Aleppo

January 20, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkey’s elite unsure whether Soleimani was hero or war criminal

Underscoring the absence of any clear position, Erdogan’s spokesperson called on all sides to act with “common sense,” and the Turkish Foreign Ministry invited “restraint and discretion.”

January 10, 2020 | Mark Dubowitz, Alireza Nader

Expect instability in Iran for years to come

The death of Qassem Soleimani, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s terror mastermind, has been followed by seemingly massive protests throughout the country. State media have portrayed these gatherings as...

October 1, 2019 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Israeli–Palestinian Struggle, Continued.

Whenever the Israeli–Palestinian question arises in Washington, an assumption inevitably precedes it:  the United States has an important and unique role to play in advancing peace between these two...

July 1, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. military targets al Qaeda operatives in Syria

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May 6, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda-linked operations room counterattacks as bombs fall in northern Syria

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February 15, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Hurras al-Din reach a new accord

On Feb. 10, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Hurras al-Din (HAD) reached a new accord. The agreement was forged after nearly two weeks of vitriolic debate — the latest in a series of disagreements...

December 17, 2018 | Andrew Gabel |

State Department Rejects Russian, Assad Claims Regarding November Chlorine Attack

The U.S. State Department has now shot down claims by Russia and the Assad regime that that anti-Assad rebel forces used chemical wea...

February 16, 2018 | Saeed Ghasseminejad

Lawmakers Can Defend Iranian Dissidents and Punish the Revolutionary Guards at the Same Time

There is bipartisan consensus in Congress on the need to support the nonviolent protesters in Iran who are calling for an end to corruption and dictatorship. One important way to protect the prot...

February 15, 2018 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Last weekend’s Israeli border incursion shows the extent of Iranian entrenchment in Syria

Last weekend’s provocation came just before the 39th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and was probably intended to deflect attention from ...

January 4, 2018 | Sheryl Saperia |

How Canada should respond to the Iranian protests

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are protesting in cities across the country. At the time of writing, Iranian security forces have killed at least 21 protesters, and hundreds have been arrested....

September 8, 2017 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Perfect Partners

When he won the election, Donald Trump—along with his national security adviser Michael Flynn, his all-purpose counselor Stephen Bannon, and, perhaps, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner—wa...

July 28, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump Got This One Right

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump was shown a disturbing video of Syrian rebels beheading a child near the city of Aleppo. It had caused a minor stir in the press as the fighters belonged...

July 21, 2017 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

The Iranian Express

On November 30, 2016, Syria watcher Tobias Schneider tweeted out pictures of an Iraqi Shia militiaman boarding an Iranian commercial airliner en route to Damascus. One selfie taken on the plane s...

May 1, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Syria: Options Remain If America is Willing to Take Them

One of the biggest foreign policy challenges that President-elect Donald Trump will face is Syria. Here are how things look on the ground today and some of the scenarios the new American presiden...

April 20, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Syria’s chemical program: Rubio ‘gravely concerned’ about Iran & Russia complicity

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told Fox News he’s “gravely concerned” about Iran’s role in helping Syria develop its chemical warfare program that ended up killing dozens of peo...

April 17, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How Iran Enables Syria’s Chemical Warfare Against Civilians

The 59 Tomahawk missiles the US fired at the Shayrat Air Base served to punish dictator Bashar Assad for his use of chemical weapons against civilians. The strikes on April 6 also helped...

April 5, 2017 | Tony Badran

Was a Hezbollah Commander Really Killed by His Own Organization?

Two weeks ago, Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot took the unusual step of confi...

April 3, 2017 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Increasing the Effectiveness of Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran

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March 24, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Spiritual Ardor and Military Might: The Story of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

This past September in an audience hall in Tehran, a prominent vocalist named Sadegh Ahangaran took to a microphone to j...

March 20, 2017 | Tony Badran, Saeed Ghasseminejad

After Nuclear Deal, Iran Looks to Profit in Syria

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s powerful, ideological military force, is one of the country’s most influential institutions, with major stakes in key sectors of the econ...