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#washingtonpost.com. × Syria announces a new transitional government. Syrian’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa promised a “new phase” as he appointed the 22-member cabinet.

#washingtonpost.com. × Killings in Syrian village foreshadowed flare-up of sectarian violence. The bloodletting between Alawites and forces backing Syria’s new government surprised many. But tensions had been building since the ouster of President Assad.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria strikes Lebanon after troop deaths, sparking new tensions across border. Syria’s army attacked Lebanon after it said three soldiers were kidnapped, brought to Lebanon and killed by Hezbollah militants. Hezbollah denied involvement.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syrian refugees recount bloodletting as sectarian killings swept coast. Thousands have fled into Lebanon after tensions between Syria’s Alawite minority and forces backing the new government exploded last week.

#washingtonpost.com. × 6,000 Syrians work as doctors in Germany. Some weigh whether to stay or go.. Syrians doctors have established themselves in Germany, filling critical health-care gaps. But Assad’s fall and anti-migrant sentiment have some torn.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syrian president signs deal with Kurds, grapples with sectarian killings. The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

#washingtonpost.com. × Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland. The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the Sunni Islamist government.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria clashes kill dozens in worst violence since fall of Assad regime. Members of Syria’s Alawite minority said they feared widespread revenge killings, as grisly videos of field executions circulated.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syrians unearth horrors of the Assad years in their basements. Syrians had remained silent about the bodies dumped in countless basements by Assad’s forces. Rescue teams now are moving from home to home excavating remains.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syrians emerging from dictatorship bristle at new threat from Israel. Israeli attacks are angering Syrians and unsettling the country’s new leaders, who are dealing with multiple crises after the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad. Nearly three months after Bashar al-Assad fled, much of Syria is suspended between relief at the dictatorship’s demise and anxiety over what comes next.

#washingtonpost.com. × Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed. The Lebanese militant group is grappling with a stunning reversal of fortune after its war with Israel and the ouster of its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government. Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially targeted Assad remain in place.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says. In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to build new alliances.

#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Netanyahu heads to Washington for Trump’s first meeting with foreign leader. The Israeli prime minister’s trip comes as negotiations for a second phase of a Gaza ceasefire are set to begin. Syria’s new president visits Saudi Arabia.

#washingtonpost.com. × Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation. The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long as needed to protect its citizens.

#washingtonpost.com. × German politicians signal to Syrian asylum seekers: It’s time to go home. Leading politicians in Germany are calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented migrants from the United States.

#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders. The U.S. intelligence back channel with Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

#washingtonpost.com. × E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift. The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.

#washingtonpost.com. × Mother of journalist Austin Tice visits Syria for clues to son’s fate. Debra Tice’s visit to Syria was the latest leg in her long quest to learn the fate of her son Austin.

#washingtonpost.com. × Live updates: Officials optimistic about talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. President Joe Biden said a deal was “on the brink” of being finalized. A ceasefire could halt, for now, a war that has raged for 15 months and killed tens of thousands.

#washingtonpost.com. × Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace. As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas of their own pasts.

#washingtonpost.com. × Live Briefing: Biden discusses ceasefire and hostage release deal with Netanyahu. The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

#washingtonpost.com. × International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support. U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to maintain equipment and provide care.

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