Conflicts Forum, December 16, 2025 A compilation tracking consequential & strategic observations in West Asia (Lebanon & Syria) — Analysis & reports from the Arabic/ regional press & other sources (16 Dec 2025) US-Israeli Coercion of Normalisation on Lebanon — The US-Israeli-Saudi-UAE nexus and the Lebanese Right / ‘Hezbollah will …

by Aaron Mate, published on the Grayzone@Youtube. December 13, 2025 Interesting interview by Aaron Maté with Hamas Leader and Spokesperson Dr. Bassam Naim:

by Rima Najjar, published on Global Research, December 8, 2025 For the first time in the history of the U.S.-Israel relationship, Washington has moved beyond arming, funding, and diplomatically shielding Israeli violence and has instead inserted its own military personnel, intelligence systems, and command structures into Israel’s war machine. It …

by Mohamad Shams Eddine, published on The Cradle, December 3, 2025 For every assassination Israel carries out against a Hezbollah commander, a familiar question reverberates through Lebanon’s resistance circles: how did they track him? Within Hezbollah, operational security is almost sacrosanct. Senior figures adhere to rigid, high-level protocols designed to evade …

News from The Syrian Observer, src: al-Modon, December 11, 2025 The Syrian government has officially recognized an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Syria and reclaiming properties confiscated during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Revival of Jewish Presence According to Agence France-Presse, the Jewish community—whose presence in …

Defend Democracy Press, December 8, 2025 The bloc is said to be reviewing options of support for the Internal Security Forces, so that the Lebanese army can ‘focus on its core task’ of disarming the resistance The EU is reviewing options to boost support for Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) …

by Vanessa Beeley and Jamarl Thomas, published on Vanessa’s Substack, November 26, 2025 In this excellent intervie2w, Vanessa creates a big picture of Israeli expansion in SouthvWest Asia in general and Syria in particular  She makes some excellent points about the methodologies of oppression/aggression as well. The same video is …

by a Cradle Correspondent, published on The Cradle, December 6, 2026 On the morning of 7 October 2023, while the world braced for the fallout of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, another front of war opened quietly. Not with airstrikes or artillery, but with bulldozers, laws, and settler militias. As the bombs …

Dropsite News, Daily News Report, December 5, 2025 Israeli attacks continue across Gaza. Trump plans to unveil his “Board of Peace” before Christmas. The UN says aid into Gaza is still being blocked. Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti is brutally beaten. Nicholas Kristof confronts former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak …