The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/syrian-rebels/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Syrian rebels | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/syrian-rebels/ 32 32 Rebel chief Sharaa, who toppled Assad, named Syria’s interim president https://www.timesofisrael.com/rebel-chief-sharaa-who-toppled-syrias-assad-named-countrys-interim-president/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:54:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3471021 New leader authorized to form temporary legislative council until new constitution is drafted; armed factions in country dissolved, will be absorbed by state institutions

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 26: Day 447 – Israel and Hamas offer recriminations, but no deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-26-day-447-israel-and-hamas-offer-recriminations-but-no-deal/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:01:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3447387&preview=true&preview_id=3447387 ToI founding editor David Horovitz weighs in on the latest in hostage talks, persistent Houthi missile attacks and a new sense of IDF preparedness

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]]> Syria’s new leadership to consolidate all armed rebel factions into defense ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-new-leadership-to-consolidate-all-armed-rebel-factions-into-defense-ministry/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:36:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3446089 Ahmed al-Sharaa says no weapons to be allowed in Syria outside of state control, including among Kurdish groups in north; US said encouraging Israel to develop ties with new leaders

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 18: Day 439 – How Palestinians envision ruling Gaza the day after https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-18-day-439-how-palestinians-envision-ruling-gaza-the-day-after/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:10:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3442162&preview=true&preview_id=3442162 Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on hostage talks and Syria's Christian minority; archaeology reporter Gavriel Fiske on the 'first' alphabetic writing and an early Christian amulet

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 17: Day 438 – Is Hamas softening stance on hostage-ceasefire deal? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-17-day-438-is-hamas-softening-stance-on-hostage-ceasefire-deal/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:23:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3441367&preview=true&preview_id=3441367 ToI founding editor David Horovitz reviews the latest in the advanced negotiations for a Gaza deal, dissent in Netanyahu's coalition, and remarks made by Syria's rebel leader

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 16: Day 437 – How is the ceasefire holding? ToI reports from Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-16-day-437-how-is-the-ceasefire-holding-toi-reports-from-lebanon/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:27:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3440611&preview=true&preview_id=3440611 Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman updates us on renewed optimism for a Gaza hostage release deal and why Israel is shuttering its embassy in Ireland

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]]> Damascus students celebrate after Assad’s ouster; Christians remain wary https://www.timesofisrael.com/damascus-students-celebrate-after-assads-ouster-christians-remain-wary/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:12:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3440456 Three-starred symbol of 2011 uprising begins to be seen in public; local Christian communities hold first services since overthrow, but worry about future under new Islamist rulers

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 15: Day 436 – ToI reports from Syria as Israel weighs striking Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-15-day-436-toi-reports-from-syria-as-israel-weighs-striking-iran/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:27:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439980&preview=true&preview_id=3439980 Military reporter Emanuel Fabian was embedded with the IDF beyond the buffer zone; we hear what he saw as well as updates on operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

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]]> A week after Assad’s fall, Syria begins to come to terms with his brutal legacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-week-after-assads-fall-syria-still-coming-to-terms-with-his-brutal-legacy/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:19:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439957 Residents and rebel leaders aim for return to normalcy; pubs and bars reopening, reportedly with blessing of Islamist regime

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 435 – How women are the canary in the Mideast coal mine https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-14-day-435-how-women-are-the-canary-in-the-mideast-coal-mine/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:22:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439526&preview=true&preview_id=3439526 As the rebel factions in Syria fight to wrest control, the world looks at their treatment of women. Middle East analyst Ksenia Svetlova, a former MK, ranks Israel and its neighbors

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]]> Rebel leader says insurgents began planning assault on Assad a year ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/rebel-leader-says-insurgents-began-planning-assault-on-assad-a-year-ago/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:22:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439379 In interview with The Guardian, HTS's Abu Hassan al-Hamwi says group unified factions, overhauled military forces and developed modern doctrine when planning devastating offensive

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 13, Day 434: Israel’s Syria problem – and Israel’s Syria solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-13-day-434-israels-syria-problem-and-israels-syria-solution/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:01:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3438675&preview=true&preview_id=3438675 Until the Syrian civil war, Israel held back-channel talks for a truce with Syria. Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman charts Israel's evolving strategy with its neighbor to the north

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 12: Day 433 – US security adviser arrives for renewed hostage talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-12-day-433-us-security-adviser-arrives-for-renewed-hostage-talks/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:32:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3438125&preview=true&preview_id=3438125 US bureau chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider discuss the latest round of negotiations, Israel in the Syrian buffer zone, and the PM's second day on the stand

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 432 – ToI reports from a Druze village on Syria’s border https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-11-day-432-toi-reports-from-a-druze-village-on-syrias-border/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:37:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437395&preview=true&preview_id=3437395 Reporter Diana Bletter on the complicated identities of Israeli-born Druze as they hope to see loved ones in Syria soon; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on the PM's first day at court

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 10: Day 431 – Decrying ‘witch hunt,’ PM begins to testify in trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-10-day-431-decrying-witch-hunt-pm-begins-to-testify-in-trial/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:29:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3436658&preview=true&preview_id=3436658 Editor David Horovitz on the allegations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing and his goals in taking the stand; how the PM frames the IDF's defensive actions in Syria

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