Author: Aaron Boxerman
Published on: 04/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Syria’s main international airport in Damascus will reopen next week. The announcement comes amid tensions along the border between Syria and Lebanon. Lebanese military said that Syrian militants had fired at Lebanase soldiers. Ahmad al-Shara faces the challenge of imposing order on a country. In eastern Syria, Turkish-backed fighters are continuing to fight Kurdish forces. At the same time, there have been scattered clashes between the new regime and holdouts still loyal to Mr. Al-Assad. Israeli forces have bombarded military sites across the country and sent their troops into a once-demilitarized buffer zone. Jordan also partly closed its ground crossing with Syria. Syria's new administration has stepped up its campaign to arrest members of the ousted Assad dictatorship. Looking Nervously to the Future: Amid an outcry for justice and accountability, Syria’s Alawite minority, favored by the Assads, is feeling deep anxiety after the ouster of the country’s dictatorship.
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