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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…

Lebanon’s army faces rising pressure over Hezbollah

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LEBANON

Washington has provided more than 1.6 billion dollars’ worth of military aid since 2006, as part of efforts to maintain the neutrality of the Lebanese state. However, concerns are…

Shia and Kurdish forces may clash on Iraq-Syria border

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IRAQ/SYRIA

The pro-Iranian Badr Organisation is one of the larger PMUs -- groups of mostly Shia armed volunteers established in 2014 to help the army fight IS. They launched a new offensive…