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U.S. airstrikes in Syria aim to prevent IS resurgence and maintain regional stability amidst challenges.

IDF says strikes were targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure over past 48 hours; Ahmed al-Sharaa attempts to reassure foreign nations in TV interview

Rebel alliance includes groups with roots in Islamic extremism, Arab and Turkmen fighters, and Kurdish and Druze coalitions

European leaders have hailed the end of Bashar al-Assad's brutal rule in Syria as a moment of hope -- but they also view his sudden toppling as fraught with dangers.

HTS is currently seen as a terrorist organisation in the UK but this could all change soon

The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.

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.

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

The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex set of circumstances created the right time for rebels to strike, plunging Syria into an uncertain future and catching President Bashar al-Assad by surprise.