Israeli troops enter Syrian territory - NYT
After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, the Israeli army crossed the demilitarised zone and entered Syria.
According to Censor.NET, The New York Times reports.
The publication's sources claim that Israeli troops have taken up strategically important positions on Mount Hermon and other parts of Syrian territory, which is necessary to ensure border security.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he had ordered troops to "seize the buffer zone" between Israel and Syria.
"We gave the Israeli army the order to take over these positions to ensure that no hostile force embeds itself right next to the border of Israel," he said, adding that the measures are temporary.
Over the weekend, Israeli aircraft also struck Syrian military targets. According to officials, these assets could have fallen into the hands of extremists.
"The targets included small stockpiles of chemical weapons, primarily mustard gas and VX gas, which remained in Syrian possession despite prior agreements to disarm, according to the officials. The Israeli military also targeted radar-equipped batteries and vehicles of Russian-made air defense missiles, as well as stockpiles of Scud missiles," the article says.
Events in Syria
On 28 November, after four years of relative calm, fighting between Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition groups resumed with renewed vigour on the outskirts of Aleppo.
"Hayat Tahrir al-Sham announced a large-scale military operation against government forces. During the operation, they claimed to have captured over 400 square kilometres of territory, including strategically important areas.
On November 29, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which leads a coalition of opposition forces in Syria, entered Aleppo and clashed with government forces on the western outskirts of the city.
November 30, the Syrian Armed Forces announce a "temporary withdrawal of troops" from Aleppo to prepare a counter-offensive against opposition forces.
According to Al Arabiya, rebels in Syria have taken control of Aleppo.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that the US should not intervene in the developing conflict in Syria.
Bloomberg wrote that as rebels approach Damascus, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad decided to resort to indirect diplomatic appeals to the United States and President-elect Donald Trump to try to stay in power.
On 8 December, it became known that Syrian opposition fighters had taken Damascus and announced Assad's escape.
