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Syria says its army is withdrawing from the city of Suweida after days of deadly clashes and Israeli airstrikes that have shaken the country’s fragile political transition under President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Syria's army went in to the southwestern Druze area, it said, to calm local tensions. But the military was then accused of targeting Druze communities and 300 people were reportedly killed. In response, Israel launched airstrikes - it says to defend Druze civilians. We get an Israeli view to suggestions that Israel is creating a buffer zone between Israel and Syria to degrade Syria's military.

We speak to Mahmoud Khalil, the Colombia university graduate, who spend 100 days in immigration detention in the United States for participlating in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. He's now seeking damages from the US government.

The US Space Force says it is preparing to fight in space. Work’s already underway to create an American missile defence shield – which President Trump calls the Golden Dome. The US Space Force, set up 5 years ago, is the newest service in the US military. But it’s already proved to be crucial in intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles and in helping the US carry out strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme. We have a report from our Defence Correspondent.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: Protest against Israeli airstrike on Syrian Defense Ministry in Idlib, Syria. Credit: Mohammed al Rifai/EPA)