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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…

Rivals will use tribes to destabilise Syria’s Raqqa

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SYRIA

Some 80% of the city, which was the de facto capital of Islamic State (IS) until its capture by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was ruined in fighting and…

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Salafi-jihadist groups face defeat in Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The bomb came as HTS launched a campaign to crack down on its salafi-jihadist rival Islamic State (IS) in the areas of northern Syria where it has influence. HTS is seeking a…

Muslim radicals face crackdown in Azerbaijan

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AZERBAIJAN

The bill's declared purpose is to prevent the import of foreign ideologies and to give law enforcement wider authority, in particular for 'special' security operations, arrests…

Lebanese ‘dissociation’ from Syria will stall

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LEBANON

Ties have been difficult since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reversed his Saudi-inspired resignation on November 4, despite his insistence that it was on the basis that all…

Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…

Middle East’s Druze may solidify Damascus relationship

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MIDDLE EAST

A previous deal saw six captives released on October 20. IS had taken women and children from Suweida’s Druze community in July. Damascus has faced widespread anger over the July…