihadist Leader to Rebel Politician: How Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani Reinvented Himself: Mina Al-Lami, BBC, Dec. 8, 2025 — Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has dropped that nom de guerre associated with his jihadist past, and been using his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in official communiques issued since Thursday, ahead of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.