Rafic Hariri Assassination: The UN Investigation and Findings The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri triggered a massive international effort to uncover the trut...
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Read Martin van Creveld: Perspectives on Middle Eastern Conflict and Geopolitics →Assad Regime Mass Graves: Uncovering Decades of Extrajudicial Killings Following the collapse of the Assad regime in mid-December 2024, a harrowing landscape of systemic violence has come...
Read Assad Regime Mass Graves: Uncovering Decades of Extrajudicial Killings →Syrian Armed Forces The Syrian Armed Forces have undergone a profound transformation over the last century, evolving from a colonial volunteer force into a state military, and most recent...
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Read Northwestern Syria Offensive: The Fall of Aleppo and Hama →Syrian Opposition: History, Governance, and the Fall of the Assad Regime The Syrian opposition refers to the diverse array of political and military factions that rose against the Ba'athi...
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