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On February 1, 2026, Syria’s Ministry of Interior announced that Internal Security Forces had exposed a terrorist cell active in the Damascus area that had
The intensification of pressure and oversight on Hezbollah’s financial apparatus places the organization before a significant challenge in a non-military arena: preserving the legitimacy, dependence,
Executive Summary Some eight months after the end of the 12 Day War (Operation “Rising Lion),” June 13–24, 2025), the Islamic Republic of Iran is
Over the past week, the IDF’s offensive activity in the Lebanese arena continued. Nine airstrikes were carried out in southern Lebanon — both north and
In the wake of the most recent round of fighting with Israel, which reportedly inflicted substantial damage on Hezbollah’s political and military leadership tiers, the
Follow-up to reports of the withdrawal of US forces from the Al-Tanf base. Originally, the main objective of the US forces in Al-Tanf was to
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