Syrian civil war

November 8, 2024 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem commemorates 40 days since Hassan Nasrallah’s death

Naim Qassem’s second speech as secretary-general of Hezbollah, delivered on November 6, was as predictable in content as timing. It came, as is the group’s custom, to commemorate 40 days since the...

November 5, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Hezbollah’s Unit 4400

On October 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Mohammad Jaafar Qasir, a high-value Hezbollah operative who commanded the group’s Unit 4400—the body responsible for transporting...

November 4, 2024 | |

‘An Effective Solution’: Turkey Pushes for Arms Embargo Against Israel

Turkey Calls for Halting Weapons Shipments to Israel: Turkey submitted a letter — cosigned by 52 countries, among them Russia, China, Iran and Saudi Arabia — to the United Nations calling for...

November 1, 2024 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem’s inaugural speech as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general

One day after his surprise appointment as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general, Naim Qassem delivered his inaugural speech from that post—his fourth speech since Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination. Qassem’s...

October 18, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Iran is Gaining Ground in Jordan

A Jordanian population sympathetic to Iran’s ambitions, coupled with the country’s long border with Israel, could turn Jordan into a potential launching pad for attacks against Israel.

October 15, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

‘Axis of Resistance’ or ‘Axis of Espionage?’ Iran’s struggles to staff leadership

The Kuwaiti Al-Jarida newspaper reported on October 13 that Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed the Quds Force deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

September 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

From chaos to fear: Hezbollah’s dilemma

Hezbollah faces crisis after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon and Syria, killing ten and wounding thousands, including the Iranian ambassador, causing chaos and fear.

May 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah seeks to use Syrian refugees to create crisis with Europe

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe.

August 18, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow |

The US must act against Assad’s Syrian narco-state

Syrian and Jordanian security officials convened on July 23 to discuss illicit drug trafficking along their shared border. ...

June 18, 2022 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Emelie Chace-Donahue, Madison Urban, Matt Chauvin

Extremist Travel to Ukraine Is a Cause for Concern, Not Alarm

While some individuals with connections to violent extremism have indeed traveled to Ukraine, a mass influx of ideologically driven fighters has thus far not materialized.

November 26, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Paul Gadalla

Russia’s Power Games Extend to the Orthodox Church

Pushing back against Russia’s multipronged assault on the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which includes Putin and Erdogan’s coordinated pressure on an institution they see as posing a threat to their respective illiberal projects, requires devising and implementing a concerted transatlantic strategy.

March 5, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. adds Iranian-backed Shia militia and its leader to list of global terrorists

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December 13, 2018 | Tony Badran |

The Curtain is Falling on Bibi’s Lebanese Belly-Dance

What lies beneath seven years of Israeli rhetoric about Iran?

August 6, 2018 | Clifford D. May, Jonathan Schanzer, Tony Badran, Matthew RJ Brodsky

The Iranian-Israeli Conflict Within the Syrian Civil War

Episode 18

February 13, 2017 | Oren Kessler |

Egypt Picks Sides in the Syrian War

On February 1, a military transport plane left a Russian airbase in Latakia, Syria, landed at an airfield...

December 13, 2016 | David Daoud |

A Donald Trump Anti-ISIS Campaign That Spares Assad Would Only Empower Hezbollah

In late October, Hezbollah scored an achievement by pushing through its favored candidate, Michel Aoun, to the Lebanese presidency. Six thousand miles away, the group now stands to indirectly ben...

October 5, 2016 | David Daoud |

The New Hezbollah: Israel’s Next War Will Be A Godawful Mess

However, pundits are now suggesting that when the Iranian proxy group initiates its next war with Israel, it wi...

August 18, 2016 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah’s Strategy in Syria Won’t Help Against Israel

Over the last three years of the Syrian Civil War, Hezbollah has incr...

May 25, 2016 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah doesn’t want a President – Because it doesn’t want a Lebanese Republic

Hezbollah appears to have switched loyalties in Lebanon’s never-ending presidential race. Despite maintaining long-standing support for the candidacy of the pro-Syrian former general Michel...

May 25, 2016 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah doesn’t want a President – Because it doesn’t want a Lebanese Republic

Hezbollah appears to have switched loyalties in Lebanon’s never-ending presidential race. Despite maintaining long-standing support for the candidacy of the pro-Syrian former general Michel...