Seth J. Frantzman

Iraq took in around 6,000 male ISIS members over the last month as US Central Command transferred them from Syria to Iraq.

These are important talks and come amid tensions between the US and Iran.

Narendra Modi’s arrival in Israel and his planned address to the Knesset underscore how shared history, security challenges, and geopolitics have turned India and Israel into natural allies.

Hezbollah is on high alert as Syria’s new government opposes Iran and the group, raising tensions along the Lebanese border amid military buildup and regional uncertainty.

Outward appearances on the streets of Tehran have not changed, but there is internal anxiety.

Reports say that a prisoner deal in Sweida could pave the way for a deal that resolves the crisis with Damascus and provides locals with administrative and security powers.

Beirut faced a test as the army set a 4-month window to disarm Hezbollah north of the Litani, despite skepticism over the group’s 25,000 rockets.

The Syrian security forces have mostly closed a large camp called Al-Hol, where families linked to ISIS had been confined. Around 15,000 of these family members left, most of them children.

Months after an election in Iraq, there is still no new prime minister or president. The reason for this is that political parties cannot agree on who to appoint.

“The United States on Monday began withdrawing from Qasrak Base in Hasaka, northeastern Syria (Rojava), transferring equipment to Iraq,” Rudaw Kurdish media reported.