Middle East

Explaining Türkiye’s shift from military strikes to intel-backed targeted killings.

Russia is pushing for new talks away from Geneva, further depleting their relevance.

: Tehran challenges the status quo by pressuring Turkish and US forces.

Damascus resorts to using aid as a weapon in the southwestern province.

: Developments both inside Syria and in the region have prompted a revival of the Kazakh-hosted talks.

Intensified strikes by pro-regime forces in the northwestern province threaten to erode the ceasefire there, but are unlikely to lead to its immediate collapse.

A string of deadly Islamic State group attacks against Syrian regime and Iranian-backed forces could be a prelude to a broader jihadist push to seize control of eastern Syria’s desert.

Israel escalated its strikes on Iranian targets in Syria in 2023. We examine why.

Turkey’s latest bombing campaign in Kurdish-controlled Syria marks a shift in strategy partly aimed at undermining the PKK’s finances.

Will Restructuring Syria’s Presidency Further Empower Asma Al-Assad?

The UN General Assembly’s vote to continue funding a key commission of enquiry on Syria marked a failure for regime and Russian efforts to avoid accountability.

A Syrian law requiring retired graduate officers to be prepared for reserve duty reflects a wider military restructuring that serves Russian interests.