Syria
New Evidence Suggests Iranian-Backed Networks Still Operate Freely in Syria
Assad’s Fall Has Stripped Iran of Most of Its Assets in Syria, but Networks Remain and Could Be Leveraged to Open a New Front
Islamic State Reframes Gaza Anger to Justify Its Own Cause
Although Lebanon Was Considered a Friendly Neighbor When Israel Was Established Some 80 Years Ago, for Nearly 60 Years It Has Been a Threat
To Undermine the Kurds, Al-Sharaa Has Sought to Assert Greater Control over Their Political Representation
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi’s Field Reports on Kurdish Displacement, Minority Rights Are Already Shaping Policy Debate
The Displaced Syrian Shia in Homs Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Afraid or Unable to Return Home, and Now Facing Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
The Clarification Emphasizes That Facilities of Relevance to Tourists Are either Exempt from the Regulations or Will Be Subject to Further Consideration
A New Damascus Decree Restricts Alcohol Sales to Historic Christian Districts and Signals Islamist Administrative Priorities.
Behind Official Merger Language, Kobani Still Operates Under Kurdish Security Control
Not All Alawite Experiences on the Coast Are Uniformly Bad. Some Alawite Localities Have Enjoyed an Overall Better Relation with the New Authorities
Damascus’s Plan for Sweida Could Reshape Israel’s Northern Frontier
Defense Minister Yaşar Güler’s Letters Put Ankara’s Syria Strategy on the Record.
A Purported New Group Raises Questions About al-Qaeda’s Reach in Iraq and Syria.
There Is No Longer Any Illusion About the Prospect of a Genuine Democratic Transition in Syria Under Its Islamist Leadership
Abu Hudhayfa Al-Ansari Has Issued a New Speech to Mark the Occasion of the Month of Ramadan
Put Simply, Turkey Is the Largest Occupying Power in Syria
A Circulated Iraqi Justice Ministry Document Provides New Detail on the Scope and Nationalities of Transferred Detainees
Delisting the PKK, or at Least Starting the Process, Would Signal That the United States Is Willing to Adapt Its Policies to Evolving Facts
All of Syria’s Major Communities Have Now Felt the Wrath of Armed Forces and Militias Under Al-Sharaa’s Government