Tensions are high on Syria’s border with Lebanon. The ouster of President Bashar al-Assad led to worry that violence could spill over into neighboring countries.

Syria is reopening Damascus International Airport after rebels ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad in December, forcing the temporary closure of their capital’s airport. Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new leader and top official of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,

We assure Arab and international airlines that we are in the process of fully rehabilitating Aleppo and Damascus airports,' said a Syrian aviation official

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran. In a statement on Thursday, the military said the underground factory in Masyaf "included advanced assembly lines designed to manufacture precision-guided missiles and long-range rockets" for Lebanon's Hezbollah "and other Iranian terror proxies in the region".