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Members of Syria's security forces stand guard during the funeral of three people killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier, in the southern town of Daraa on March 18, 2025. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

The 8th Brigade agrees to dissolve in boost for Damascus

A high-profile armed group in Daraa in southern Syria has reluctantly agreed to hand over its weapons, with its fighters joining a national army under the Ministry of Defence. In the end, it had to.

Abbas Sharifa 17 April 2025
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Murhaf Abu Qasra on building a new army and Syria's future

In Part 2 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's interim defence minister says he wants to build an army for the Syrian people—one that doesn't meddle in its neighbours' affairs

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 January 2025
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Syria defence chief Murhaf Abu Qasra on the plan to oust Assad

Al Majalla speaks to the Major General, who was integral to the operation. In part 1 of a two-part interview, he explains how he helped turn rebel groups into a sophisticated and organised army.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 January 2025
A Syrian man looks towards an Israeli tank positioned in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the annexed Golan Heights on 20 December 2024. Bakr Alkasem / AFP

Rather than extend a hand, Netanyahu rains on Syria’s parade

Joyous at Iran's lost influence in Syria, Israel could have celebrated with Syrians after Assad's ouster. Instead, it rained bombs down, occupied land, and destroyed Syrian assets. Why? Ask Netanyahu

Frederic C. Hof 22 December 2024
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US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

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More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
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The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

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China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

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Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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