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The TelegraphIran’s armed forces ‘at war with themselves’ over fall of Assad
A furious blame game is unfolding among Iran’s armed forces over the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The Telegraph has learned.
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What next for ex-Isis supporters like Shamima Begum after Assad's fall?
Begum is among tens of thousands of people being held in northern Syrian detention camps that house former Isis families and those displaced by conflict.
- AFP
Charred remains of Syrian ships after Israeli strikes
The hulks of half-submerged Syrian missile ships smouldered in Latakia harbour on Tuesday, hours after Israel hammered its neighbour with strikes from the sea and air.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the navy struck Latakia with missile ships.
- The National
Israel launches ‘largest strike attack’ in country's history on Syria
ISRAEL has attacked more than 250 targets in Syria overnight, with one Israeli security source describing it as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.
- Reuters
Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited" troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Israel has watched the upheaval in Syria with a mixture of hope and concern as it weighs the consequences of one of the most significant strategic shifts in the Middle East in years. "We are taking all the actions necessary to try to ensure our security with regard to the new situation in Syria," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters in a late-night press conference at his office without going into detail.
- The Independent
Israel’s warplanes pound Syria as it destroys Assad’s naval fleet
After the fall of the Assad regime, the Israeli military has taken control of a UN-controlled buffer zone in the Golan Heights and hit targets across the country
- Evening Standard
Syria's new leader calls for 'stability and calm' as Israel issues warning over regime aligning with Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu warned the new rulers in Syria not to follow the Assad regime by allowing Iran a foothold in the country
- The Telegraph
West should not fear us, Syria’s rebel leader insists
The leader of the Syrian rebel coalition which toppled the Assad dynasty has sought to reassure Western nations they have nothing to fear from his victory.
- The Independent
Syria – live: Tomb of Assad’s father set on fire by rebels while Israel strikes Syrian military 480 times
Israel denies penetrating Syria beyond buffer zone in occupied Golan Heights
- The Telegraph
Syrian rebels ‘received drones from Ukrainian operatives’
Ukraine supplied Syrian rebels with drones and experienced operators in the weeks before they defeated Bashar al-Assad’s army, The Washington Post has reported.
- France 24
Israel orders forces to set up ‘sterile defence zone’ in southern Syria
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed his military on Tuesday to create a “sterile defence zone”, a weapons-free zone, in southern Syria. The zone would be patrolled, Katz said, without permanent Israeli presence – as the country tightens its hold along the line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Syria's Assad and his family arrive in Mo
- The Guardian
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 Conversation
The west is already at war with Russia. And large-scale conflict may not be far off
Russia went to war with the west, but it didn’t really notice until recently.
- Storyful
Satellite Images of Syrian Ports Reveal Russian Movements, Damage to Vessels
Before and after imagery of various Syrian ports and airfields reveals Russian military movements and damage to Russian naval vessels, after the fall of the Assad regime.In satellite imagery sent to Storyful from Maxar Technologies, warships can be seen docked at a Russian naval facility in Tartus, Syria. On Tuesday, December 10, those ships are gone.Other satellite imagery taken on Tuesday shows at least two Russian frigates redeployed off Syria’s coast.“Most of the Russian naval vessels have departed their traditional positions at their base in the port of Tartus,” Maxar said. “Two Russian frigates have redeployed offshore of the port, between 7 to 12 kilometers (4 to 7 miles) west and northwest of Tartus.”More images taken on Tuesday at Latakia, another Syrian port city, show destroyed Syrian warships “reportedly caused by recent airstrikes that were designed to destroy the former regime’s naval fleet,” Maxar said.Late on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had carried out strikes against “strategic weapons stockpiles” in Syria, including the Al-Bayda port and the Latakia port, “where 15 Syrian naval vessels were docked.”Russian aircraft, helicopters, and other military equipment remained in place at the Khmeimim airbase near Latakia, according to Maxar images. Large groups of cars, trucks, and people can be seen gathered at the adjacent civilian side of the airfield. Credit: Maxar Technologies via Storyful
- Evening Standard
Putin threatens retaliation after Ukraine targets Russia airfield with 'six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles'
Moscow may launch another experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile at Ukraine
- Associated Press
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
- Evening Standard
Vladimir Putin spy chief seeks to sideline Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of possible Ukraine war peace talks
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine
- Euronews
Tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father set alight after Syrian rebel victory
Since five decades of brutal dynastic dictatorship came to an end on Sunday, statues of Hafez al-Assad and his son and successor Bashar have been toppled across Syria.View on euronews
- The Telegraph
Strip British jihadis in Syria of citizenship, says shadow home secretary
British jihadis in Syria should be stripped of their citizenship or blocked from returning to the UK, the shadow home secretary has said.
- Evening Standard
'Rat of Damascus' Assad fled to Moscow, says Lammy, as Putin hit by 'strategic political defeat' in Syria
Foreign secretary brands Assad a ‘monster’ as the horrors of dictator’s prisons emerge after regime collapses