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Despite reports of the Islamic State’s growing threat in the Horn of Africa and the leadership’s alleged relocation to the Puntland region in Somalia, the central lands of Iraq and Syria, the original area of the group’s territorial caliphate announced in June 2014, continue to occupy a key place in …
Read More »Israeli army arrests six young men in southwestern Syria
An Israeli army unit advanced into the village of Kudna in the southern countryside of Quneitra province (southwestern Syria) and arrested five young men while they were searching for wild mushrooms. The local Facebook page “Quneitra Now”, which operates in the province, reported that the Israeli army smashed a motorcycle …
Read More »After deaths and injuries on Syria’s coast, Defense Ministry says army intervenes to maintain security
The Media and Communications Directorate at the Syrian Ministry of Defense said that Syrian army groups, backed by armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers, entered the centers of Latakia and Tartus after attacks escalated by groups it described as “outlaws,” targeting residents and security forces. In a statement carried by …
Read More »Secret Israeli pact ‘lies behind threat to dissidents and Gulf status quo’
Israel is behind a secret pact with the United Arab Emirates to destroy Saudi Arabia’s role as the Gulf’s regional powerbroker. The astonishing claim is just one of a series of sensational statements made by a senior Arab royal whistle blower to Middle East Monitor on Tuesday evening. The news …
Read More »Turkey’s quiet power play in the Red Sea turns Somalia into a proxy
The decisive shift in the Red Sea corridor is not in Yemen but in Somalia – where Turkey has built an offshore chapter of a strategic order the world refuses to face. The Houthis and Iran fill headlines, but the centre of gravity has shifted: a NATO state is projecting …
Read More »‘Israel Will Never Fully Withdraw’ From Gaza, Defense Minister Katz Again Says Despite Ceasefire Agreement
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military will never withdraw from the war-torn Gaza Strip, confirming earlier comments about settlement construction despite Trump’s ceasefire agreement signed in October. “In Gaza, Israel will never fully withdraw – there will be a significant security area inside the …
Read More »Navigating the New Frontier: SDF-State Relations in Post-Revolutionary Syria
The post-revolutionary period in Syria has been a subject of regional security discussions, with one of the most complex governance and security issues in the contemporary Middle East. One of the most critical unresolved questions is the relationship between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian central government, which …
Read More »Diverging statements from Damascus, SDF on implementing March 10 agreement
As the deadline for the March 10 agreement approaches at the end of this year, statements by the two parties to the deal, the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have diverged over whether practical steps have been taken to implement its provisions, most notably military and security …
Read More »Gazans say militias helped Israeli troops drive families away from ‘yellow line’
Residents of eastern Gaza city say they were forced to flee their homes after Israeli troops and allied local militias advanced into the Al Tuffah and Al Sha‘af areas in an overnight operation launched on Wednesday. The neighbourhoods are close to the “yellow line” to which Israeli troops withdrew in …
Read More »Syria joins the “International Coalition”, the Syrian state faces off against the Islamic State group
The Islamic State group began threatening Syria’s new government early. After “Deterrence of Aggression” factions took power, the group released a video warning the Syrian state against applying UN laws and charters. From the outset, the group argued that if the new administration applied UN covenants and laws, it would …
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