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Since it went to war with Hamas early last month, Israel has stepped up strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria that have moved close to the Israeli border. The development comes with a key shift in Israeli policy—it no longer always tells Syria’s patron Russia in advance about attacks on…
Since it went to war with Hamas early last month, Israel has stepped up strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria who have moved close to the Israeli border.
A shift in Israeli policy means it no longer always warns Syria’s patron Russia in advance of attacks on Syrian territory.
Syria’s multifaceted crisis is in its 12th year and shows no sign of resolution. Yet despite more than a decade of debilitating violence and regime brutality, the original ideals of the peaceful uprising that erupted in 2011 also persist, as protesters in Suwayda and other regions demonstrate on a daily basis. This and many other realities underline the unique nature of Syria’s crisis — fueled or shaped as it is by the regime, overlapping and hostile ideological currents, external geopolitical interests, and a wide array of sub-state actors.
The British Government has announced it has added the Wagner Group to its list of proscripted groups Friday.