What happens to ISIS detainees as Syria moves to take over SDF prisons - analysis
Amid fighting there are concerns ISIS detainees held in Syria could escape, while a deal foresees them being handed over to Damascus
Middle East
US withdraws from Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Airbase, maintains presence in Kurdistan region
Kurdish refugees flee Syria as government forces gain ground
Iran sends mixed signals on executions as judiciary warns ‘severest punishment’ for ‘mohareb’
Thousands protest in northeast Syria over expulsion of Kurdish fighters from Aleppo
Five days of fighting last week left at least 23 people dead, according to Syria's health ministry, and saw more than 150,000 flee the two Kurdish-run pockets of the city.
US urges citizens to leave Iran amid escalating protests and violence
Iran is currently seeing its biggest anti-government demonstrations in years as the administration of President Donald Trump weighs how to respond.
Why Iran’s clerical establishment still holds as protests rage - analysis
Iran's layered security architecture, anchored by the Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary force, makes external coercion without internal rupture exceedingly difficult.
Gulf states warn Trump against sending 'help' to Iranian protesters as tensions continue - WSJ
Per the WSJ, Iran's rival Gulf states have largely avoided addressing the protests that have spread across Iran since late December, leaving thousands dead.
US envoy Witkoff, Reza Pahlavi discussed Iran protests - report
The two met over the weekend to discuss the anti-regime protests that continue to rage across Iran, according to a senior US official.
Trump's options in Iran: Massive airstrikes, assassinations, and cyber weapons - analysis
In some ways, it seemed like Trump was experimenting with how much he could impact the world after abducting the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, without taking any concrete further action.
