Children explore an abandoned tank at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 10, 2024. Syria's Islamist rebel leader on December 9 began discussions on transferring power, a day after his opposition alliance dramatically unseated president Bashar al-Assad following decades of brutal rule.
An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 kilometres southwest of Damascus, according to Syrian security sources, after Israel seized a buffer zone in southern Syria and launched airstrikes on Syrian army and air bases overnight.Children explore an abandoned tank at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Tuesday. Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Monday began discussions on transferring power, a day after his opposition alliance dramatically overthrew Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Israel denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone at the border, saying its aim is to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands. Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani, an Israeli military spokesperson, said troops remained in the buffer zone and "a few additional points" in the vicinity but he denied there had been any significant push into Syria beyond the separation area.
Israel said its airstrikes would carry on for days but told the UN Security Council that it was not intervening in Syria's conflict. It said it had taken "limited and temporary measures" solely to protect its security.With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, Syrians searched for those who went missing under his regime — especially in the country's notorious Sednaya prison. Meanwhile, the world waited to see what a new government could mean for the future.
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