Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

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Israel pushing into Syria after Assad's regime fall

Hundreds of U.S. troops are in Syria to help prevent ISIS there. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab is in Syria as more questions emerge about the future of the country torn by civil war and as Israel pushes in ...
CBS News - 3d
Israel strikes targets in Syria after Assad regime falls

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria as Israel continues to take more aggressive action in the country following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime over the weekend. ...
The Hill - 5d
Israel reacts to fall of Assad regime, Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial

A Syrian war monitor is reporting that Israel has launched over 300 hundred airstrikes over Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on that ...
CBS News - 5d
What's next for Syria after fall of Assad regime?

Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria has come to an end. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is following the latest from Turkey, near the border with Syria. Then, John Kirby, White House ...
CBS News - 5d
Syrians celebrate in the streets after Assad government falls

DAMASCUS, Syria — Jubilant Syrians waving flags clambered Monday onto a government tank abandoned in the capital city's main square and took selfies.
NBC News - 6d
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 News - 6d
Israel Enters Golan Heights Buffer Zone After Syria’s Assad Falls

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he had ordered troops to “take over” the zone between his country and Syria.
The New York Times - Dec. 8
Netanyahu says al-Assad's fall opens 'opportunity' for Israel

Yahoo News - Dec. 8
What is next for Syria after Assad’s fall?

The real test for the country and Middle East will come when triumphant but disparate rebel factions divide the spoils — and whether they can share power
Financial Times - Dec. 8