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Militias could push the Syrian president towards Iran

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SYRIA

President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…

Damascus will likely fail to stem currency collapse

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SYRIA

The Syrian pound’s weakening beyond 1,000 to the dollar on the parallel market has exposed the chronic weakness of the economy, even as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces move…

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

Iran regional policy will bolster IRGC political power

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IRAN

Iran's armed forces have suffered a number of high-profile casualties in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks. General Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi was killed in an Israeli airstrike inside…

Israel will play up Syria actions but avoid escalation

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ISRAEL

This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.

Israel and Iran will play a zero-sum game in Syria

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ISRAEL/IRAN

The Israeli military said it hit over 50 targets, including intelligence sites, logistics compounds, military posts and warehouses, as well as Syrian air defences that mobilised…

Damascus’s return to the south may feed future tension

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SYRIA

A six-week offensive regained control over the governorates of Deraa and Quneitra. However, stability has been undermined by recent Islamic State (IS) attacks and fears the area…

Tensions on the Israel-Syria-Lebanon border will rise

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ISRAEL/LEBANON/SYRIA

This followed the first-ever operational launch of the longer-range Arrow ballistic missile defence system (initially introduced in 2000), when an Arrow-2 missile interceptor on…

Lebanese Hezbollah will avoid post-Soleimani US fight

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LEBANON

Mass popular protests forced the resignation of the previous coalition government and threatened Hezbollah's domestic political hegemony. This comes as the movement leads calls…

Iran talks failure would heighten regional instability

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IRAN

Scenarios for Iran's regional policy if nuclear talks fail.