The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out raid and arrest campaigns in the eastern Aleppo countryside today, Wednesday, 24 December, amid accusations that Syrian government forces violated the truce around the al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo city (northern Syria). Syrian state run al-Ikhbariya reported that the campaign targeted …
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5 January
Syria seeks to elevate ties with Russia to a strategic level
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, describing the talks as “good.” The meeting between al-Shibani and Putin came during a visit by the Syrian foreign minister and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra to Moscow on Tuesday, 23 December. Al-Shibani …
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5 January
Iraq is between geopolitical challenges and strategic opportunities for regional integration
Recent developments in Iraq show that the country is on the cusp of a deep geopolitical and economic transformation, as the recent elections are a focal point for reshaping the balance of regional power. Iraq, with its oil and gas wealth and strategic location linking the Gulf to Turkey and …
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5 January
Bosnia’s Long Hot Political Summer Defined a Crisis-Torn 2025
As soon as the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina handed down a first-instance verdict on Republika Srpska president, Milorad Dodik, sentencing him to a year in prison with a six-year ban on holding the presidential office, for not complying with the decisions of the High Representative, Dodik and his allies …
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5 January
Syrian Interior Ministry announces it has neutralized Islamic State’s “Wali of Horan”
Syria’s Interior Ministry carried out two separate security operations in Rural Damascus governorate (the countryside surrounding Damascus), arresting an Islamic State leader in Damascus and killing another in the town of al-Buwaydah (Rural Damascus), in cooperation with the General Intelligence Service and in coordination with the International Coalition. Brigadier General …
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5 January
Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier
Israel on Wednesday accused Hamas of breaching the US-backed ceasefire, after an explosive device blew up in southern Gaza, injuring an Israeli soldier. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since October 10, as each side accuses the other of breaches. The Israeli army …
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5 January
La Pologne et la Hongrie sont menacées par l’Ukraine, mais restent néanmoins divisées par ce conflit
Les ultranationalistes ukrainiens et les agents de renseignement infiltrés dans leurs sociétés sous couvert de réfugiés pourraient commettre des actes terroristes à leur encontre. Une coopération plus étroite entre leurs services de sécurité permettrait de les éviter, mais ces populations restent divisées par l’Ukraine, ce qui sert les intérêts géopolitiques …
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5 January
Opposition groups call killing of ex-police general in Tehran an act of terror
Afghanistan’s opposition movements and political figures have condemned the killing of former police chief Gen. Ikramuddin Saree in Tehran, describing it as an act of terror and warning that it has heightened fears among former security officials living abroad. The National Resistance Front, the Freedom Front and the Jamiat-e Islami …
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5 January
La guerre en kit : l’élite de Kiev invente le «prêt-à-jouir» de la résilience
À Kiev, pendant que missiles et blackouts rythment le quotidien, l’intime se réinvente en expérience premium. Entre résilience revendiquée, discours thérapeutique et marketing bien huilé, la guerre devient aussi un marché – où le trauma se décline en produits adaptés, à condition d’en avoir les moyens. Quand le conflit s’éternise, …
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