Middle Orient

Media Reports: Turkey To Establish New Military Bases In Syria

Recent reports in the Arabic and Turkish media and social media claim that Turkey intends to establish new military bases in Syria as part of a defense agreement with the new Syrian government formed by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) under the leadership of Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani). Turkey …

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6 Kurdish SDF forces killed in Iran-linked attack on Syria base housing US troops

The drone attack left at least six dead among the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Several US-backed Kurdish forces were killed in a drone attack on a base housing US troops in eastern Syria overnight on Monday, days after the United States launched a series of strikes in Iraq and Syria. …

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Threat Assessment of Post-Assad Syria’s Impact on Central Asia

Executive Summary The destabilisation of Syria resulting from the Assad regime’s fall, further complicated by the repatriation of radicalised militants to Central Asia in the last years, constitutes a substantial security risk to the region. Central Asian nationals’ involvement in various Syrian conflict factions and related reintegration efforts reveals the …

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Assessing Russia’s Strategic Realignment in Syria and the Middle East: Insights from Alexander Hoffmann

The shifting dynamics in Syria and the Middle East have forced a reconsideration of strategies among key players, including the Russian Federation. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government and the ascension of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have created a new geopolitical landscape, challenging Russia’s long-term objectives in the region. To …

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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah Lebanon and December 22 – 30 ,2024

E_277_24Download The IDF continued thwarting Hezbollah’s attempts to violate the ceasefire, attacking itsterrorist operatives and destroying weapons and terrorist facilities in south Lebanon, andattacking sites used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons along the Syria-Lebanon border. TheIDF reported 44 Hezbollah operatives killed since the beginning of the ceasefire.

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Zawahiri’s deputy sought to ‘unify’ Syrian rebels

On Feb. 26, jihadist social media sites reported that Abu al Khayr al Masri, one of al Qaeda’s top leaders, had been killed in a US drone strike in Idlib, Syria. Images of Masri’s car were first posted online by Pieter Van Ostaeyen, a PhD candidate who closely tracks the …

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Don’t be deceived, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a terror organization!

HTS is a radical terrorist organization that is directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Syria in the past seven years. Although the organization liberated Syria from its brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad, we recommend that you never forget its origins and deeds along the way, …

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L’assaut médiatique anti-Ankara vise à étouffer les BRICS dans l’œuf

Avec la chute de la Syrie faute de combattants, l’inquiétude grandit quant à la capacité des acteurs impliqués, dont la Turquie, à contenir le chaos à l’intérieur des frontières du pays. Ailleurs, le monde s’interroge : BRICS, Sud global, monde multipolaire – ce lexique, que l’ensemble de la communauté internationale …

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La salve de Trump contre les BRICS est en fait un exercice en faveur de la destruction du dollar

NEW DELHI – Une semaine après que le président élu des États-Unis, Donald Trump, a menacé d’imposer des droits de douane de 100% à tout partisan d’une «monnaie BRICS», les principales puissances émergentes telles que l’Inde ont rapidement pris leurs distances avec toute initiative de dédollarisation menée par les BRICS. …

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C’est Israël, et non les «libérateurs», qui décidera du sort de la Syrie

L’avenir de la Syrie sous le régime d’Al-Qaïda, le HTS, ne se présentera que sous deux formes, écrit Jonathan Cook. Soit elle se soumettra comme la Cisjordanie, soit elle sera détruite comme Gaza. Les forces de l’opposition autour d’une statue équestre de Bassel, le frère aîné de Bachar al-Assad, décédé …

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