The Syrian conflict has long had a dual aspect - both civil war and proxy war, with several outside players backing various parties to further their own strategic ends. Now, as the conflict in ...

On the contrary, one way to make it more likely that U.S. and allied interests are harmed is to involve the U.S. and some of its allies in a Syrian proxy war that “our” side probably won’t win.

triggering the war there. Hezbollah and Hamas are ideological allies and both have long been deemed Iranian proxy groups — ...

the longtime mastermind of Iran’s foreign terrorism and proxy-war strategy. Monday’s strike killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iran’s top Quds Force commander in Lebanon and Syria ...

Naim Qassem delivered his second speech as Hezbollah’s secretary-general on the 40th day since Hassan Nasrallah’s passing.

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

As Israel continues to degrade Iranian and Hezbollah capabilities in Lebanon, Syria and Iran itself, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces growing pressure to manage Tehran’s presence within his ...

Israel retaliated after Iran launched a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Here are some key events that led ...

First, the book analyses the entirety of the Syrian Civil War in an innovative four-phase chronology, as the conflict evolved from calls for democracy, through chemical weapons concerns, to the rise ...

GazaIsraeli planes struck smuggling routes near the Syrian city of Qusayr, on the border with Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a war ...