Syrians are looking ahead to the next stage in the country’s development, with governance and democracy crunch issues that could determine Syria’s future. How do you govern a country you never expected to rule? That is the question now facing Syria’s transitional government, as it seeks to undo half a …
Read More »Report: Five attempts to assassinate Sharia thwarted
The Washington Post quoted a United Nations report that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Interior Minister Anas Khattab, and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani were the targets of five assassination attempts that were thwarted over the past year. According to the newspaper, Thursday, February 12, the information was based on a report …
Read More »Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Read More »The Damascus–SDF Agreement Enters into Force Tomorrow, as Interpretations Diverge
Amid ambiguity and the absence of a clear institutional framework, implementation of the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to begin tomorrow, Monday, February 2. Although the start of procedural steps has been announced, the past hours have seen an escalation in …
Read More »Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah Lebanon and February 2-9, 2026
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Read More »Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Put US Bases on Notice. This Is The Pentagon’s Red Zone
A look at Tehran’s ballistic missile systems and why the Pentagon has cause to be alarmed. Amidst the growing threat of a direct US-Iran confrontation, a stark military reality stares the Pentagon in the face: most American bases in the region sit well within Iran’s missile range. With Tehran openly …
Read More »Trump opposes Israeli annexation of West Bank, White House official says
Britain called on Israel to reverse its decision US President Donald Trump opposes Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, a White House official said, after Israel moved to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli measures have drawn international criticism and are being …
Read More »Iran Update, February 9, 2026
Toplines Some Iranian regime elements are signaling that Iran may offer relatively insignificant, nuclear-only concessions, but only if the United States offers complete sanctions relief.[1] The concessions under discussion in the Iranian policy and media space are less significant than the concessions Iran offered in the 2015 nuclear deal, when …
Read More »Iraq Receives 4,583 Islamic State Prisoners, Transfers Continue From al-Hasakah
Against the backdrop of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, efforts are accelerating to close the long running file of Islamic State detainees held in detention centers in northeastern Syria, through large scale transfers into Iraqi territory. The move reflects a shift in how …
Read More »Al-Shibani Reaffirms Syria’s Role in Fighting the Islamic State Group
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and Intelligence Chief Hussein al-Salama took part in the political directors meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State group, held today, Monday, 9 February 2026, in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Commenting on Syria’s participation on X, al-Shibani said, “Syria is regaining the …
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