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Syria

West Asia Challenge

On October 7, last year, Hamas’ attack on Israel marked a turning point in West Asia’s geopolitical landscape.

Turkish twist

It would be naïve for the region and the wider world, however, to ascribe any other motive than the purely utilitarian to this change in tack by President Erdogan.

Israel and Syria

Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria over the past decade of Syria’s war, but its government rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. To that extent, this week’s admission marked a departure. Wednesday’s attack is an echo of the ferment in the Middle East, almost relentless.