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Reports of active clashes across As-Suwayda, Syria, which comes as the city has faced months of anti-government protests. Syrian outlet Suwayda 24 reporting attacks against the Baathist headquarters and military sites in the city. https://twitter.com/ThomasVLinge/status/1762942666277302543

Two batches of Israeli missile strikes hit a suburb south of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, in the Sayyida Zeinab area. Syrian air defense systems have likely been activated as rockets were noticed firing upwards and ambulances have rushed to the scene of the strike to provide first aid. There is an unknown number of casualties yet. A similar attack...

What you need to know: Captagon, an amphetamine popular among terror groups and civilians in the Middle East, is funding terror group operations and increasing the lethality of these organizations. The market for these pills is massive and could escalate violence in the region as rival organizations compete for customers. What is Captagon? Captagon is an amphetamine created in the 1960s by...

What to Know: At least six Kurdish fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed on Sunday during an Iran-backed militia explosive drone attack carried out against the al-Omar oil field in eastern Syria. The attack was likely targeting American forces housed at the site. The Attack: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of Iran-backed Shia militias, claimed responsibility...

What's Happening Following the US' strikes against militant and IRGC targets in both Iraq and Syria on February 2nd, the Syrian Ministry of Defence has released a statement accusing the US of striking "the same area where the Syrian Arab Army is fighting the remnants of the terrorist organization ISIS", stating it "confirms" that the US is "involved and allied...