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    <title>Israel, Syria unlikely to advance normalization before elections, US believes | The Jerusalem Post</title>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US administration believes the chances of advancing normalization between Israel and Syria before Israel's upcoming elections are "very slim," a source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post.

According to the source, the Syrian government's core demand is for Israel to carry out some form of withdrawal from the buffer zone it entered following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. US officials assess that this will make meaningful progress extremely difficult, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to approve any withdrawal from the buffer zone ahead of the October elections

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    <title>جنرال سابق : نجحوا في تخريب عقيدة الجيش.. طوني ابي سمرا: خيارات الحزب خطيرة.. - YouTube</title>
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    <title>Iraq's Pro-Iran Militias Can't Be Eliminated</title>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The intertwined relationship between the Iran-backed groups and tribal networks is bolstered by ties between tribal networks and Shiite political parties, several of which are linked to Iran-backed groups. Sheikhs and their followers may vote for those parties due to kinship and a shared opposition to the United States and Israel but also because those political parties offer tribal leaders and voters key material incentives.]]></description>
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    <title>BRIEF: Recent developments in south-west Syria – Etana Syria</title>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli forces continued to block farmers from Abidin, Jamleh, Koyah and Ma’ariyeh from accessing agricultural land west of their communities throughout the month, maintaining and in some areas expanding the de facto exclusion zone established in previous months. Israeli troops repeatedly opened fire toward agricultural land and farmers near the towns without causing casualties, underscoring continued efforts to enforce access restrictions through military pressure.

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<dc:subject>Israel occupation Quneitra Daraa Syria</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/research/2026/06/an-army-of-sons-of-the-regions-syrias-post-assad-military-order">
    <title>An Army of “Sons of the Regions”: Syria’s Post-Assad Military Order | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-29T23:53:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/research/2026/06/an-army-of-sons-of-the-regions-syrias-post-assad-military-order</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Syria’s leadership will seek to establish strong central political authority from Damascus, with Sharaa and former Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham officials occupying commanding positions in security, political, and economic institutions. Yet the military structure through which this center is extended across the country is being assembled in a different way. It depends on commanders and fighters whose influence remains embedded in local networks and wartime formations, creating an unresolved tension. The outcome may, therefore, be a hybrid order in which Damascus accumulates authority at the center, while governing through armed structures it cannot fully disband.]]></description>
<dc:subject>SAA HTSRegime Syria SNA</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syria.tv/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B5-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%AD-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9">
    <title>مخالفات ونقص عمال عتالة.. تحديات تواجه موسم تسويق القمح في الرقة</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-29T20:53:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syria.tv/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B5-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%AD-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>corruption wheat Raqqa Syria</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898365">
    <title>David Barnea shares Mossad role in Nasrallah assassination, Iran war details | The Jerusalem Post</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-27T22:30:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898365</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Mossad Iran Hizbollah Lebanon 12DayWar</dc:subject>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://asasmedia.com/122643/">
    <title>&quot;قطار الحبرِ&quot; بين واشنطن و&quot;الحزب&quot;: صفيّ الدّين إلى الواجهة - ASAS Media</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-27T22:22:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://asasmedia.com/122643/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Hezbollah Iran diplomacy Qatar Nabih_Berri</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.mako.co.il/news-diplomatic/2026_q2/Article-356b84f6c95fe91027.htm">
    <title>החשש מההצעה של טראמפ לסוריה - והדיון הדרמטי בישראל | פרסום ראשון | N12</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-24T19:57:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.mako.co.il/news-diplomatic/2026_q2/Article-356b84f6c95fe91027.htm</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[למרות ההכחשות של א-שרע עצמו על כך שהוא לכאורה ישלח צבא סורי ללבנון, אמש פרסמנו כי בישראל זוהו אינדיקציות בשבועות האחרונים שהנשיא הסורי מחפש דרך אפילו לבצע השתלטות על אזורים בלבנון. החשש הישראלי הוא מכך שתיווצר מציאות שבה סוריה מנסה לחזור להיות דומיננטית בלבנון, כפי שהיה במשך עשרות שנים עד 2005.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Israel Syria intelligence_assessment Lebanon Hizbollah</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/22/israel-lebanon-ceasefire">
    <title>Israel fears Trump is strengthening Iran's hand in Lebanon</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-23T07:10:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.axios.com/2026/06/22/israel-lebanon-ceasefire</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behind the scenes: An Israeli source said that while the nuclear elements of the U.S.-Iran deal concerned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he is currently much more worried about the Lebanon part.

One reason is that Israel's actions against Hezbollah have enormous domestic political salience ahead of October's elections.
"Bibi is hysterical about it," the source said, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname.
In recent days, Netanyahu asked his close confidant Ron Dermer, who left government several months ago, to urgently use his relationships within Trump's team to try to influence the U.S.-Iran talks on Lebanon, according to the same Israeli source.

The source claimed Dermer's involvement helped lead to a Truth Social post in which Trump threatened to strike Iran if it didn't restrain Hezbollah.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Ron_Dermer Israel Lebanon TrumpAdministration Hizbollah Iran DDR</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.annahar.com/lebanon/314905/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-34-%D9%8A%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7---%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7">
    <title>تحول الرأي العام الشيعي حول التفاوض مع إسرائيل | النهار</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-20T22:28:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.annahar.com/lebanon/314905/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-34-%D9%8A%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7---%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>polls Lebanon Shia Normalization</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://alhurra.com/en/21965">
    <title>Alhurra Reveals Iraqi Network That Financed Iran During War&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class='secondary-title'&gt;Cash moved across borders, government contracts awarded through local fronts, and Iraqi sources point to the involvement of Shiite and Sunni politicians and busi</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-20T22:26:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://alhurra.com/en/21965</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Iraq Iran IranianProxy money smuggling</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://syriadirect.org/child-recruitment-persists-despite-sdf-damascus-integration-agreement/">
    <title>Child recruitment persists despite SDF-Damascus integration agreement - Syria Direct</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-18T14:33:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriadirect.org/child-recruitment-persists-despite-sdf-damascus-integration-agreement/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>PKK child_soldiers SDF NES Syria</dc:subject>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:NES"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://jummar.media/11942">
    <title>سباق الانفكاك والتمرد المفتوح.. لماذا يستحيل تجريد الفصائل من سلاحها الموازي؟  - جمار</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-16T16:54:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://jummar.media/11942</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[يتأكد الطابع التنظيمي الداخلي للخطوة عبر حصر مهام التنفيذ بلجنة تضم قيادات صدرية حصراً، في غياب لأي لجان حكومية مشتركة من وزارة الدفاع أو الحشد الشعبي للاستلام الفعلي، مما يجرد الإجراء من عمقه المؤسساتي ويحصره في إطار إعادة الهيكلة وفك الارتباط السياسي العلني. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Iraq Sadrists militia IranianProxy</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:a31d13ed78c5/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:Sadrists"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:militia"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/syrias-pipeline-dream-meets-hard-realities">
    <title>Syria’s Pipeline Dream Meets Hard Realities | The Washington Institute</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-14T07:41:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/syrias-pipeline-dream-meets-hard-realities</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Syria continues to suffer from weak institutions, opaque business practices, and pervasive corruption. Recent disputes inside the Syrian Petroleum Company between CEO Youssef Qablawi and the board—led by Energy Minister Muhammad al-Bashir—have done little to reassure investors. International energy companies require transparent contracts, predictable regulations, and enforceable legal protections before committing substantial capital. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>oil Syria Hormuz energy</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:ba11f077f3da/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://daraj.media/en/between-jezzine-first-and-bint-jbeil-first-what-happened-in-the-lebanese-israeli-negotiations/">
    <title>Between “Jezzine First” and “Bint Jbeil First”: What Happened in the Lebanese-Israeli Negotiations? - Daraj</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-14T07:31:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://daraj.media/en/between-jezzine-first-and-bint-jbeil-first-what-happened-in-the-lebanese-israeli-negotiations/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For this reason, the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations today present a painful paradox. They are the only available path for the Lebanese state to secure a ceasefire and end the occupation, yet they are taking place within a profoundly unequal balance of power. They offer an opportunity to reclaim Lebanese decision-making from Hezbollah and Iran, but they unfold under U.S.-Israeli pressure that recognizes Lebanese sovereignty only insofar as it serves Israeli security arrangements. They are an attempt to return residents to their villages, yet they risk becoming a vehicle for normalizing “pilot zones” unless they are explicitly linked to a comprehensive withdrawal, the right of return, and reconstruction.

According to the sources, tensions in Washington escalated to the point that Simon Karam, head of the Lebanese delegation, threatened to walk out of the room during discussions over a ceasefire. The dispute was not a matter of wording. It concerned the very foundation of the process: should negotiations begin with a ceasefire, or with Israel’s security conditions? And can Lebanon negotiate arrangements for the south while villages are being bombed and bulldozed and residents are prevented from returning?

“The return of the people is a central priority for the Lebanese negotiator,” the sources say.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Lebanon Israel diplomacy SouthLebanon occupation</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://apnews.com/article/hezbollah-lebanon-israel-spying-alaydi-7e2bf9f137f994e742d49ec1621225e3">
    <title>Disappearance of alleged Israeli spy puts Lebanese state in a tough spot | AP News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-10T09:01:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://apnews.com/article/hezbollah-lebanon-israel-spying-alaydi-7e2bf9f137f994e742d49ec1621225e3</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Mossad Hizbollah Lebanon</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:dab40a4c2ef9/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://syriadirect.org/al-sharaas-shakeup-a-merit-based-state-or-a-circle-of-trust/">
    <title>Al-Sharaa’s shakeup: A merit-based state, or a circle of trust? - Syria Direct, May 14, 2026</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-07T13:24:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriadirect.org/al-sharaas-shakeup-a-merit-based-state-or-a-circle-of-trust/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>HTSregime Syria</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://syriauntold.com/2026/05/18/the-alawite-shrines/">
    <title>The Alawite Shrines | SyriaUntold | حكاية ما انحكت</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-07T10:00:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriauntold.com/2026/05/18/the-alawite-shrines/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Alawi Tartous Lattakia Mar15 Syria desecration</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:d0c694532e45/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:Tartous"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.sot-sy.com/article/1852">
    <title>نازحو عفرين: عودة بطيئة لا تُنهي أعواماً من المعاناة May 2026</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-07T09:29:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.sot-sy.com/article/1852</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[يوضح حفطارو: «ما زالت 7400 عائلة ضمن مراكز الإيواء في مدن عديدة في محافظة الحسكة، و600 عائلة في مدينة عين العرب/كوباني»، مشيراً إلى ان البطء في عمليات إعادة النازحين «هو من طرف الحكومة، وليس من جهتنا، لو كان الأمر بيدنا، لأعدنا الـ 8000 آلاف عائلة الموجودة هنا في يوم واحد».

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Kurdish IDPs Efrin Aleppo Syria</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:0b2bc50f12ec/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://syriadirect.org/syrias-forgotten-villages-mount-hermons-druze-between-damascus-and-the-idf/">
    <title>Syria’s forgotten villages: Mount Hermon’s Druze between Damascus and the IDF - Syria Direct</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-07T09:13:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriadirect.org/syrias-forgotten-villages-mount-hermons-druze-between-damascus-and-the-idf/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>occupation Israel Damascus Druze</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:736d741a9a29/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:Israel"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://etanasyria.org/brief-recent-developments-in-south-west-syria-2/">
    <title>BRIEF: Recent developments in south-west Syria – Etana Syria</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-05T22:03:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://etanasyria.org/brief-recent-developments-in-south-west-syria-2/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel’s actions in southern Syria, ongoing since December 2024, continue to destabilize the country and violate its territorial sovereignty. On the ground, daily Israeli operations in south Syria continued apace across April, despite the charged environment resulting from the conflict with Iran. Israeli artillery positions stationed at Tal Ahmar al-Gharbi shelled the outskirts of Kudnah, while additional artillery fire struck Jamleh, Ruhaynah and the Um al-Azzam Dam, with no casualties reported. Israeli forces also continued to block farmers from Abidin, Jamleh, Koyah and Ma’ariyeh from accessing agricultural land west of their towns throughout the month of April, maintaining a sustained de facto exclusion zone across key farming areas. Israeli troops also fired toward farmers near Koyah and Ma’ariyeh during attempts to access agricultural land, with no casualties reported. At the same time, around 1,400 residents of Beit Jinn have been displaced for months due to continued fears of renewed incursions and persistent drone surveillance.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Israel occupation BufferZone Syria agriculture</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://news.walla.co.il/item/3843352?Source=Generalshare&amp;Medium=sharebuttonapp&amp;Content=item&amp;Campaign=socialbutton">
    <title>תוכנית &quot;רפיח תחילה&quot; | אזהרת מערכת הביטחון משיקום הרצועה - וואלה חדשות</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-05T21:51:14+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://news.walla.co.il/item/3843352?Source=Generalshare&amp;Medium=sharebuttonapp&amp;Content=item&amp;Campaign=socialbutton</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[השליטה של חמאס בשטח באה לידי ביטוי גם בתקרית שאירעה לאחרונה. לפני מספר שבועות התקיים סיור של קבלנים פלסטינים ברצועת עזה, ובמהלכו הוחלט לבצע מדידות שטח ברפיח. פעילי חמאס תפסו את הקבלנים והעלימו אותם למספר שעות. לאחר שחזרו, סיפרו הקבלנים כי אנשי חמאס הם אלו שעיכבו אותם. בעקבות התקרית, איחוד האמירויות וארצות הברית הקפיאו את המשא ומתן מול הארגון עד לשחרור הקבלנים.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Hamas Gaza UAE reconstruction</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://alhurra.com/en/21801">
    <title>Exclusive: Baghdad Threatens to Brand Militias as Terrorist Groups | Alhurra</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-05T13:16:53+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://alhurra.com/en/21801</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A source in the Iraqi government involved in communications with the factions told Alhurra that there were “preliminary agreements” for Harakat al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah to relinquish their weapons in September, after the international coalition mission in Iraq concludes.

Asked about the possibility that the two factions might still refuse to disarm after the coalition’s departure, the source said: “They will be treated as outlaw terrorist groups.”]]></description>
<dc:subject>PMF IranianProxy Iraq DDR</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://al-aalem.com/%d8%b7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%83%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b7%d9%85/">
    <title>طباعة عملة جديدة في العراق.. الحكومة تطمئن والخبراء يحذرون – Al-Aalem, May 26, 2026</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-05T13:16:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://al-aalem.com/%d8%b7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%83%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b7%d9%85/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>currency Iraq economy</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:e7ce20c807ff/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU5qCD5Hlfk&amp;t=1864s">
    <title>What Can Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Achieve? - YouTube</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-03T19:29:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU5qCD5Hlfk&amp;t=1864s</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[at 25 Paul discusses the pilot program for returning to villages with LAF without Hizb presence ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Lebanon diplomacy Israel Hizbollah</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:7352ff6e7356/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.alaraby.co.uk/investigations/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF">
    <title>كواليس الأيام الأخيرة..كيف تبخرت مليشيا فاطميون بعد سقوط نظام الأسد؟</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-03T15:37:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.alaraby.co.uk/investigations/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Afghanistan IranianProxy Iran Mar15 ForeignFighters</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-36/free-the-loaves">
    <title>Free the loaves</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-03T12:43:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-36/free-the-loaves</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>syria agriculture bread wheat</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:74e92febcd34/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/t:bread"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-36/lessons-in-obedience">
    <title>Lessons in obedience - Syria in Transition</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-03T08:33:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-36/lessons-in-obedience</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beyond the regime’s overt coercion, the classroom also reflected a deeper logic of social and economic mobility under Assad’s highly corrupt, pyramid-like kleptocracy. School was a testing ground where students took their first steps in a system where the abuse of power, opportunistic manoeuvring and strategic rule-breaking were treated as practical virtues - and, for many, as prerequisites for advancement. Exams were therefore arenas in which the skills of transgression were rehearsed within a broader culture of cheating.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>education Syria authoritarian_regime violence</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:1060436ddccd/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrias-government-begins-return-alawi-lands-while-maintaining-its-hold-over-others">
    <title>Syria's government begins to return Alawi lands, while maintaining its hold over others | Middle East Eye</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-02T09:41:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrias-government-begins-return-alawi-lands-while-maintaining-its-hold-over-others</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today, the SSG’s economic committee has been replaced by the Illicit Gains Committee, a government body tasked with determining people’s affiliation with the Assad government and seizing their assets accordingly.

In recent months, the committee has concluded multimillion-dollar settlements with prominent businessmen affiliated with Assad.

The Illicit Gains Committee is overseen by Abraham Succarieh, a dual Lebanese-Australian national who is under western sanctions for terrorism financing.

Revenues from the committee’s work go to the state’s sovereign wealth fund. Independent of the court system, the committee’s legal basis remains in question, especially as pathways to appeal decisions remain opaque.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>dispossession Alawi HTSregime agriculture IDPs</dc:subject>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.inss.org.il/he/publication/inss-survey-may-2026/">
    <title>ממצאי סקר הביטחון הלאומי: אפריל 2026 - המכון למחקרי ביטחון לאומי</title>
    <dc:date>2026-06-01T17:33:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.inss.org.il/he/publication/inss-survey-may-2026/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>polls Israel Iran Hizbollah</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:e00bb7e09f88/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.israelhayom.co.il/magazine/hashavua/article/20633403">
    <title>האגף הסודי במוסד נחשף: &quot;לא סיימנו באיראן. אנחנו רק מתחילים&quot; | היום</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-28T19:23:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.israelhayom.co.il/magazine/hashavua/article/20633403</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["אחד האתגרים הגדולים כשאתה רוצה להפיץ מסרים בתוך איראן, זה ששוק התקשורת מאוד מפוקח ומצונזר. אגב, בלבנון זה אירוע יותר כיפי, כי התקשורת הלבנונית הרבה יותר נגישה מהתקשורת האיראנית. בגלל המאפיינים של לבנון יש ייצוג בתקשורת לכל עדה וקבוצה, ואתה יודע להכניס לתקשורת כמעט כל מסר שאתה רוצה".

לא במקרה מזכיר ע' את לבנון. כשאגף ההשפעה הוקם, הוא קיבל מנדט לעסוק בשתי מדינות, ושתי מדינות בלבד - איראן ולבנון.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Mossad InfluenceOps Lebanon Iran media</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:9ae5123b352d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-economy-layoffs.html">
    <title>Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures - The New York Times</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-27T22:13:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-economy-layoffs.html</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mehdi Bostanchi, head of the country’s Coordination Council of Industries, a body that liaises between companies and the government, said Iran’s industrial sector was going through a contraction that would affect as many as 3.5 million workers.]]></description>
<dc:subject>labor unemployment Iran 40DayWar</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:1555f7c53b5e/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/05/rubble-is-israels-doctrine-not-a-byproduct">
    <title>Rubble is Israel’s Doctrine, Not a Case of Improvisation | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-27T16:41:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/05/rubble-is-israels-doctrine-not-a-byproduct</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A doctrine built on domination, degradation, and non-reconstitution has produced tactical successes. It has destroyed infrastructure, killed commanders and foot soldiers, depopulated zones, delayed attacks, imposed costs, and reassured frightened publics that something decisive is being done. 

However, permanent war as a governing condition is not only bad for the region, even on its own terms it offers Israel little in the long run. Tranquility produced by rubble is not peace. It is only an interval before more rubble is required. This is the central flaw in the doctrine. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Oct7 Israel foreign_policy Gaza</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%93%D7%93%D7%95/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-44-%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%9C-%D7%92/%D7%94-%D7%9F-%D7%A2-%D7%9D-%D7%9C-%D7%91-%D7%93-%D7%93-%D7%99-%D7%A9-%D7%9B-%D7%9F-%D7%95-%D7%91-%D7%92-%D7%95-%D7%99-%D7%9D-%D7%9C-%D7%90-%D7%99-%D7%AA-%D7%97-%D7%A9-%D7%91-%D7%A8/">
    <title>הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב – ר'  | את&quot;צ</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-26T21:54:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%93%D7%93%D7%95/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-44-%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%9C-%D7%92/%D7%94-%D7%9F-%D7%A2-%D7%9D-%D7%9C-%D7%91-%D7%93-%D7%93-%D7%99-%D7%A9-%D7%9B-%D7%9F-%D7%95-%D7%91-%D7%92-%D7%95-%D7%99-%D7%9D-%D7%9C-%D7%90-%D7%99-%D7%AA-%D7%97-%D7%A9-%D7%91-%D7%A8/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[העימות בין ישראל לאיראן הוא הרבה מעבר למאבק גרעיני: זוהי התנגשות בין שתי תפיסות ביטחון שנולדו מתוך בדידות, טראומה ותחושת פגיעות עמוקה. שתיהן חוו רדיפה ודחייה, אך בעוד ישראל ביקשה לבנות חומות מגן בדרכה לשילוב מחודש במשפחת העמים, איראן – שבמרכז משטרה הנוכחי עומדת תפיסת "התנגדות" – מבקשת להשיב לעצמה את תפארת העבר, גם במחיר של עימות תמידי. מאבק זה אינו רק על עוצמה – אלא גם על פרשנות, על ערכים, על זהות ועל היכולת להבין לעומק את עולמו של היריב. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Israel Iran war Iran.NuclearProgram foreign_policy</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://jummar.media/11812">
    <title>أسطورة &quot;أبو درع&quot;.. كيف يتواطأ مجتمع على غسل تاريخ أمراء الدم؟  - جمار</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-26T21:44:54+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://jummar.media/11812</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[الحصانة المنيعة التي يتمتع بها أمثال اللامي اليوم لم تُنتزع بقوة الترهيب وحدها، هي في جوهرها حصانة مُنحت لهم عبر استسلام مجتمعي يتغاضى عن الماضي المرعب، طمعاً في مكاسب الحاضر أو هرباً من مواجهة استحقاقات الحقيقة. هكذا تُصنع أساطير الخوف، ليؤسس المجتمع بنفسه لمرحلة جديدة يتم فيها استثمار رصيد الرعب القديم في مشاريع نفوذ حديثة. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Sadrists civil_rights Iraq WarCrimes</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n14/loubna-mrie/we-were-tricked">
    <title>Loubna Mrie · ‘We were tricked’: Assad and the Alawites, August 2025</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-26T11:38:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n14/loubna-mrie/we-were-tricked</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Mar15 SAA insurgency Alawi CoastalMassacres Syria Lattakia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:d3c511e0dd39/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rural-baniyas-in-the-shadow-of-march?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=188535522&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Rural Baniyas in the Shadow of March 6 - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T19:25:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rural-baniyas-in-the-shadow-of-march?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=188535522&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few weeks after the massacre the government came here and made a one-time payment of 500,000 Syrian pounds, as a reaction to the anger over damaged and destroyed homes. And then you had to sign a paper saying this damage was done by insurgents. This was all the government did.

The security situation now is way better than before, but the mistrust is very high still. We would rather have a thief escape than go to the police station for help. We hear from people who do go to the police station who get lectured and treated poorly. We have the new military base in the wadi near Qurfeis also, and every night they shoot in the air terrifying the families here [the same problem was told to me by a local from Qurfeis earlier this week]. When we filed a complaint to the Baniyas police station they validate our concerns, saying yes this is a big problem you are right to be mad, but then nothing changed. We don’t care about good words we want to see action.]]></description>
<dc:subject>agriculture Lattakia Syria massacre Alawi</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:62a34846ac82/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/protests-against-a-turkish-military?publication_id=465186&amp;post_id=198621868&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Protests Against a Turkish Military Base in North Aleppo: Interview with a Representative</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T15:36:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/protests-against-a-turkish-military?publication_id=465186&amp;post_id=198621868&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But not all the localities in Aleppo province affected by a Turkish military presence are Kurdish. Northeast of Aleppo city, in the area of al-Bab (which was once a stronghold of the Islamic State before Turkish-backed insurgents dislodged the group in an offensive in 2017), Turkey established a military base in a neighbourhood called Jabal Aqil. Despite the fall of the Assad regime, this base has not been removed. Recently, people from Jabal Aqil protested against this base and demanded a return to their homes. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Turkey military Syria protests Aleppo</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:c943a1820b23/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/talbisehs-rebirth-after-assad?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=187932028&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) Talbiseh's Rebirth After Assad - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T15:32:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/talbisehs-rebirth-after-assad?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=187932028&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The people in Talbiseh know it was not the majority of Alawis in Mushrefa who worked with the regime, just specific people. And we know the majority of the Christian community in Syria stayed neutral and did not join the regime during its war. [From my conversations in Talbiseh and Mushrefa, it seems that these positive relationships are generally regarding Sunni-Christian relations, with Mushrefa’s Alawi community being less integrated into both the Sunni and Christian sides. Similarly, when asked about relations with neighboring Jaburrin, an all-Alawi town, the businessman from Talbiseh laughed, saying “no, there are none, most of them were with Assad.”]]]></description>
<dc:subject>Alawi Christian Homs sectarianism Syria Mar15</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:bd29296887b1/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/dignity-among-destruction-zaras-return?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=195816602&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Dignity Among Destruction: Zara’s Return to Life</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T15:21:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/dignity-among-destruction-zaras-return?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=195816602&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“After liberation, the surrounding areas were waiting to be slaughtered,” Omar says, referring to the widespread fears among Alawis that the Sunni victors would come seeking revenge, “But we are abiding by the laws and support transitional justice, not revenge killings.” The two mens’ only demands are that the criminals be held accountable and stolen property returned. They reject calls for communal retribution or accountability against entire Alawi villages and even dismiss the need for financial compensation. “Zara doesn’t need an apology or acknowledgement of the crimes,” says Hamad. It is unclear if the entire town shares his opinion.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Homs sectarianism Mar15 massacre WarCrimes Looting Syria</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rastans-complex-post-assad-transition?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=196472109&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) Rastan's Complex Post-Assad Transition - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T15:12:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rastans-complex-post-assad-transition?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=196472109&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Al-Rastan is plagued by complex divisions that have weakened its social and political structure. Currently we can say there is a new Triple Class: 1) “Residents,” those who remained under the regime and suffered material depletion under its control, 2) “Displaced Persons,” those who endured the harsh realities of the camps and lost their possessions, 3) “Expatriates,” those who returned with substantial financial resources from abroad, creating a sharp economic gap.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Homs Syria history reconstruction</dc:subject>
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    <title>(4) The Ruined Kurdish Village of Basilê in the Afrin Region</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T15:04:45+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-ruined-kurdish-village-of-basile?publication_id=465186&amp;post_id=198870929&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In other words, the post acknowledged that the inhabitants of some of the villages are barred from returning because of a military presence of some kind. Cilbirê is one of them. Four of the other villages named are places I have been to, and I can confirm that Kurdish inhabitants are living in them and that the inhabitants are not barred from returning. The other case that is similar to that of Cilbirê is Basilê.

However, whereas one can at least pass through Cilbirê in order to go to another locale, this is not the case with Basilê.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Turkey Efrin Aleppo ForeignFighters military Kurdish ethniccleansing</dc:subject>
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    <title>Syria's Integration of Alawi Police - by Gregory Waters, Feb 3, 2026</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:54:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/syrias-integration-of-alawi-police?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=186786044&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[However, this changed by late summer 2025. At this point, the Ministry of Interior had adopted a new policy clearly directed towards broadening its personnel base by expanding recruitment to non-Sunnis. The new approach followed two tracks: 1) recruiting new men and putting them through a two-month training program in regional centers, 2) reintegrating Assad-era police officers.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Tartous Lattakia police Alawi Syria recruitment</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/time-to-support-rural-syria?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=188923660&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) Time to Support Rural Syria? - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:42:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/time-to-support-rural-syria?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=188923660&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There has been an unmistakable increase in activity in rural Syria over the past month. No matter if it’s the weekend or weekday, before or during Ramadan, the streets of western Homs and Hama and the coastal governorates have been packed with travelers. Men and women, young and old, taking minibuses, personal cars, and motorcycles, walking by themselves, waiting on the side of the road for friends, or socializing outside. It is a remarkable change from one year ago, when many people in these areas wouldn’t leave their towns out of fear from the security forces and criminals.

Over the past two weeks, I visited communities in northern and western Homs, western Hama, and rural Latakia and Tartous. Everywhere I went I saw the same changes; different even from just two months earlier during my visits in November and December. Everyone I spoke with now echoed the same thing: the people have decided to return to life.

The return of activity should not be mistaken for a true return to normalcy, however. The surface layer of fear and self-isolation that many Alawis felt following the fall of Assad and the March 2025 massacres has ebbed away. Yet the deeper layer of anger and mistrust in the new government remains. Yet this is still an important change that has real impacts on ground and opens the door for renewed outreach and engagement by both Damascus and the international community.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>sectarianism Tartous Lattakia Syria protests Alawi</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/surging-violence-in-homs?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=189807998&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) Surging Violence in Homs - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:36:53+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/surging-violence-in-homs?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=189807998&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Because of the small criminal acts happening again and again, people started to believe there is a systematic operation against them, especially because they’re not seeing or hearing about any accountability operations. This has resulted in many people selling their houses below market price. Some are leaving Syria, others are going to the coast. People are too scared here.

In general, it is not about whether criminal acts are less or more, it is that they are still happening. And this dynamic increases sensitivity to how each act is perceived, amplifying the impact of each. The sale of homes has been a steady rate since fall of regime. But if we are honest, if everyone had the ability to leave the country they would. We are all humans, and when we feel fear, we will look elsewhere for safety. But most do not have money to do this, so some pay for their children to leave, etc.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Alawi Homs sectarianism revengeKillings transitionalJustice</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/activate-the-local-election-trust?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=190909555&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) &quot;Activate the Local Election&quot;: Trust-building in Dreikish</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:31:25+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/activate-the-local-election-trust?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=190909555&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are no problems here for it deal with recently, but it also seems like they mostly stopped engaging in any activities in general because the government took away their authority. It still exists as a structure but its activity has been highly limited, especially after the protest and how the government dealt with the protests. People saw the committee as a servant of the government. The trust from the regular person towards the committee has dropped, they don’t see it as protecting or serving them anymore. So, the cessation of activity is mostly due to the trust lost by locals. The committee began as a civil body but then started to be squeezed by the local government trying to control it more. Most members of the committee have withdrawn from it because their social capital was being undermined. The committee has local autonomy, but it still received a kind of orders from the government.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>Alawi Syria sectarianism Tartous</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/lessons-in-instability-from-beit?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198089384&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Lessons in (in)Stability from Beit Yashout</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:23:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/lessons-in-instability-from-beit?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198089384&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[During the past 10 days every ex-soldier has become scared of being detained because of these arrests. They believe the government is arresting any ex-soldier randomly. They need to know who is wanted and who is safe from arrest.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Alawi Lattakia Syria transitionalJustice</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/a-return-to-peace-in-talkalakh?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198615153&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>(4) A Return to Peace in Talkalakh? - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T14:18:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/a-return-to-peace-in-talkalakh?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198615153&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The situation across Talkalakh has improved a lot since then. There has been a signicant return of state functions and rule of law here this year. After the attack, there were corrupt or bad members of the MoI who were arrested. The MoI here has been cleaned up and is enforcing laws on the ground and the judicial system has been activated and is holding people accountable. There were some people from Talkalakh known for causing problems and undermining security and they were detained. The government has taken a harsher stance on any law violation and is protecting property. There have also been some small releases of ex-soldiers detained last year and this has helped calm people.

What do you think is needed here to bridge the remaining gap between Alawis and Sunnis?

We need economic projects. When people have jobs and return to life everything calms down. Those who were fired from their job are suffering and need work. Economic projects also connect communities. For example some men from Zara [Sunni town] are renting shops in Alawi villages and visiting every day. In Daya [Sunni village], the farmers hired Alawis to help work the fields. This builds relationships. Once we have economic projects then we can hold workshops and sit down for dialogues.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>sectarianism Homs Syria</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/jubb-ramlehs-post-regime-transition?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=192326318&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Jubb Ramleh’s Post-Regime Transition: From the Shadow of the Shabiha to Economic Despair</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T07:50:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/jubb-ramlehs-post-regime-transition?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=192326318&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jubb Ramleh had long stood apart from this dynamic. Unlike nearby towns like Asilah, Salhab, and Rabia, few of Jubb Ramleh’s men joined regime militias. As the capital of Masyaf’s largest subdistrict, the town has a high education rate and more expansive government employment. Of the 7,500 residents of the town, roughly 70% worked in government jobs, with less than 11% serving in the military. This difference is starkly reflected in the publicly reported funeral records of the towns during the first years of the war. Between 2011 and 2013, for example, only 15 men from Jubb Ramleh died while fighting in the regime’s army, while in the same period 39 men from Asilah and 161 men from Rabiah were killed in the regime’s ranks.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>class sectarianism Alawi Syria Mar15 HTSRegime localGovt poverty</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/sahel-al-ghabs-ghost-towns?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198869840&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true">
    <title>Sahel al-Ghab's Ghost Towns - by Gregory Waters</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-25T07:36:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/sahel-al-ghabs-ghost-towns?publication_id=3063454&amp;post_id=198869840&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1450m&amp;triedRedirect=true</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The regime had weaponized the Alawis in Aziziyeh but not the Murshdi in Rasif, so the problems now are with Aziziyeh.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>sectarianism Hama Syria Mar15</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://news.walla.co.il/item/3838376">
    <title>חמאס מנצל את הפסקת האש להתעצמות לקראת המלחמה הבאה - וואלה חדשות</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-22T01:38:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://news.walla.co.il/item/3838376</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[חמאס, כך אמר גורם המצוי בפרטי התיווך, אינו מתנגד פומבית לפירוז הרצועה מנשק, פועל למסמוס הפירוז שלה באמצעות התניות כגון נסיגה ישראלית, עמידה בהיקף משאיות הסיוע, או הצגת מתווים חלקיים (פירוז חלקי, התחלת שיקום במקביל לפירוז)]]></description>
<dc:subject>Hamas Gaza foreign_aid taxes</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/articles/syria-on-moving-sands-why-the-sdf-damascus-settlement-defers-rather-than-resolves-conflict/">
    <title>Syria on moving sands: why the SDF–Damascus settlement defers rather than resolves conflict - Kalam</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-20T23:02:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/articles/syria-on-moving-sands-why-the-sdf-damascus-settlement-defers-rather-than-resolves-conflict/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On rules, SDF integration has produced overlapping and contested decision-making arrangements. The appointment of officials is particularly fraught. The PYD wants appointments made in blocs to retain leverage, while the interim government favours individual appointments to dilute it. The structure of administrative hierarchies and the legal frameworks that underpin them are similarly unsettled.  ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Syria PYD SAA</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/02/youth-palestine-west-bank-crisis">
    <title>For Younger Palestinians, Crisis Has Become a Way of Life | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-14T15:18:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/02/youth-palestine-west-bank-crisis</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The quest for normality is not apolitical, but it is not attached to any clear or preexisting program. The closest alignment is with the “rights-based approach” that has gained traction over the past decade, especially among activists outside Palestine. But among Palestinians, I rarely heard such external activism mentioned in much detail. Nor were the specific phrases popular outside Palestine (with the partial exception of “settler colonialism”) used in internal discussions]]></description>
<dc:subject>West_Bank Palestinians youth</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-29/city-between-worlds">
    <title>City between worlds</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-14T13:32:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/archive/issue-29/city-between-worlds</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Aleppo Turkey reconstruction</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:elizrael/b:ac2b62d57d64/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/counterrevolution-egypt-how-sisi-broke-dream-new-republic">
    <title>Counterrevolution in Egypt: How Sisi broke the dream of a new republic | Middle East Eye</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-14T11:09:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/counterrevolution-egypt-how-sisi-broke-dream-new-republic</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The lesson drawn by the coercive apparatus from the uprising was blunt: never again allow society the space to threaten the regime’s survival.

That required ending the old fragmentation and replacing it with coordination, hierarchy, and a common war mentality.

For the first time since 1952, Egypt’s repressive apparatus was effectively unified. Rivalry did not disappear entirely, but it was subordinated to a higher imperative: preventing another revolution.

Rabaa was not an aberration. It was foundational. It announced the terms of the new order

Sisi used patronage, purges, surveillance, and selective empowerment to bring the agencies into line.

Intelligence sharing increased, coordination bodies proliferated, security chiefs became central to governance. The result was not simply more repression, but a different kind of state.

This is why I call it the New Republic, or the Second Republic in the regime’s own language.

The term captures something many observers still miss. Sisi’s order is a new model of rule, one in which the military and security services do not merely protect the state from above, but increasingly colonise it from within.

You see this in the bureaucracy, where retired officers occupy civilian posts at every level.

You see it in the media, where control is tighter and more direct than under Mubarak.

You see it in urban planning, where demolitions, road expansion, smart cities, and the new administrative capital are all bound up with surveillance and securitisation.

You see it in the treatment of public space itself, which is no longer simply policed, but redesigned to preempt collective action.

This order has no meaningful social contract. It offers neither Nasserist redistribution nor even Mubarak’s more flexible authoritarian bargain.

It relies less on hegemony than on force, less on persuasion than on obliteration.]]></description>
<dc:subject>authoritarian_regime junta coup Egypt</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-u-s-tied-his-bank-to-iran-proxies-now-hes-trumps-choice-to-run-iraq-ea6117ae?mod=e2tw">
    <title>The U.S. Tied Ali Al Zaidi’s Bank to Iran Proxies. Now He’s Trump’s Choice to Run Iraq. - WSJ</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-12T15:46:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-u-s-tied-his-bank-to-iran-proxies-now-hes-trumps-choice-to-run-iraq-ea6117ae?mod=e2tw</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The decision to block Al Janoob was a blow to Baghdad because the bank handled international purchases of commodities by Zaidi’s other company, Al Awees, for Iraq’s food-basket program, a monthly government distribution of flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil and other staples to the needy.

The ban especially threatened Iraq’s huge imports of rice from U.S. producers, but Treasury and Iraqi officials devised a workaround that allows Al Awees to continue to buy American rice using euros, rather than U.S. dollars.]]></description>
<dc:subject>KH sanctions banks IranianProxy Iraq USG</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/11/lebanon-hezbollah-disarmament-shiite-secterianism-israel-iran-war/?tpcc=gifting_article&amp;gifting_article=bGViYW5vbi1oZXpib2xsYWgtZGlzYXJtYW1lbnQtc2hpaXRlLXNlY3RlcmlhbmlzbS1pc3JhZWwtaXJhbi13YXI%3D&amp;pid=PNInzZAF4t1xw3d">
    <title>Who Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed? - Foreign Policy, May 11, 2026</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-11T20:05:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/11/lebanon-hezbollah-disarmament-shiite-secterianism-israel-iran-war/?tpcc=gifting_article&amp;gifting_article=bGViYW5vbi1oZXpib2xsYWgtZGlzYXJtYW1lbnQtc2hpaXRlLXNlY3RlcmlhbmlzbS1pc3JhZWwtaXJhbi13YXI%3D&amp;pid=PNInzZAF4t1xw3d</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[18% are Hizb supporters but 45% oppose disarming it]]></description>
<dc:subject>Hizbollah polls Lebanon failed_state</dc:subject>
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    <title>As attacks on Europe’s Jewish communities escalate, Iran may be recruiting operatives online | CNN</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-11T19:25:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/11/europe/europe-antisemitic-attacks-online-groups-iran-claim-intl-cmd</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A source close to the Iraqi paramilitary group Kataib Hezbollah told CNN that some members of HAYI are Iraqi and that the two groups are connected. Kataib Hezbollah, like other Iran-aligned groups in the region, operates under the direct or indirect command of the IRGC.

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<dc:subject>KH IranianProxy terrorism EU Jewish</dc:subject>
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    <title>New Syrian Cabinet and Governor Appointments: Translation &amp; Overview</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-10T22:42:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/new-syrian-cabinet-and-governor-appointments</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beyond this point, however, the new appointments do not really signal a shift to governance representing a more diverse and larger constituency in Syria. In fact, most of them had some involvement with the HTS-backed Salvation Government and similar institutions that administered and controlled Idlib and its environs in northwest Syria prior to the overthrow of the regime:

. Abd al-Rahman Badr al-Din al-‘Ama (Maher’s replacement) was minister of development and humanitarian affairs in the Salvation Government.

. Murhaf Khalid al-Na‘asan worked in HTS’ security apparatus.

. Ziyad Fawaz al-‘Ayesh was once head of civil affairs in the Salvation Government’s Interior Ministry.

. Ghassan Elias al-Sayyid Ahmad was honoured by the Salvation Government for his role in supporting victims of the earthquake that affected northwest Syria in 2023.

. Basil Hafiz al-Suwaydan served as head of the money and consumer protection foundation in Idlib.
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<dc:subject>HTSRegime Syria</dc:subject>
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    <title>[RARE] &quot;Na3mal linistah2a Lebnan/نعمل لنستحق لبنان&quot; - Youth Movement - YouTube</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-09T19:50:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M86ZXy56yzw</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kataeb Party attacked its offices, killing Boutros Rahme, Fouad Ammar, and Elie Kawas, not to mention they burned Joseph Sherfan's home. Elias Sarkis pressed the 1500-man organization to give up, and forced its leaders to abdicate. Bash Maroun and his fellows went into exile. In 1988, they sided with General Michel Aoun. After he was defeated, Bash Maroun set the "Sovereign Christian Movement" up. Later, he would become the head of the FPM in Dekwaneh until his death in 2006 (or 2007, I do not really remember).
]]></description>
<dc:subject>LF PhD internal_struggle history</dc:subject>
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    <title>How Israel Killed a Ghost - WSJ</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-08T14:26:36+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Assassination Hizbollah Israel</dc:subject>
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    <title>فؤاد أبو ناضر يروي قصّته في الحرب: هذا رأيي بجعجع والجميّل - YouTube</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-08T09:40:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owyqxTb7kRg</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[04:22 - 5:12

"I was delayed in joining the Kataeb, while my friends joined before me, especially those close friends who later we stayed together all the period leading up to the Lebanese Forces—with Elias Al-Zayek, Fadi Frem, and all those guys... What was beautiful about that stage is how we young men became attached to one another, because there was love and a brotherhood of arms between us, which later developed into even more than that."

09:04
I am proud that I accompanied my comrades  and was with them on the ground. We worked hard and got tired together, we cried together, we laughed together, we were wounded together, we bled together"
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<dc:subject>LF PhD</dc:subject>
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    <title>U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s blockade for months - The Washington Post</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-07T17:04:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A confidential CIA analysis delivered to administration policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least three to four months before facing more severe economic hardship]]></description>
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    <title>US wants 'concrete actions' on Iran from next Iraqi PM</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-07T12:41:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260506-us-wants-concrete-actions-on-iran-from-next-iraqi-pm</link>
    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Resuming full support "would start with expelling terrorist militias from any state institution, cutting off their support from the Iraqi budget (and) denying salary payments to these militia fighters," the official said.

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<dc:subject>Iraq foreign_policy USG foreign_aid IranianProxy</dc:subject>
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    <title>Video | Facebook</title>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[علي طه (شيعي من بعلبك ، كان مقاتل مع حزب الله في سوريا وانشق عنهم) :
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    <title>ضباط إيرانيون بجوازات لبنانية: خيوط شبكة تزوير داخل مؤسسات رسمية | الحرة</title>
    <dc:date>2026-05-05T18:26:06+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>elizrael</dc:creator><dc:subject>Lebanon Hizbollah IRGC PublicSector</dc:subject>
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    <title>Fatima Melhem - لو قتلنا جميعاً!.. | Facebook</title>
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