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The true intentions of the al-Sharaa regime remain, at present, an enigma. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict how the regime under his
On July 21, 2026, the Syrian General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs (الهيئة العامة للمنافذ والجمارك السورية) announced that customs officers at the Jdeidet
Executive Summary The military campaigns against Iran in June 2025 and in February-March 2026 turned Israel’s ports, gas rigs, and oil refineries into clear wartime
Following the reorganization of the Syrian army, in which all five newly established regional corps were placed under commanders with jihadist backgrounds, the new regime
On July 12, the Syrian People’s Assembly (parliament) convened in Damascus for its first session since the fall of the Assad regime, with President Ahmed
Tal Beeri and Yehuda Kfir In December 2018, the IDF exposed six Hezbollah offensive tunnels that had penetrated Israeli territory and were intended to serve
Alma is an education and research center, dedicated to researching the security challenges on Israel’s northern borders and educating opinion-makers from research centers, academia, and others on the multi-dimensional complexities in the Middle East. Alma takes pride in providing an authentic, unique, and professional perspective regarding the areas next to the borders of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel that interweaves the special diversity of societies along those borders with geography, politics, and military capabilities – all combining together to impact the ever-changing security climate in the region.
