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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.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241805
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233664
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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…
The two candidates differ on the timing, scope and scale of US regional engagement. Biden was a strong critic of the policy changes Trump introduced regarding the 2015 Iran…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257215
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220041
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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…
The operation, authorised by US President Donald Trump, killed Qassem Soleimani, longstanding chief of the Quds Force -- the external action wing of the Islamic Revolution Guard…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249770
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He exhorted Riyadh to take the “golden opportunity” of a strategic alliance with Washington to confront Iranian extremism, and threatened to attack the advanced missile factories…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227474
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Armed UAV use by Middle Eastern states and sub-state actors are becoming more frequent. However, interception rates have increased as defence technology evolves, and any damage…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268011
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Simultaneously, the Damascus regime and its ally Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese Shia political-military movement, are targeting the same pocket of IS militants from the Syrian…