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The General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, congratulated Syrians on the first anniversary of the fall of the “defunct regime”, only hours after celebrations were banned in areas under his forces’ control. Abdi considered that with the fall of the regime, Syria had entered a new …

The Iraqi government did the right thing and froze the assets of Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis, but once the story made news on December 4, the government walked its decision back within hours. In November, the country’s Committee for the Freezing of Terrorists’ Funds put the two Iran-backed groups on …

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As demolition of damaged buildings continues, new construction is set to begin, with aim of resettling evacuees and absorbing dozens of new families – especially those with babies KISSUFIM — Looking to build a brighter future, Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza border, is planning to double its population and already …

If the agreement collapses, violence may be imminent. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have spent months negotiating with the government in Damascus how to implement their March agreement for the SDF to merge with the national armed forces. Mistrust of government centralization and recent sectarian massacres have shaken the …

The commander of the Israeli Air Force, Lieutenant General Tomer Bar, has unveiled a strategic plan codenamed “Bashan Arrow”, which aimed to destroy what remained of the strategic military capabilities of the Syrian regime’s army just hours after its collapse and the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December …

The calm in southern Syria has broken, exposing a volatile front that none of the major players – Damascus, Tel Aviv, or Washington – seems prepared for what is to come. At 2:52 am on 28 November, a reserve unit from the Israeli army’s 55th Paratroopers Brigade, under the command …

As international eyes stay locked on Gaza, Tel Aviv is executing its most aggressive campaign of ethnic cleansing and land theft in the occupied West Bank since 1948. On the morning of 7 October 2023, while the world braced for the fallout of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, another front of war …