Syria
![Former Assad officers fear HTS retribution after regime falls](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b95e76de-bbe5-11ef-9b9e-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE%2024%20REPORT","hash":"9dffa50c91cf7759c6a71060674b0bbb51c165e5212538f1d00d1b0000e96b64","title":"Former%20Syrian%20regime%20officers%20fear%20HTS%20retribution","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_203212_203500_CS.webp)
On the ground
Middle East
![People at a migrant camp in Calais, France, on December 12, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/04cae9ac-bbbb-11ef-a897-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"2acd11c8c37378f34438983bba556408ff3fc7eb193823e04e082b9730e26348","title":"Migrants%20in%20Calais%20reluctant%20to%20return","id":"370459ea-9cdb-11ed-b690-005056bf30b7"}/AFP-TV_20241214_CLJ_FRA_RefugeeMigration_36Q99QK_en.mp4.00_00_49_06.Still001.webp)
!['Syria one of the most underfunded humanitarian catastrophes in years'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/f26e321c-bbad-11ef-b4ff-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"LONG%20JOURNEY%20BACK","hash":"478f6a29908e4efe93bc9f5cfd8160650edff89774a0ea602e84907e31e02fe3","title":"'Syrians%20need%20to%20feel%20safe%3A%20Not%20just%20on%20street%20but%20also%20in%20their%20minds'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_080524_081217_CS.webp)
![Israel approves plan aiming to double annexed Golan population](https://s.france24.com/media/display/8e7e4eba-bba6-11ef-a66f-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL%20","hash":"bc9de717db5eac0519290ac9016a91bc06e385c95b5295fff59cfea6c7bf0db6","title":"approved%20a%20plan%20to%20expand%20settlements%20on%20the%20Golan%20Heights%20","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_104232_104421_CS.webp)
!['Iran becoming more & more isolated': Erdogan believes he has 'more say in Arab world' than Khamenei](https://s.france24.com/media/display/dc5875aa-bb9e-11ef-92d1-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"IRAN'S%20LOSS%2C%20TURKEY'S%20GAIN","hash":"52fea5c6665dcc57cae8416adcc92e551ac1bc91eb5bfd6bc4c1668776a4cfcf","title":"US%20welcomes%20'conflict%20between%20Turkey%20%26%20Iran%2C%20at%20least%20rhetoric'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241212_180832_181848_CS.webp)
![Territorial rivalries in Northern Syria spark clashes](https://s.france24.com/media/display/d1833544-bb98-11ef-92eb-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE%2024%20REPORT","hash":"f21e85dee364f2f8783919e6e9ec4eb9c68ebea2b7f2361ffe93690838997ccc","title":"Fighting%20in%20several%20areas%20of%20Northern%20Syria","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_101049_101313_CS.webp)
As it happened
Middle East
As it happened
Middle East
As it happened
Middle East
The World This Week
Middle East
![Syrians celebrate the demise of Assad's regime as thousands freed from prison](https://s.france24.com/media/display/fe54f84e-b979-11ef-9b00-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"04e115b23a6cae7d720a155be07e26bdf18f1aab46d631a45ec11bc0351476ae","title":"Celebrations%20over%20the%20demise%20of%20Assad's%20regime","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241213_183218_184033_CS.webp)
Analysis
Middle East
On the ground
Middle East
![Prison cell in Syria, 2024](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b0918f5a-b95b-11ef-a105-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE%2024%20IN%20SYRIA","hash":"3693708fd0aa3f3c58b5094a403ef5ee7d30d08f45390767fe1dcc29e132c915","title":"Inside%20Assad's%20prisons","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/capture-1494814397675c3fcc78d038.15183602.webp)
![Life 'getting back to normal' in Aleppo after fall of Assad](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b34cfd0e-b921-11ef-8558-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"2f579a563b5fb46dac4be4217285a40719fd1116c40f7c0aabd9d388aebf6128","title":"Life%20'getting%20back%20to%20normal'%20in%20Aleppo","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241213_080231_080438_CS.webp)