Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The search for missing people in Syria continues and a cease-fire between U.S.-backed Kurds and Turkish-backed forces in the north of the country threatens to be upended.• In southern Lebanon, three weeks into the cease-fire, the Israeli army is still attacking villages, as the monitoring committee meets behind closed doors.• Further developments in the Lebanese political sphere as the Jan. 9 election draws nearer. First flight from Damascus airport, HTS seeks international legitimacy: A trip from Damascus to Aleppo marked the first flight at the Syrian capital’s airport since its abandonment by regime forces as rebel groups took the city and announced the regime’s toppling on Dec. 8....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The search for missing people in Syria continues and a cease-fire between U.S.-backed Kurds and Turkish-backed forces in the north of the country threatens to be upended.• In southern Lebanon, three weeks into the cease-fire, the Israeli army is still attacking villages, as the monitoring committee meets behind closed doors.• Further developments in the Lebanese political sphere as the Jan. 9 election draws nearer. First flight from Damascus airport, HTS seeks international legitimacy: A trip from Damascus to Aleppo marked the first flight at the Syrian capital’s airport since its abandonment by regime forces as rebel groups took the city and announced the regime’s toppling...