Omar Abu Laila Expert on Syria and the Middle East In the early hours of Friday morning, the town of Dahla in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, witnessed a sudden and bloody attack by Assad’s forces and Iranian-backed militias against civilians.…
Omar Abu Laila Expert on Syria and the Middle East Northern Syria is witnessing a dangerous escalation in conflicts as tribal forces backed by Iran attacked positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday, according to local sources.…
The Middle East has recently witnessed a series of security and military developments, including targeted assassinations carried out by Israel, aimed at prominent leaders of Iran-backed armed movements. These events come at a time of rising fears of a full-scale…
The Iranian model of creating and supporting proxy groups is consistent across the “Shia Crescent,” but recently Tehran has begun employing new and troubling tactics that threaten to only expand their influence. Since first intervening in support of the Assad…
