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Posters at a demonstration in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Credit: John Wreford/Shutterstock.

Assad works to gradually return to embrace of Arab world

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Despite the enormous atrocities it has committed since the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian civil war, the Assad regime is slowly but steadily returning to somewhat of an embrace in sections of the Arab...
The flags of allied groups: Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen, Iraq, Fatimids, the popular uprising and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jan 7, 2020. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.

Syria’s new demographics create recruitment options for Iran, Hezbollah

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The Israel Defense Forces has identified a new threat in the form of demographic changes in Syria resulting in a significant rise in Shi’ite and Alawite populations, according to a recent report by Israel Hayom. “The...
An Israel Defense Forces map of where it carried out airstrikes against Iranian and Syrian targets on Nov. 20, 2019. Source: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Syrian foreign minister says country ‘can respond any day’ to Israeli airstrikes

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Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said that a reprisal by Damascus to reported Israeli airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in his country could occur at any time, Kan News reported on Monday. “We can respond any day; we will not...
A Russian military strike on a TV tower in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Russia reportedly ‘trying to recruit Syrian fighters’ for Ukraine war

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Russia is attempting to recruit Syrian fighters for its war against Ukraine, an American defense official quoted by multiple American media outlets said on Tuesday. The official said a report by The Wall Street Journal the previous...
Syrian media reported on Dec. 16, 2021, that Israeli launched a missile attack at southern Syria. Source: Twitter.

Israel hits targets near Quneitra, reports Syrian media

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Israeli missiles struck targets near Quneitra in southwestern Syria early on Wednesday, according to official Syrian media. The missiles were launched from the Golan Heights just after midnight and caused material damage but no casualties,...
Israeli reserve soldiers patrol on the border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, Jan. 25, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Video provides rare glimpse into Hezbollah’s entrenchment in southern Syria

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Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries,...
Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli observers see Russia-Syria flights as sign of aspiring Putin hegemony, allegiance to Assad

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A Russian Defense Ministry announcement on Monday regarding joint Russian and Syrian air-force patrol missions along the Golan Heights—in southern Syria near Israel and over the Euphrates River in northern Syria—represents significant messaging from...
The aftermath of an alleged Israeli missile strike on the container yard of Syria's Latakia port, Dec. 28, 2021. Credit: Syrian Arab News Agency.

Syrian official slams Russia for ‘silence’ over alleged Israeli strikes

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Recent airstrikes on Syria, attributed by Syrian officials to Israel, have led to friction between Syria’s military and their Russian counterparts, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Monday. A senior Syrian official who spoke to the paper,...
Syrian President Bashar Assad. Credit: Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/ABr via Wikimedia Commons.

Bashar Assad’s dangerous game

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The resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and world powers does not appear to affect Israel, which continues its actions to curb Iran’s establishing itself militarily in Syria or transferring advanced weapons...

The US promised, Israel delivered

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The two reported Israeli strikes on secret facilities where the Syrian regime planned to restart its chemical weapons manufacturing program had three goals. The first was to keep non-conventional weapons out of Syria’s hands,...