Security tensions are rising in al-Hasakah (northeastern Syria) amid allegations that members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement are targeting participants in demonstrations calling for the Syrian flag to be raised and state authority to be asserted, as well as assaulting civilians, searching their phones, and threatening them. These incidents are …

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Key Takeaways: The article argues that Red Sea insecurity originates on land, where Houthi smuggling, assembly and launch capabilities—bolstered by Iranian support—turn Yemeni territory into a platform for threatening global shipping, and that naval interceptions alone cannot remove the source. It contends that restoring full Yemeni state sovereignty over ports, …