Israel continues striking Syrian army positions
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A fighter affiliated with Syria's new administration checks his phone as he sits outside the defunct Mezzeh military prison overlooking the capital, Damascus, Jan. 2, 2025. A woman reacts near fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham during what HTS said were security checks to find "remnants" of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's force, in Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Jan. 2, 2025.
Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of the city of Aleppo on Thursday, according to residents, local media and rights groups, marking the latest strikes by Israel against a country whose longtime president was overthrown last month.
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