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The Liwa Fatemiyoun make a new video about their role in Syria, threatening Israel
The Lia Fatimiyun (Liwa Fatemiyoun) have made a new video that they uploaded at this link. It begin with a narration about the war on ISIS but also includes details […]
December 22 airstrikes Syria reports
Reports of Syrian air defense were active after 11pm. Soon reports emerged. Video from over Lebanon. عدوان #اسرائيلي جديد على #سوريا بصواريخ عبرت الساحل والأجواء #اللبنانية pic.twitter.com/DGV6doPF7s […]
Netanyahu and UAE in Twitter diplomacy
Israel’s Prime Minister responded to a tweet by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE on Saturday, December 21. “I welcome the closer relations between Israel and many Arab […]
US statements on SDF show attempt to avoid past commitments
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a December statement US Secretary of Defense sought to portray the SDF as seeking a Kurdish state as a way for the US to […]
Text, source and analysis: Syria’s Assad gave an interview, what did he say and why?
Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Italian television, but it was not broadcast as Damascus wanted. So, SANA seems to have put the whole interview online. They […]
US breaks silence on rocket and mortar attacks near US bases in Iraq
The US broke six months of silence on the almost weekly attacks that have threatened US forces in Iraq. These have come amid Iran tensions but neither the US or […]
Iran has been sending missiles to Iraqi Shi’ite militias for two years: Background and BREAKING news
Two years of Iranian missile being sent to Iraq By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran has been transferring missiles and munitions via Iraq for years, including short-range ballistic missiles. The latest […]
After Al-Jazeera airs documentary on Israeli raid, Hamas brags
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Al-Jazeera ran a documentary looking at an Israeli operation in 2018 that didn’t go according to plan. Hamas is now celebrating what […]
Zarif meets Taliban and calls ‘Palestinian Islamic Jihad’; Iran’s two front policy
Two of my reports shed light on Iran’s “two front” strategy against the US and Israel. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif called the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and met the […]
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