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Damascus struggles to assert control in southern Syria amid ISIS threat, Druze tensions - analysis

Southern Syria is particularly complex for several reasons. One reason is the continued Israeli raids along the border.

ISIS fighters.
Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.

Iraq braces for renewed Iran conflict after 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan, 600 militia attacks

IDF soldiers on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

WATCH: Netanyahu says that IDF 'made sure' Syria 'understood' that Turkey unwelcome in region

Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports


Iran praises better ties with Azerbaijan, Syria’s role in region

Iran is putting on a brave face here because the Arab states would like Syria to pressure Iranian forces to leave. 

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran and Hezbollah analyze Israel’s ‘war between the wars’

What will the Middle East region look like when, one day, Iran loses its steep foothold in Syria?

IDF soldiers are seen taking part in military drills in Israel's North to simulate a war with Hezbollah.

Israel hosts esports championships in premier event

Here is a look at the world’s premier gaming championship event, hosted this year in Eilat, Israel.

 THE IESF World Championships is comparable to the World Cup of gaming.

Unidentified planes hit Iranian militias in eastern Syria

Iranian-backed militia fighters patrolling the streets were put on heightened alert and ambulances were seen rushing to the desert outskirts of the city after several explosions were heard.

 Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Voices from the Arab press: Two stories in two pictures

The first one: a meeting between the British and Kuwaiti prime ministers. The second: Sheikh Ahmed Hassan al-Baqouri, standing next to his unveiled daughter in 1957, unacceptable today.

 A TALIBAN member points his gun at Afghan protesters, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, September 7.

Will Iran continue to threaten southern Syria after Deraa deal?

For years Israel has been concerned over the possibility of a multi-front war, including a conflict in the north along the Lebanese and Golan border with Syria. Iran will have to tread carefully. 

 Syrian soldiers stand at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Former defense official: Iranian ship and Syria strikes may be the IDF

Even if the IDF has great defensive capabilities, Gilead explained that this is not enough to stop Iran from developing dangerous weaponry.

AMOS GILEAD speaks at a recent Herzliya Conference. ‘We are in a period of historic opportunity, with threats looming on the horizon’

Danon to UNSC: Take action against Iran's attempted attack on Israel

Not for the first time, says Danon, "major Iranian attack intended to escalate" region's security, and Syria knowingly allows this.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017

Syrian opposition documents Iranian missile caches in country - report

Israel has warned Tehran against stockpiling weapons in Syria, says it's a redline.

Iran displays its arsenal of missiles

Iranian-backed militias threaten US forces in Iraq

Video shows armed group trying to stop patrol and warning against ‘provocations’

A US soldier guards a convoy with anti-ISIS envoy Brett McGurk in it last year.