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US-led coalition exit shifts more counter-ISIS burden to Iraq and Syria - analysis
The end of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq leaves local forces carrying more of the operational burden while Washington retains a regional intelligence and support role.
Syrian, Jordanian military chiefs discuss defense cooperation to counter border security threats
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police, locals in Jerusalem's Old City, 11 arrested
Syrian Fly Dar Airlines becomes first to receive air operator certification since fall of Assad
Turkey has changed from rival to enemy amid Middle East shifts, security officials warn
According to assessments within the security establishment, Turkey seeks to strengthen a Sunni axis that is, among other things, anti-Israel.
Syria’s post-Assad gov't faces a defining test of accountability over chemical weapons - analysis
According to SANA, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani announced that Syria is beginning “a new phase” in dealing with the country’s chemical weapons legacy.
Syria's aviation revival: How the end of Assad and the Iran war brought the industry back
The war-torn nation began its revival effort soon after the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad, with recent developments including the return of Syrian Airlines to Europe.
Syria expects to resume negotiations with Israel, urges to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for deal
In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks.
IDF strikes Syrian terrorist poised to carry out imminent terror attack on Israeli soldiers
The strike follows an IDF attack against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Tuesday.
Israel will not tolerate Turkey's 'dangerous adventures' in Syria, Katz warns Erdogan
"Erdogan is dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria. Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," the defense minister wrote on X/Twitter.
Lebanon hands Assad-era general to Syria in first such transfer since Assad’s fall
The ministry said Issa was wanted under an arrest warrant on charges including intentional homicide, facilitating a felony, killing more than two people, and more.
Syria says it can stop buying wheat abroad, but analysts say the reality is more complicated
Economist Yafa Nawaf said sustainably eliminating the need for wheat imports depends on continued support for producers, access to fertilizer and seed, affordable fuel, and more.
Israel's Syria strike risked scrambling Turkish jets, military escalation, US envoy tells 'Post'
US envoy Tom Barrack warned that Israel's strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase, near Idlib, Syria, could have led to a rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation, possibly including Turkey.
US working to establish Israel-Turkey-Syria deconfliction mechanism after Israeli strikes
Turkey condemned Israel's strikes on the Abu al-Dahur airbase in northwestern Syria but did not comment further, including about a potential deconfliction mechanism.
