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Lebanon’s catastrophe gives Damascus leverage at home and abroad

Iran’s plans for a beachhead in Tartous may run aground

IS steps up the economic pressure on its adversaries.

Foreign powers dig in for the long term, leaving local forces little room for maneuver.

Changing intel chiefs is more about retaking control than genuine reform.

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

: 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.

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.

International shipping companies in Syria are facing major logistical challenges, among other difficulties. Danish shipping giant “Maersk” says it will cease cargo operations to and from Syria starting next year.

While Swayda is in motion, the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria is experiencing movements aiming to stabilize the region.

The Next Chapter in Southern Syria after Israeli-Iranian tit-for-tat shelling Fire exchanges escalate between Israel and Iran-backed militias. With the Quds_Force's earlier move to coordinate its allies' actions, is the conflict widening from Gaza to Syria, or are these passing skirmishes?