Christians protest in Syrian capital after burning of Christmas tree  CNN Burning of a Christmas Tree in Syria Sets Off Protests  The New York Times For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear  The Washington Post Celebrating with Christian friends in Syrian church, Sarah in Syria  Al Jazeera English ‘Great fear’ haunts Christmas celebrations…

Hundreds protest in Christian areas of Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned  The Guardian For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear  The Washington Post Christians protest in Syrian capital after burning of Christmas tree  CNN Burning of a Christmas Tree in Syria Sets Off Protests  The New York Times Syrian Christians attend first…

‘I was raped by Assad’s thugs – but I’m no longer afraid to show my face’  BBC.com Go to Source Author:

Syria’s minorities seek security as country charts new future  BBC.com Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster  The Associated Press Syria’s new leaders struggle to contain revenge killings after Assad  The Washington Post Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear  The Atlantic Why Syria’s reconstruction may depend on the fate of its minorities  The Conversation Go…

Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria  The New York Times Monday Briefing: Al-Assad’s Final Days in Power  The New York Times Global elites – wanted or not – have a lot in common  Al Jazeera English Assad’s final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight  Reuters How Bashar al-Assad’s Inner Circle Fled Syria After His…

Syria: Inside the abandoned homes of Assad’s enforcers  BBC.com Assad’s ‘black box’: Senior Syrian official escapes to Beirut under Hezbollah’s protection – report  The Jerusalem Post Dozens of Syrian regime officers detained in Lebanon  The New Arab Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad’s inner circle and where are they now?  The Associated Press Go to Source Author:

Israeli troops shoot Syrian protester as forces move beyond buffer zone  The Guardian Go to Source Author:

Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin  The New York Times Fallout of Assad’s ouster in Syria ripples down the Mediterranean to Libya  FRANCE 24 English Putin’s quiet Syrian surrender reveals the weakness behind his intimidation tactics  Atlantic Council Satellite Images Reveal Russian Military Movements in Syria  The Wall Street Journal Russian Energy And Political Setbacks Alarm…

US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria’s new leader Sharaa  BBC.com U.S. lifts bounty on Syria’s interim leader amid diplomatic outreach  The Washington Post U.S. diplomats meet Syrian opposition leader in Damascus  Axios US scraps $10M bounty on HTS leader Golani after meeting in Damascus  Al-Monitor Go to Source Author:

Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory  The Guardian Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights  The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu says Israel will remain on Mt Hermon ‘until another arrangement is found’  Reuters New details emerge on Israel’s actions in Syrian buffer…

US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus  CNN Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is much higher than previously reported  Fox News DOD Announces 2,000 Troops in Syria, Department Prepared for Government Shutdown  Department of Defense US force in Syria is larger than previously known,…

Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled  The New York Times Israeli strikes destroy Syria’s weapons of war as ousted Assad laments country’s fall into “hands of terrorism”  CBS News IDF establishes military positions in Quneitra government, Syria’s South  The Jerusalem Post Photo gallery: Syria’s Mazzeh air base destroyed, abandoned  VOA Asia In Israeli-occupied south Syria,…