Israel’s Uphill Battle with Iran in Syria
The more public it is and the more it sets a goal of Iranian withdrawal from Syria the more there will be questions about how it will accomplish that bar.
Turkey and U.S. Can’t Agree on What ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria Means
He was referring to a “safe zone” concept that has been proposed for northern Syria in an area the US hopes to withdraw from soon.
Israeli Strikes in Syria Reveal New Battlefield for Post-Civil War Era
Airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria on Sunday and Monday revealed a new Syrian battlefield that is emerging as the Syrian civil war ends and the US prepares to withdraw.
Report Sheds Light on Hamas’s Sinai Arms Smuggling
In recent years, Israel has waged a covert war against a large-scale Hamas effort to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip, a Hebrew-language media report has said.
Will Turkey Invade Northeast Syria?
For Turkey, control by what Ankara regards as the Syrian franchise of the PKK of a large swath of the 900-km.
Twin Terrorist Attacks in Syria and Kenya Show Islamist Extremism Alive and Well
U.S. President Donald Trump precipitously announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, claiming that ISIS was on the back foot and would soon be neutralized as a force. Then came Wednesday’s attack in Manbij.
“There is No New Thing Under the Sun”
This is a book about past wars. No, it’s a book about present wars. No, actually, it’s a book about future wars. Or it’s a book about your imagination.
The Turks are Coming – to Syria
Arab hatred of Turkey is so extreme that the last thing the Arab states wish to see is the return of the Ottoman Empire whose police tortured and killed them without mercy. This can and should lead to strange alliances.
Trump’s Syria Policy, Israel, and Iran: Understanding and Challenging the Narratives
US President Donald Trump appeared to slow down his decision to withdraw from Syria after meetings on December 30.
The American Exodus from Syria
Israel would, of course, much prefer that the American forces remain in Syria, but their pullout is far from a tragedy and even provides a window of opportunity.
