Al Mayadeen News, March 2, 2026 As Israeli strikes hit Lebanon, targeting civilian sites in the South, East, and in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, civilian casualties continue to mount. “Israel” has killed 52 Lebanese civilians and injured 154 others during the aggression on Lebanon, the Lebanese government’s Disaster Management …
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by Tamjid Kobaissy, published on The Cradle, January 29, 2026 Lebanon has become the unlikely stage for a slow Saudi pivot toward pragmatism, as regional rifts with allies and foes alike compel Riyadh to recalculate its hard lines. Editor’s Note: This is very interesting. It is a little out of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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) …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, published August 15, 2025 Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said in a speech on 15 August that the Lebanese government bears responsibility for any civil strife that may occur over its decision on disarming the resistance earlier this month. “The Lebanese government bears full …
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by the Cradle’s Lebanon Correspondent, published on The Cradle, July 16, 2025 Unsatisfied with its significant control over northern Syria and Iraq, Ankara is seeking to establish a political, security, and economic foothold in northern Lebanon – while Beirut watches impotently. SSM Editor: The vultures are circling. As Lebanon grapples …
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Dr. Karim Bettache, Kevork Almassian and Dr. Tarik Cyril Amar, published on Syriana Analysis This is a very interesting, and I think, important discussion about the wars in the Middle East and Syria’s centrality to regional security. There will likely be opinions expressed that you disagree with, but these guys …
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Kevork Almassian, Substack, May 14, 2025 Will the sanctions really be lifted? [jb] For over a decade, the Syrian people have endured one of the most punishing economic sieges of modern history. Western governments, with full-throated support from exile activists and lobbyists posing as “human rights defenders,” weaponized sanctions against …
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by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, April 16, 2025 For decades, Washington has ensured Israel’s military dominance by systematically weakening Arab armies. Lebanon is the most current and obvious example of this doctrine in practice The US does not merely support Israel – it guarantees the occupation state’s …
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