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A significant portion of the recalled forces belong to Hezbollah’s elite “Radwan Unit” In a strategic shift following recent Israeli cyber and military attacks, Hezbollah has begun withdrawing key units, including elite forces and special operations teams, from Syria and other Arab countries to bolster its front in southern Lebanon. …

Today’s news round on Syria highlights the ongoing regional volatility, with more than 22,000 people fleeing from Lebanon into Syria amid escalating Israeli strikes. The strikes targeted Hezbollah militants allied with Hamas, resulting in casualties that included both Syrians and Lebanese. At the same time, Israel’s military struck infrastructure on …

An official source in Quneitra governorate, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed to Athr Press that the Israeli forces are conducting excavations along the border strip in the occupied Syrian Golan While attention is on Lebanon, suspicious military operations are ongoing from the Israeli side in the occupied Syrian territories …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian regime’s government issued a statement condemning the Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and offering condolences on the killing of the Lebanese Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The statement, which was reported by the official Syrian news agency (SANA) on Saturday, September …

Investigation The Syrian army is getting its hands on new-looking EU-branded trucks. An undercover investigation found evidence of a secretive supply chain routing vehicles from Europe to Syria through neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon. Syria’s civil war is one of the most devastating conflicts of the 21st century. …

To End the War and Build a Lasting Peace, the Country Must Reinvent Its Own Democracy In late July 2024, Israel experienced one of the biggest shocks to law and order in its history. For several hours, dozens of Israeli protesters were able to infiltrate two military compounds largely unimpeded, …

Latest Developments An armed drone launched by Iraqi-based terrorists struck the port of the southern Israeli city of Eilat on September 25, causing damage and lightly injuring two civilians, including a 68-year-old and a 28-year-old. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it identified two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched …

Israeli intelligence and information superiority contributed to striking several strategic targets of Hezbollah, whether at the leadership level or in the infrastructure. Accordingly, this paper seeks to read the Israeli strategy towards the party before and after the war in the Gaza Strip, which contributed to a large extent to …

The recent attacks in Lebanon against Hezbollah using rigged pagers and walkie-talkies, purportedly orchestrated by Israel, has opened a new front in the conflict which has threatened to envelop the region since October last year. While the audaciousness of these strikes claims most of the headlines, the geopolitics of the …

Iran strongly condemned Israel’s operations in Lebanon, including the detonation of the communications devices, the killing of Ibrahim Aqil, and the extensive airstrikes. However, at this stage, Iran refrains from committing to direct military involvement in the campaign alongside Hezbollah, focusing instead on diplomatic efforts. These efforts are being led …