Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War

The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank off the Spanish coast on December 23, following an explosion onboard. The ship, traveling from Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok, was in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish city of Águilas and Algeria's Oran when the incident occurred. The explosion caused the ship to list, prompting a hazardous area to be marked for shipping.

Turkey will do whatever necessary for the reconstruction of Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, including improving ties in trade, energy and defense, President Tayyip Erdogan said.

A Syrian "revolutionary" flag is seen on a Syrian Air airplane ahead of take-off as the airport reopens for internal flights in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

The first flight since the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country's north, AFP journalists saw.

The Pentagon has described the situation in Syria as "fragile" while confirming that discussions with Türkiye are ongoing, particularly regarding U.S. support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is led by the PKK/YPG terrorists.

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes late Sunday on military sites in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces, targeting key infrastructure, including military bases and ammunition depots. The airstrikes also reportedly triggered a violent explosion in the village of Hiresun in Tartus.

The Israeli Air Force is continuing its preparations for potential strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, following the weakening of Tehran’s allies in the Middle East—primarily Hezbollah—and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israeli military officials told The Times of Israel.

Türkiye has strongly condemned Israel's military attacks and advances in the Syrian territories following the collapse of the Assad administration in the Middle Eastern country.

Loud explosions were heard in Damascus following a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting key sites in Syria. Reports indicate that Israel carried out attacks on military research facilities, weapons depots, and airbases, aiming to prevent advanced weaponry from falling into extremist hands.

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria could significantly impact Turkish companies employing large numbers of Syrian refugees and ripple through the wider economy, experts and business leaders warn.

Shares in Turkish construction and cement companies surged on Dec. 9, driven by expectations that they will benefit from the rebuilding efforts in Syria.

This picture taken from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights shows smoke billowing above the Syrian Governorate of Quneitra during Israeli bombardment, on Dec. 9, 2024

A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had "destroyed the most important military sites in Syria" with a flurry of air strikes since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's government.