Syrian rebel leader Mohammad al-Jolani said he would dissolve the security forces of the toppled Assad regime. Meanwhile, Syria’s caretaker prime minister reiterated that the interim government will serve until March.

• A missing US man has been found in Syria, where he said he was kept in prison after entering the country as a pilgrim. Officials are working to bring him home.

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• Jordan will host a summit on Syria over the weekend with foreign ministers from Western and Arab nations. Diplomats will discuss ways to support a smooth transitional process “led by Syrians,” the foreign ministry said.

• The UN chief said he is deeply concerned about “violations of Syria’s sovereignty” after Israel launched hundreds of strikes and deployed ground troops in the country. The top US diplomat said Israel had made clear its stated purpose of trying to prevent arms from falling into “the wrong hands.

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