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      • The Gaza war has significantly impacted Iran’s military presence in Syria, prompting Tehran to strategise the evacuation of IRGC members and relocate its prominent headquarters from rural Damascus to areas near Lebanon. This decision comes in the wake of Israeli air strikes that resulted in the killing of numerous senior commanders.
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      Syria’s pivot and Iran’s pressure reshape regional alliances

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  5. www.atlanticcouncil.org › blogs › menasourceFactbox: Iranian influence and presence in Syria - Atlantic ...

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    Before May 2013, the activities of private security companies in Syria were limited to securing shopping malls, banks, and concerts. The growing need for legal armed forces not bound by government regulation led to the issuance of Legislative Decree No. 55: a legal contract that allows militias to operate in Syria and use military force—depending o...

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  6. ecfr.eu › publication › beyond-proxies-irans-deeperBeyond proxies: Iran’s deeper strategy in Syria and Lebanon

    Jun 5, 2024 · In Syria, Gaza has provoked a qualitative shift in the long-term Israeli strategy, the “campaign between the wars”, aimed at preventing the establishment of a permanent Iranian military presence in Syria that could threaten Israel from the north.

  7. www.thenewhumanitarian.org › analysis › 2023/12/07What the war in Gaza means for Syria - The New Humanitarian

    Dec 7, 2023 · Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has warned that Israel “will not allow a new Hezbollah front there or permit an Iranian military presence in Syria”. However, the most significant Gaza-related escalation in Syria involves neither Israel nor Hamas, but Iraq.

  8. www.reuters.com › world › middle-eastExclusive: Iran's Guards pull officers from Syria after ...

    Feb 1, 2024 · Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have scaled back deployment of their senior officers in Syria due to a spate of deadly Israeli strikes and will rely more on allied Shi'ite militia...

  9. www.atlanticcouncil.org › in-depth-researchThe evolving Iranian strategy in Syria: A looming conflict ...

    Sep 27, 2018 · Iran’s insistence on maintaining a major military presence in Syria could well put it on the brink of war on another front—with Israel on Syrian soil and beyond. This report by Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Nader Uskowi explores the possibility for Iranian-Israeli conflict in Syria, as well as the way forward for the various ...