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The most important segments of the non-jihadist opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have unified in the 'Riyadh opposition'. However, rival blocs that are not…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208094
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207350
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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
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IRAN/SYRIA: Focus will be hegemony, not diplomacy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217431
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Russia has engineered an agreement that defuses immediate Iranian-Israeli tensions over southern Syria. Moscow benefits most, as it retains the ability to pursue its military and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235308
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ISRAEL/SYRIA: Iran’s withdrawal may only delay a clash
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES234161
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IRAN/SYRIA: Trip is intended to boost Zarif's status
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES243293
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Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have long been characterised by political tension, and episodes of proxy military confrontation. Ties reached their nadir in 2016 when…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270611
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Relations between Iran and Russia.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250893
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Plans for the meeting come despite the attempted Iranian hijacking of a UAE tanker on August 4, which followed a deadly attack on an Israeli-linked ship. Both provoked a strong…