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Israel's normalization with Syria grows further as Druze and Kurds battle al-Sharaa for control
SOURCE:Haaretz|BY:Zvi Bar'el
Since the Assad regime fell, the Kurds in Syria have been vying for control with al-Sharaa. Israel's entry into the fray could lead to conflict with Turkey and the U.S.
10:02 PM • January 09 2026 IST
The U.S.-brokered agreements that Syria and Israel signed in Paris this week are far from a guarantee of peace or normalization between the two countries. They will soon be put to the test – namely, whether Israel in fact stops its air and ground operations in Syria, whether the planned mechanism for intelligence sharing and de-escalation is established in Jordan, whether intelligence flows from Israel to Syria, and whether Syria acts on it and shows results on the ground.
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