The Syrian National Council, the main opposition organization supported by Turkey, and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the fundamentalist group leading the offensive, are the predominant actors on which a possible transition period will fall
An operation led by HTS, with roots in Al Qaeda, and rebels allied to Turkey have made their move on the Syrian chessboard in the face of the ineffectiveness of the regime and its allies
The Arab-Jewish essayist claims that the current Israeli government is set on ‘the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the actual annexation of the West Bank’
The use of the Danube and Constanta ports in Romania, coupled with the success of securing the Odesa-Bosphorus route, has boosted Ukrainian grain exports to near pre-war levels
The president of Ukraine wants to organize conferences on energy and food security, and the return of prisoners of war and deported minors, between July and September. Moscow is refusing to participate in a second round of dialogue
The U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Kyiv with air defense systems, as well as ammunition. ‘They will help protect our cities, civilians and critical infrastructure,’ said the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
Guided missiles and glide bombs, which are launched beyond the reach of Ukrainian artillery, are taking a heavy toll on Ukraine’s provinces along the border with Russia
The publication in 2010 by five media outlets of thousands of US diplomatic cables opened the door to a new form of collaborative journalism. EL PAÍS reviews what it was like to participate in that project
The Swiss-Croatian diplomat warns against ‘dehumanizing’ the other side in times of war, and the risks of artificial intelligence, such as autonomous weapon systems
The co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative calls for military and economic sanctions against Israel and for the EU to end its association agreement with the country
With Russia lurking and diplomatic channels failing, Washington is preparing to redeploy its troops from Nigerien soil while pressure from the Chadian army threatens to end its operations
Washington is maneuvering with authorities after a coup that left the country more closely aligned with nations like Russia and Iran and ended an agreement that allowed for the presence of a U.S. air base and 1,000 military personnel
Bancroft Global Development, which has military training experience in Somalia, acknowledged discussions with the Central African Republic, which is seeking to ‘diversify’ its security relations
More than a million minors affected by the war are at risk of depression and post-traumatic stress. Public and private initiatives are trying to rebuild networks to help them
A member of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine for the past 22 months, this Colombian has participated in some of the major battles in the east. He has now retreated from the trenches, after seeing many of his fellow soldiers have die
The chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Anti-Corruption Committee says that the battle against fraud has made society begin to become aware of this scourge. She vows that, unlike in the past, nobody who is found guilty of corruption is untouchable
Kyiv starts issuing new housing certificates for those whose homes were destroyed by the Russian offensive. Many do not want to leave their land even though they have not had a decent roof over their heads for almost two years
Kyiv is torn between compulsory military service and targeted enlistment while the government, which estimates the number of recruits needed for the front at 500,000, has withdrawn a new mobilization law due to lack of consensus
Russia’s average monthly expenditure on imports of battlefield goods from January to October 2023 stood at $932 million, only 10% less than the Kremlin was spending before sanctions
The Jordanian-Palestinian novelist is pessimistic about peace with a far-right Israeli government and believes the West supports Israel to atone for past sins
The origin, nature and ideology of the Palestinian militia is far removed from that of the jihadist group, although the tactics used in the October 7 attack have led the Netanyahu government to equate them
Most investigations concur: the projectile that hit the health center was launched from within the Strip
The author of some of the best works on how to understand the region claims that Israel’s current military campaign against the Gaza Strip is ‘state-sponsored terrorism’
The historian says that an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip would only incite more resistance
Supporters of both sides are using the internet to spread fake news and propaganda. This has prompted the EU to demand greater stringency from the social media platforms X, TikTok and Facebook
The director of the SOAS Middle East Institute says that the Palestinian militia does not have the capacity to act without the support of Iran
The Austrian lawyer responds to the controversial statements of the British Minister Suella Braverman saying that human rights ‘are not a luxury,’ and argues that Russia is the main responsible for the crimes committed in Ukraine