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Syria Accuses Hezbollah-Linked Cells of Plotting Attacks
Politicsjerusalem-post2mo ago

Syria Accuses Hezbollah-Linked Cells of Plotting Attacks

Damascus has accused networks allegedly linked to Hezbollah of planning assassinations, bombings, and rocket fire, raising questions about sovereignty and power dynamics following Bashar Assad’s fall and signaling a potential break from previous alliances.

Assad's Cousin Atef Najib Faces War Crimes Trial
PoliticsAl JazeeraDWle-figaro+4delfi-ltindex-hriefimeridanewsbeast1mo ago7 sources

Assad's Cousin Atef Najib Faces War Crimes Trial

Atef Najib, a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a former high-ranking official, is facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes related to his actions during the 2011 uprising. This marks a landmark legal proceeding, being the first trial of a senior Assad government official for such atrocities.

Islamic State lashes out at Syria’s president
PoliticsKorea Herald4mo ago

Islamic State lashes out at Syria’s president

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has blasted Syria’s interim president calling him a “puppet without a soul” controlled by Western countries, adding that his fate eventually will be similar to that of ousted leader Bashar Assad. In an audio message released late Saturday by the group’s spokesperson, who identifies himself as Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari, he called on IS followers around the world to attack Jewish and Western targets as they have in past years. Al-Ansari sent greetings to IS fighte