Are terrorist organisations primarily politically motivated actors seeking to alter the political landscape, or are they criminal enterprises driven by profit? Is terrorism a strategic tool employed in pursuing ideological goals, or merely a tactic adopted by groups seeking material gain? Alternatively, could these motivations coexist, varying across cases, historical …

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Monday its dissolution after a forty-year insurgency against the Turkish state, a move Turkish officials claim was made without new negotiations — though some observers remain skeptical. Türkiye has conducted increasingly aggressive military campaigns against PKK strongholds in northern Iraq and Syria in …

A ceasefire between the U.S. and the Houthi (Ansarallah) movement of Yemen, announced by President Trump on May 6, will not soon restore freedom of navigation through the Red Sea. The Houthis sought an end to the intensive and continuous U.S. strikes since mid-March, but U.S. acceptance of a ceasefire …

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Russia planned its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine as a decisive, three-day campaign that would take its troops into Kyiv and quickly topple the Ukrainian government. More than three years later, that scenario remains a Russian pipedream. Suffering horrific casualties and losses of equipment, Russian forces are bogged down along …

On April 27, the 235th Moscow Garrison Military Court sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony, Major-General of the FSB Dmitry Muryshov, who, at the rank of a seconded employee, headed the Department of Anti-Corruption in the Federal Customs Service. Muryshov was found guilty of taking bribes for …

The process of rebuilding the Syrian army after the change of the Assad regime faces structural and political challenges to the formation of an inclusive national military institution, where the current Syrian military scene suffers from sharp divisions, in addition to concerns about the ideological identity of the emerging army, …

Ankara is hosting a high-level trilateral summit Sunday, bringing together the foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, and Jordan to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and the future of joint counterterrorism efforts. The meeting—chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan—includes the participation of Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman …

Despite the fall of the Assad regime and the formation of a transitional government in Syria, armed groups previously backed by Turkey continue to commit serious human rights violations in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement released on Wednesday. The watchdog warned that integrating these factions …

Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Austria have reportedly drafted a joint memorandum calling for the lifting of restrictions on the Central Bank of Syria and other financial institutions, Enab Baladi says, In a notable shift in European policy toward post-Assad Syria, the European Union’s top foreign affairs official, Kaja Kallas, …