By severing the Shia Crescent in Syria — stretching from Lebanon to Iraq and Iran — Biden can simultaneously hit the Islamic Republic in ways that actually deter it for relatively little to no ...

Syria and the Fracture of the Shia Crescent. Sunday, 29 June 2025 French | عربي ; ... The ongoing regional upheaval will unlikely stop at the borders of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.

Syria and the Fracture of the Shia Crescent. Sunday, 29 June 2025 French | عربي ; ... The ongoing regional upheaval will unlikely stop at the borders of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.

The regional balance of power is shifting rapidly, with major players, including Arab states, Pakistan, and Turkey, now ...

The above map from Morgan Stanley illustrates why Iraq is crucial to the Middle East amid flaring sectarian tensions. Iran is 91% Shia, Iraq is 66% Shia, Syria is 16% Shia, and Lebanon is 30% Shia.

The Abo Fadl Al-Abbas militia in Syria, for instance, is headed by Aws al-Khafaji, an Iraqi Shia who crossed into Syria after American troops toppled Saddam. Many Shia militias claim simply to be ...

Shia clans have announced their withdrawal from Syria to Lebanon following days of clashes with Syrian forces along the border.. Syria’s interim government, comprised mostly of members of former ...

While the United States and Israel focus on threats from the Iranian-dominated Shia crescent stretching from Lebanon to Yemen, Tehran is quietly laying the groundwork for a second Iranian crescent.

Golan Druze with Israeli citizenship celebrate Syrian Independence Day in Majdal Shams, near the border with Syria, April 17, 2023. Over the past week in Syria, as you all likely noticed, Syrian ...

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in ...

While Syrian refugees in Lebanon return home, many Lebanese remain on edge. Years of conflict have left the Syria-Lebanon borderlands scarred, and fears grow that instability could spill over again.

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in ...