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2 days ago · The regime has used the war to restore an older perception, established first by former President Hafez al-Assad, that it alone has the ability to keep Syria’s border with Israel quiet and secure. Rather than emerging as a new front for the Iranian axis, as many have long feared since the country descended into conflict in 2011, Syria is ...
4 days ago · Since the beginning of the war in Gaza last October, there has been an increase in attacks on targets in Syria by both Israel and the U.S., as well as by Iran and its affiliated militias. This is due, on the one hand, to Hezbollah’s strong presence in the country and, on the other, to Iran’s motivation to raise the cost of U.S. support for Israel.
2 days ago · Israel has responded with a military assault in Gaza that has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, Gaza officials estimate. Others in the axis have also responded to the war in Gaza.
3 days ago · The violence has spiked fears of a full-on regional conflict, one that would embroil Iran and the U.S. Whether that happens could depend heavily on the so-called Axis of Resistance, an Iran-backed ...
1 day ago · In the years since, the U.S. has maintained that presence to pressure Iranian-backed militias active in Iraq and Syria. The presence of American forces in Iraq also makes it more difficult for Iran to move weapons across Iraq and Syria into Lebanon, for use by its proxies, including the Lebanese Hezbollah, against Israel. —-
4 days ago · The outcome of the war between Israel and Hezbollah won't just influence Iran's standing in Lebanon and Syria but also the power of its "ring of fire" – the presence of its proxies throughout the region, which act as an effective deterrent against any direct attack. If the strongest link in the "ring" becomes weaker, it's an existential test ...
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12 hours ago · But it stayed in Lebanon for over 16 years, and the Syrian government’s closeness to the Iranian regime made Hezbollah a perfect ally. So much so, that when civil war broke out in Syria in 2011 ...
