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Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria's upheaval

Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria are meant partly as a message to the group and a move to ensure that the insurgents don’t try to take advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government

The Independent UK

Restaurateur who held up anti-Israel sign 'no neo-Nazi'

A high-profile restaurateur who held up a Nazi swastika at a pro-Palestinian rally has avoided conviction after a magistrate accepted he was deeply remorseful.

AAP

Netanyahu Vows To Change Face Of Middle East

Israeli PM Netanyahu discusses Israel's strategic moves in the Middle East, including capturing the Golan Heights and establishing a security zone in Syria.

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Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’

PM’s words follow Israeli takeover of previously demilitarised zone in Syrian-controlled territory

The Guardian - UK

Why the fall of Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to lead to peace in Syria

The Syrian opposition’s recent capture of the country’s largest city of Aleppo caught much of the international community by surprise. After the involvement of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah in the prolonged Syrian civil war, many observers assumed that Bashar al-Assad’s forces had won the conflict.

The Conversation

What Syria’s rebel takeover means for the region’s major players: Turkey, Iran and Russia

When I was buying coffee at a cafe owned by a Syrian man in the UK on Sunday, I asked him what he made of the news that longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad had been ousted from power. He responded optimistically that he and the 7 million Syrians that had fled…

The Conversation

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Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’

The Yemeni group says it will continue its ‘support operations’ until Israel ends its war and siege on the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

How a lightning assault by Syrian rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two weeks

Distracted by wars elsewhere, president Bashar al-Assad’s military allies Russia, Iran, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah failed to mobilise the kind of decisive firepower that had propped him up for years

The Independent UK

I interviewed Syria’s militias at the start of the war – they will listen if other countries engage them

On Sunday, the world received news it perhaps had stopped thinking was possible. The murderous regime of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is gone and the Syrian civil war may be coming to an end after 13 years of suffering.

The Conversation

Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran’s president amid foreign policy setbacks

Tensions over executions and plans for petrol price rise and hijab law add to reversals in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Refugees, chemical weapons, and warring factions — this is why Syria is the focus of the world

The speed with which the Assad dictatorship was overthrown has taken most external observers by surprise, including agencies from Russia, Iran, America, Britain and France. Those in the know were closer to the scene of the action – Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia – to name but three.

Evening Standard

Israel, US and Turkey launch strikes in Syria to protect interests

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels free prisoners of the former president, Bashar al-Assad, who has fled to Russia

The Guardian - UK

Biden has been wrecking his legacy, but he still has time to do the right things

Biden is a lame duck, free to do what he wishes. He could start by saving a few – or a few thousand – lives

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

Israel strikes suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria

Israel’s foreign minister says it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors

International Business Times

Syrians Rejoice As Assad Flees, Ending Brutal Reign

US President Joe Biden said Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political upheaval a "historic opportunity" for Syrians to rebuild their country.

Al Jazeera

US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall

US Central Command says it struck more than 75 targets to ensure group does not exploit end of Syrian leader’s rule.

The Conversation

After 54 years of brutal rule under the Assads, Syria is at a crossroads. Here are 4 priorities to avoid yet another war

Who could have predicted that after nearly 14 years of civil war and five years of stalemate, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would collapse in just a week? With Assad’s departure, the pressing question now is what lies ahead for Syria’s immediate future.

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Al Jazeera

US caught by surprise as Syria overthrows al-Assad: Analysis

Biden praises, warns of uncertainty as analysts question his administration’s years-long deprioritisation of Syria.

The Guardian - UK

Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule

Citizens dream of a better future but some are wary of Islamist groups claiming to represent them

The Independent UK

Voices: The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Conversation

Assad leaves behind a fragmented nation – stabilizing Syria will be a major challenge for fractured opposition and external backers

The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over.

The Guardian - UK

Syria’s rebels had strengths, but it was his regime’s weakness that undid Assad

Corruption and incompetence in the army and successful outreach by the rebels left the troops with little to fight for

The Guardian - UK

From doctor to brutal dictator: the rise and fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different from his father but proved to be as repressive

The Guardian - UK

Assad’s murderous regime has been toppled – but what will fill the vacuum in Syria?

The challenges ahead are truly daunting for a country torn apart by 13 years of civil war and split between rival factions, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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