Researcher and analyst looking at Lebanon, Syria and the wider neighborhood. Century International Fellow. Former Crisis Group. "Jamajem" means ☠️. www.abujamajem.com
Sentinel-2 imagery taken over the past 10 days in southern Lebanon shows continued mass demolitions in villages in IDF-occupied territory. Haddatha, Beit Yahoun & Kounine, north of Bint Jbeil, all show signs of large-scale demolitions between July 18 & July 28 (in addition to previous demolitions).
Jake GodinThis is the area around Baraachit as seen in June 25 and July 15 Sentinel-2 imagery. Both of the villages of Haddatha and Beit Yahoun show signs of heavy demolition/destruction. They were both previously outside the Yellow Line before it was extended last month.
Israel keeps moving the ‘yellow line’ deeper into Gaza, forcing more civilians out each time. Palestinian territory has shrunk by more than a quarter since Trump’s pseudo-ceasefire came into effect last year. Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ebrahim Hajjaj, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel's yellow line, a shifting edge of war pushing Gazans from homeOn a road in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loaded mattresses and bags onto a truck as concrete yellow blocks marking the edge of Israel's expanding military zone stoo...www.reuters.comIn April 2011, I wrote a survey of the pre-uprising opposition in Syria. I thought it was long lost, but apparently the research division of Sweden’s Migration Board kept a PDF copy online all these years. So for the history buffs, here it is: lifos.migrationsverket.se/dokument?doc...
AI has really given Iranian propaganda that little extra je ne sais quoi
Aron LundUS-Iran ceasefire, but still: Saudi energy target are attacked by drones, reportedly from Iraq and Yemen, while mystery drones attack sites in Jordan and Iraq. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
So now I guess Iran retrenches and allows economic pressure to build; and at some point, the United States probably escalates again militarily, in an attempt (likely unsuccessful) to break the Iranians and head off the coming energy crunch: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise ConcernsAmong the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.www.nytimes.comIn al-Akhbar, Lina Fakhriddine account of evolving Lebanese-Syrian security cooperation: www.al-akhbar.com/NewspaperArt...
لبنان وسوريا: تنسيق أمني أساسه ضبط الحدود ومحاربة «داعش»تسلك العلاقات الأمنية بين لبنان وسوريا مساراً تصاعدياً، مدفوعة برغبة عربية ودولية في إعادة تنظيم قنوات التواصل بين البلدين، وإرساء آلية تنسيق منتظمة لمعالجة الملفات الأمنية المشتركة.www.al-akhbar.comMounir Younes talks to former DPM Saade Chami about his new book and how his efforts to secure an IMF were undone by an unsupportive Lebanese government and by opposition from parliament and powerful moneyed interests: today.lorientlejour.com/article/1541...
Former deputy PM Saade Chami: Banks are the most powerful lobbying group in LebanonFormer Deputy Prime Minister in Najib Mikati’s government from 2021 to 2022, Saade Chami reflects in his book,today.lorientlejour.com@aliahmadi.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com on likely energy crunch, as U.S. again escalates militarily versus Iran: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/21/i...
The Oil Market Is Much More Vulnerable Than Trump BelievesDepleted reserves and changed circumstances make price spikes more likely this time around.foreignpolicy.comBerri remarks to Asharq al-Awsat on Aoun-Trump meeting: aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84...
بري معلقاً على قمة واشنطن: العبرة في وقف النار والانسحاباتأكَّد رئيس البرلمان اللبناني نبيه بري أن المهم الآن بعد قمة الرئيسين الأميركي دونالد ترمب واللبناني جوزيف عون في واشنطن هو «النتائج على أرض الواقع وليس الشكل»aawsat.com
