by Fehim Tastekim, published by The Cradle, May 30, 2025 After Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Ahmad al-Sharaa), self-declared president of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led authority in Syria, shook hands with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on 14 May, a storm of questions erupted over the future of the extremist …
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News From The Cradle, May 23, 2025 Syria’s path to having sanctions removed is virtually impossible. The three stipulations ignore the real issues facing the new government and the horrors facing the Syrian people. Getting rid of the Palestinians, well, maybe; embracing the SDF and controlling ISIS, unlikely; normalization with …
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from Al Hal, published on The Syrian Observer, May 22, 2025 More than 1,800 Syrian security personnel are currently undergoing intensive training in Qatar and Saudi Arabia as part of a sweeping regional initiative to restructure and professionalise Syria’s internal security forces, Al-Hal Net has learned from exclusive sources. The …
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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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from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 14, 2025 Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Turkiye on 15 …
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from EREM News, published by The Syrian Observer, May 11, 2025 Founded in Moscow, the party reportedly aims to pave the way for the creation of an autonomous coastal region under the nominal authority of Damascus A Russian intelligence source has revealed the establishment of the first political party claiming …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 16, 2025 Militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions, which have become officially integrated into Syria’s military and security apparatus, have continued to commit human rights abuses – particularly against Kurds, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 12, 2025 Syria’s self-appointed interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will not attend the upcoming Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital, according to an Arab diplomatic source who spoke with AFP on 12 May. In his stead, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will lead …
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by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, May 2, 2025 When it comes to the world of Private Military Companies (PMC) or Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC), public perception has been conditioned to think of the Russian Wagner Group, formerly led by the maverick Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. Western commentators …
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by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, May 6, 2025 In late April, Syria plunged into renewed sectarian violence, with clashes erupting between extremist Sunni factions affiliated with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) Syrian government and Druze armed groups in Suwayda and Damascus, leaving at least 100 dead. A …
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