Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, ...

The Sunni rebels view Iran as their enemy and, of course, will not cooperate with it. As a result, the Shia crescent has been ...

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...

Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military operations are often tied in with internal security or even tribal ...

Syria civil war: After launching military campaigns in Lebanon and Palestine, as well as battling Iran on multiple fronts, Israel may be preparing for a direct confrontation with another Muslim ...

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...

A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...

Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House under Trump, and the two will need to work out how to advance the Gaza ceasefire.

Civil organizing persisted during Syria's civil war but also shifted to "translocal organizations" operating in rebel-held territory inside Syria and ...