Syria
Turkey Established a Military Base in a Neighborhood Called Jabal Aqil. Despite the Fall of the Assad Regime, This Base Has Not Been Removed
A Digital and Ground Investigation
Of the Various Armed Groups in Gaza That Are Opposed to Hamas and Receive Backing from Israel, the ‘Popular Forces’ Is by Far the Most Prominent
Incumbent Prime Minister Edi Rama Has Taken the Country’s Criminality to a New Level
Al-Sharaa’s Regime Wants to Exploit the Balance of Power, Which Favors Damascus, to Alter the Kurdish Region
Sharaa’s Closest Associates from His Days as Leader of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Still Control the Most Important Portfolios in Government
The Islamist Government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Systematically Shifted Blame Onto Uninvolved Individuals
Recently, Pro-‘Resistance’ Outlets Circulated Claims That Israelis with Non-Israeli Nationalities Have Been Purchasing Agricultural Lands in Southern Syria
On the Ground in Syria, There Is Generally a Tangible Sense of Freedom That Did Not Exist Under the Assad Regime
Translation and Overview
The Movement Seeks to Establish Jewish Settlements in Southern Syria
The Pipeline Would Cost Billions of Dollars, Take Years to Build, and Would Cross Multiple Jurisdictions, Not All of Them Reliable
A Silent Village Reflects the Lingering Costs of Afrin’s Upheaval
How Do Locals in Hadr View These Reported Attempts at Settlement and the Israeli Presence in Their Area More Generally?
Centralized Power and Expanding Capabilities Point Toward a Potential Regional Confrontation
Terrorist Groups Are Poised to Exploit the Prevailing Insecurity Across the Region, Especially in Weak States like Syria
Barrack Supports Pragmatic Engagement with Existing Power Structures, Rather than Grassroots Democratic Movements
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