Just two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria last December, Israel launched a sweeping offensive, seizing the Golan Heights and carrying out hundreds of airstrikes across the country.
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Israel has remained militarily involved in Syria, declaring regions near their shared border a demilitarised zone and carrying out frequent attacks, patrols and raids. These measures have frustrated the new leadership in Damascus, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, which has accused Israel of destabilising the country. Amaa al-Omar, a journalist who reports on Syria, explains what is driving the conflict and what impact it has had on Syria’s interim leaders
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