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The Syrian army deployed to the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdrew following fierce clashes on January 10, 2026.
Middle East Forum Observer
‘Stabilization First’ Is a Dangerous Illusion for Syria
All of Syria’s Major Communities Have Now Felt the Wrath of Armed Forces and Militias Under Al-Sharaa’s Government
February 11, 2026
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Hiwa Osman
Press Releases
Historic Knesset Assembly Unites ‘3+1’ Allies Against Turkish Aggression
Lawmakers from Israel, U.S., Greece, and Cyprus Launch Caucus to Strengthen Ties and Contain Ankara
February 11, 2026
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations.
Middle East Forum Observer
Can the United Nations Adjust for a New AI Era?
For Decades, the Organization Has Operated in a Gray Zone of Administrative Bloat, Overlapping Mandates, and Systemic Corruption
February 11, 2026
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Khaled Alyemany
Middle East Forum Online
Anti-Hamas Armed Groups in Gaza: Interview with the ‘Free Homeland Forces’
A Rare Account From a Gaza Faction Opposing Hamas Rule
February 10, 2026
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Middle East Forum Online
Iran’s Nuclear Negotiations Are Designed to Deceive
History Suggests Tehran Uses Talks to Buy Time
February 10, 2026
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Michael Rubin
Middle East Forum Online
The Assassination That Ended Libya’s Hope for a Unified State
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s Killing Eliminated the Last Viable Bridge Between East and West
February 10, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Much of this new reality, Palestine as the new incarnation of the Revolution, was expressed candidly in the words of George Habash, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and, after Arafat, the most important figure in the movement.
Middle East Forum Online
The Rifle and the Bard: How Palestine Became Revolution
Every Nation Has Its Founding Myths; Few Have Been So Thoroughly Imprisoned and Crushed by Them
February 10, 2026
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
By doubling down on the Moroccan Autonomy Plan and treating Algeria as the primary antagonist it has always been, the Trump administration can secure a strategic victory that has eluded the West for fifty years.
Middle East Forum Online
The Madrid Secret: Forcing Algeria to Finally End Its War Against Morocco
The Era of Playing Both Sides in the Maghreb Is Rapidly Approaching Its Expiration Date
February 10, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Qumhane was long held up by supporters of the Assad regime as proof of its supposedly cross-sectarian nature. A Sunni town of around 30,000 residents just north of Hama city, Qumhane supplied hundreds of 'martyrs' who died fighting in the regime's army and auxiliary forces.
Middle East Forum Online
A Sunni Town’s Uneasy Reinvention After Years as a Regime Stronghold
Genuine Reconciliation in Qumhane Does Not Appear to Be Imminent
February 10, 2026
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
A protester holds a sign denouncing white supremacy, capitalism and “Islamophobia” at a demonstration in Toronto in 2017. The Canadian government recently abolished the Office of the Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia and fold its mandate into a new advisory council. Islamist groups are unhappy.
FWI News
Canada Closes ‘Islamophobia’ Office
Decision Marks Retreat from Grievance-Based Governance
February 10, 2026
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Joe Adam George