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The IndependentSyria – live: Israel says it has destroyed Syrian naval fleet as Mohammed al-Bashir appointed temporary PM
Israel denies penetrating Syria beyond buffer zone in occupied Golan Heights
- CNN
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.
- BBC
Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
PM Netanyahu said the 1974 disengagement agreement had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of Syria.
- BBC
Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison
It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.
- The Independent
Voices: The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart
COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley
- Yahoo News UK
What’s happening in Syria? The key developments amid warnings of Isis threat
The lightning quick collapse of Bashar al-Assad's has left the world taking stock on a new-look Middle East.
- Sky video
Syria hit by US and Israeli airstrikes as war bloggers fret about 'threat' to Russian bases
Syria's new rebel leaders are facing the daunting task of healing a divided nation - and the toppling of the Assad regime has not put an end to fighting in the country.
- Australian Associated Press
Road blocked as Israeli adviser's charges withdrawn
Dozens of protesters have blocked a busy city thoroughfare as a private prosecution against a former Israeli advisor was struck out in court.
- BBC
Syria in maps: Who controls the country now Assad has gone?
A visual guide to the latest developments as advancing Syrian fighters set their sights on Damascus.
- Sky News
Egypt accuses Israel of 'exploiting power vacuum' after seizing Golan Heights buffer zone
Israeli troops have seized a demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights in a move that has been criticised by Egypt and Qatar. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces had entered the 155-square mile area after a rebel advance ended Syrian President Bashar al Assad's rule on Sunday. The zone was established by a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria in 1974.
- The Hill
Biden calls Assad regime collapse ‘fundamental act of justice’
President Biden called the recent collapse of the Assad regime in Syria “a fundamental act of justice” in remarks at the White House on Sunday. “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” Biden said. “This regime brutalized and tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. A fall [of the regime] is…
- Sky video
Who are the Syrian rebels - and what are their plans?
Rebel forces have taken control of the Syrian capital after storming through the country in less than two weeks.
- Sky News
Assad has left Damascus, says Russia, as Syrian army declares end of his rule
The Syrian government has fallen after a lightning offensive by anti-regime forces across the country - ending President Bashar al Assad's 24-year rule. Mr Assad has left office and the country after giving orders for there to be a peaceful transfer of power, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Russia was not involved in the talks surrounding his departure, the ministry said, but has been in touch with opposition groups - and urged all sides to refrain from violence.
- The Independent
Biden promises to bring US journalist Austin Tice home as he calls fall of Assad ‘a moment of historic opportunity for Syria’
‘At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,’ declares US president
- BBC
Melbourne synagogue fire 'likely' terror act, police say
Three suspects are being sought over the fire, which injured one person and caused extensive damage.
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Refugees, chemical weapons, and warring factions — this is why Syria is the focus of the world
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. The immediate prospects for their nations and peoples depends very much what kind of government and order can be brought to Syria’s cracking human mosaic. The complete collapse of the Assad Baathist regime must be causing even sharper intakes of breath.
- PA Media: UK News
PM says ‘no decision pending’ on removal of Syrian rebel group from banned list
A Cabinet minister had earlier suggested a decision on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham could be taken quickly.
- BBC
'We have to build our country again and again'
Ali Abi Zaid now lives in Cheltenham but fled Syria after being imprisoned during the civil war.
- France 24 Videos
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after rebels capture Damascus
Syria's Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow as Islamist-led rebels captured Damascus Sunday, ending five decades of Baath party rule. Celebrations erupted nationwide. Assad's luxurious home was overrun as the government collapsed 11 days into a surprise rebel offensive, over 13 years after Syria's civil war began.
- Australian Associated Press
US troops in Syria to prevent Islamic State resurgence
Joe Biden says the collapse of the Syrian government is a 'fundamental act of justice' after decades of repression but also 'a moment of risk and uncertainty'.