Syria

Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 19-25, 2017)

In spite of the ceasefire in Syria, and despite the Kazakhstan talks, fighting continued in two main sites: the Wadi Barada area,; and Deir ez-Zor, in eastern Syria. So far, neither side has gained the upper hand in these two sites. In Iraq, the Iraqi Army managed to take over the east of the city,
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 12-18, 2017)

Fighting continues in Syria, although the ceasefire is formally still in force. Confrontations in two sites were prominent this week: in the area of Wadi Barada, northwest of Damascus. In Deir ez-Zor, in eastern Syria. In Iraq, the Iraqi Army managed to take over neighborhoods along the Tigris River and the Mosul University, in the
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Spotlight on Iran* (January 1 – 15, 2017)

At a memorial service for Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fighters killed in Syria, Qasem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, meeting with the families of Iran commandos members killed in Syria, said if Iran had not stopped the advance of the terrorists in Syria, it would have been
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הפסקת האש בסוריה ממשיכה עדיין להתקיים למעט כמה מוקדים, שבהם נמשכת הלחימה. במוצול נחלו הכוחות העיראקיים הצלחות. דאעש ממשיך לקרוא לתומכיו ברחבי העולם לבצע פיגועים.
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 29, 2016-January 4, 2017)

This week, the ceasefire worked out by Russia and Turkey entered into effect in Syria. The ceasefire was intended as a preparatory stage for the talks on a political settlement which are due to be held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The Fateh al-Sham Front and ISIS are not included in the ceasefire, which
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Spotlight on Iran* (December 18, 2016 – January 1, 2017)

Hossein Salami, deputy Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander, said the fall of Aleppo to the forces of the Syrian regime foiled the plans of the West to take control of the region. Iran and Russia continue consulting about developments in Syria. Iran dismissed the claims of the spokesman of the US Department of State
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