International shipping companies in Syria are facing major logistical challenges, among other difficulties. Danish shipping giant “Maersk” says it will cease cargo operations to and from Syria starting next year.
Around 20 Palestinian factions are present in Syria, either as armed groups or with activities limited to the political sphere. Their connections with the regime and activities inside Palestine also vary.
Despite his presence at the Arab-Islamic Summit held this past Saturday in Riyadh, most leaders shunned interactions with the Syrian regime’s President, Bashar al-Assad on the sidelines of the summit.
Over 88,000 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are bracing for the impact of the UN's decision to cut aid starting in 2024.
While Swayda is in motion, the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria is experiencing movements aiming to stabilize the region.
After a hiatus of over a year, Russia has resumed its patrols in southern Syria at the end of last month.
The Next Chapter in Southern Syria after Israeli-Iranian tit-for-tat shelling Fire exchanges escalate between Israel and Iran-backed militias. With the Quds_Force's earlier move to coordinate its allies' actions, is the conflict widening from Gaza to Syria, or are these passing skirmishes?
In the provinces of Deir_ez_Zor, Al_Hasakah, and Raqqa in eastern Syria, there are 167 military sites representing four international powers: the US_led Coalition forces, Russia, Iran, and Turkey. This distribution illustrates the magnitude of foreign actors' influence on the security and military landscapes in these areas.
Diverse demands and motivations fueling the popular protests and Instability in Deir_Ezzor, under SDF control. However, most of them are directly or indirectly tied to the state of local governance and its mechanisms used to manage these areas.
Eight years have elapsed since Russia's military foray into Syria. Recently, its foreign policy took a pivotal shift, largely preoccupied by the Ukrainian conflict, which reverberated through several Syrian matters that Russia once heavily influenced.
For the second time since the Astana track's inception in 2016, a meeting, led by Iran and involving the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia, and Iran, was convened on September 22, 2023, alongside the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Syria is recently witnessing unparalleled battlefield developments that could reshape the standing of various local actors, including ISIS. This is particularly significant as the areas experiencing turmoil fall within the organization's sphere of military and security influence and operations.
