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Everything You Need to Know About Syria, Israel, and the Middle East

JL;DR SUMMARY In an analytical exploration of Syria's recent political upheavals, Richard Hanania reflects on the fall of the Assad regime and its implications for regional stability. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Middle EastSyriaCivil WarMulticulturalismRegional StabilityAssadPolitical LegitimacyHayat Tahrir Al ShamBaathistGolani

Places mentioned

Aleppo, Al-Hasakah, Syria
"Improvised artillery found after the battle of Aleppo"
Damascus, Syria
"reportedly while going 150 miles per hour through foggy Damascus streets"
Homs, Syria
"Upon Basels death, Bashar enrolled in the military academy at Homs and was groomed to take over."
Hama, Syria
"it finally regained control over the M5 highway, which connects the three largest cities in the country: Damascus, Aleppo, and Homs, along with Hama"
Idlib, Syria
"and it would establish itself in Idlib province in northern Syria."
Israel
"IDF troops of the elite Shaldag unit are seen on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon on December 8, 2024."
Northern District, Israel
"preventing advanced weaponry from falling into the hands of hostile actors, such as Iranian proxies, extremist groups, or other non-state entities that could exploit the power vacuum."

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