Category: Syria
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Syria Suwayda Unrest
Over the past few days, Syria has experienced significant unrest, particularly in the southern province of Suwayda, marked by sectarian violence and external military actions. Your deepest take? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: yria’s unrest in Suwayda over the past week reveals a volatile cycle springing from long-simmering local tensions and fractured state authority. In…
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Israeli Strikes on Damascus
On July 16, 2025, (today) Israel launched airstrikes targeting the entrance to the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus, described as a warning due to the Syrian army’s deployment to Sweida to restore order amid sectarian clashes. The strikes also hit targets near the Presidential Palace and other military assets in southern Syria, including tanks, rocket…
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Israeli-Syrian Rapprochement
What is your up to date analysis regarding the rumors of an Israeli-Syrian rapprochement? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: Thought for a few seconds… The recent chatter about Israeli–Syrian rapprochement is not mere fantasy—it reflects a calculated geopolitical pivot driven by multiple actors. Israeli PM Netanyahu, sensing opportunity in the post‑Assad landscape, has quietly asked…
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Middle East Dynamics
On May 26, The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria paraphrased an old quote on X : ‘The Middle East is like a feast; you’re either on the guest list or on the menu. It’s easy to fall off the guest list, but it’s hard to get off the…
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Assessment: Syria Civil War
“It is our assessment that frankly the [Syrian] transitional authority, given the challenges they’re facing, are maybe weeks, not many months, away from potential collapse, and a full scale civil war of epic proportions,” Rubio says today adding that 2 major threats facing Syria’s gov: 1) resurgence of ISIS, many of them foreign fighters 2)…