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Putin’s Collapsing Middle Eastern House of Cards

Owen Matthews The Spectator World, Dec. 8, 2024 “Syria never became a great patriotic project for Putin’s Kremlin. Russia’s airbase in Hmemim and a tiny naval base at Tartus, near Latakia, were always of more symbolic and diplomatic value than practical.” The Kremlin’s involvement in Syria’s civil war was always, first and foremost, about posing […]

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Putin Just Suffered a Huge Defeat

Hanna Notte NY Times, Dec. 10, 2024 “No amount of rhetorical gymnastics by Russia’s spin doctors can distract from the fact that the abandonment of Mr. al-Assad is the clearest sign, since Mr. Putin invaded Ukraine, that there are new limits on Russian power projection.” This time, when Bashar al-Assad started to fall, Russia was […]

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Retreat of Syrian Forces Threatens ‘Saigon Moment’ for Russia

Sune Engel Rasmussen and Thomas Grove WSJ, Dec. 7, 2024 “To see Russian planes leave Syria as rebel forces move onward towards their air bases, and their assets in Damascus fall, this would be so devastating for the Russian image of itself.  It would be akin to a Saigon moment for them.” A fast-advancing rebel offensive […]

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Daily Briefing: WHAT DOES AL-JOLANI WANT?

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“On Wednesday, his faction announced that “Muslims and Christians in all their diversity will be respected.” Whether this suggests a genuine wish, or whether this is simply the latest chameleon twist in al-Jolani’s long history of deception on the road to creating an Islamist state, has yet to be seen.” – Simon Sebag Montefiore HALF JIHADI? […]

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Assad Falls Thanks to a Weak Tehran

Jonathan Spyer WSJ, Dec. 8, 2024 “In each case, Israel’s response laid bare the profound inferiority of the Iranians and their allies in direct confrontation.” The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the eclipse of Iran’s self-styled axis of resistance in the Middle East. While the successful advance of the Syrian Sunni insurgents […]

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After Assad

Simon Sebag Montefiore The Free Press, Dec. 8, 2024 “It is impossible to watch the fall of the brutal tyranny of the House of Assad without feeling joy.” In Qardaha, in the Alawite lands of Latakia on the Mediterranean, stands the sumptuous and pristine marble mausoleum worthy of an Arab monarch. It is here the founder of […]

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Assad End in Syria

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Jonathan Schanzer Commentary Magazine, Dec. 8, 2024 “The Syrian border with Israel, now fortified with ground troops and air power, is one to watch in the weeks and months ahead.” The Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has collapsed. Sunni rebels, backed by Turkey and Qatar, completed their lightning offensive last night after just a few short […]

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With Assad’s Fall, The Possible Splintering of Syria Buoys Hopes for a New Middle East

Gianluca Pacchiani Times of Israel, Dec. 9, 2024 “According to my understanding, Trump will focus on the Pacific region, China, and the global economy, but first and foremost on American domestic affairs. So the incoming administration has a plan to deal with the Middle East before Trump comes into office, and that includes a retreat […]

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Daily Briefing: ASSAD’S SYRIA FALLS: IRAN’S ‘AXIS OF RESISTANCE’ CRUMBLES

“With a new American administration only five weeks away and many potential Trump candidates in intelligence and defense positions profoundly influenced by America’s debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, the likely recommendation from this group will be for the US to do nothing.  However, the Marco Rubio-Mike Waltz faction knows better. Creating a vacuum in the […]

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Syrian Turmoil Resurfaces: Turkey Rises, Iran Threatens, and Regional Alliances Shift – Opinion

Dr. Eric R. Mandel Jerusalem Post, Dec. 8, 2024 “Russia will do all it can to preserve its Hmeimim air base in Latakia and its Tartus naval port on the Mediterranean. The Iran alliance is a casualty for the time being. However, Russia will still work with Iran as part of the axis of resistance, […]

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End of Assad Regime Marks ‘Fall of the Iranian Axis,’ Experts Say

Lahav Harkov Jewish Insider, Dec. 8, 2024 “… a nuclear Iran is a more immediate and tangible matter.” With the stunning fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, another branch of Iran’s “axis of resistance” to Israel has been eliminated, a positive development with strategic opportunities for Israel, though there are still risks to […]

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Post-Assad Syria: Winners and Losers, Crisis and Opportunity

JCFA Iran-Syria Desk Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Dec. 8, 2024 “Israel should leverage the regional chaos and confusion to bolster its own interests.” Syria’s pro-Iranian Alawite minority has fallen. Syria’s ancient capital of Damascus was captured by the most formidable element of the anti-Assad coalition, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The group is led by the Sunni Islamic fundamentalist Abu […]

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