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Syria Golan detentions fuel fury at Israeli forces, doubts in new government (opens the original)
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QUNEITRA, Syria — Ibrahim was visiting his uncle's home in a village in Quneitra, in southwestern Syria, in July of last year when dozens of Israeli troops and their military dogs stormed the place at 3 a.m. Recounting the ordeal to Al-Monitor, Ibrahim said masked Israeli intelligence officers grilled him about his "connections" to Islamic State and Hezbollah. He had none and knew nothing of either. "I am an orphan. I am only 17. I live with my grandma and two brothers and work in a factory," Ib
How Syrian Air is braving regional turbulence to rise from the ashes (opens the original)
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DAMASCUS — Syrian Air celebrated its maiden flight to Copenhagen on Sept. 21, its third European destination after Amsterdam then Moscow since the national carrier resumed flights to the continent in July after more than a decade of civil conflict and crippling sanctions. The president of Syria’s Civil Aviation Authority, Omar Hisham al-Hosari, handed out Chinese-made models of its Airbus A320 to the Denmark-bound passengers as they checked in. A day later, another European destination was added
Why Saudi Arabia's balancing act with US, Iran, Houthis risks collapse (opens the original)
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Saudi Arabia's policy of hedged deterrence — engaging diplomatically with its enemies while remaining aligned with its principal ally, the United States — is proving a dead end amid continued attacks by Iran, its Houthi allies in the Red Sea and its Shiite militant proxies in Iraq, officials based in the region say. The limits of that policy burst into full view when Saudi Arabia withdrew at the last minute from a meeting scheduled for Monday between Iran, the Gulf Arab states and Iraq in Oman's
SDF chief Kobane’s Damascus visit a high wire act for Syria’s Kurds (opens the original)
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The commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Kobane, arrived in Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and other officials, according to SDF officials and well-placed sources. It remains unclear whether Kobane will meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whom he last met on Aug. 4 in Damascus. He is accompanied by the SDF’s top official for foreign affairs, Ilham Ahmed. Why it matters: The visit comes on the heels of Kobane’s
Saudi Arabia wants Iran-backed militia 'heads to roll' in Iraq amid talks with Tehran (opens the original)
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Saudi Arabia wants Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to take punitive action against Iran-backed Shiite militias that have targeted the kingdom since the start of the Iran conflict, multiple regional officials told Al-Monitor. Tensions have escalated between the two neighbors, with Riyadh publicly acknowledging that it had conducted retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq alongside the United States last month. But as the kingdom forges defense pacts to counter threats on multiple fronts, it is also purs
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