Jordanian efforts to see a ceasefire implemented in southern Syria are being challenged by several threats, predominately from the growing Hay’at Tahrir Al Sham (Organization for the liberation of the Levant).Last week, a car bomb in Yadouda, southern Syria, left dozens of dead a

There has been much talk about a change in Jordan’s position on the crisis in Syria. While multiple factors require a shift in strategy, the implications of the confrontations in the south of Syria, following the battle of Aleppo, on national security are the most pointed.Th

It seems unlikely that 2017 will be the year that the ongoing crises in the Middle East will be resolved.While the Syrian crisis does appear to have been somewhat contained, a solution is still going to be difficult to come by.The first priority for all protagonists in the region

Ever since the first day of the double “Russian-Chinese” veto on Syria in 2012, it has been clear that Moscow’s intervention in the Syrian crisis would not be temporary.Some countries made the mistake of viewing this involvement as a temporary intervention; some compared previous

Jordan is well known for government changes and reshuffles.

New regional waves of terrorism are targeting different countries, with Turkey becoming Daesh’s chief target.The night club operation in Turkey shows the terrorists’ ability to eliminate security personnel, even the police, carry out operations and escape, pointing to an “intelli

Daesh shifted technically and tactically its method of carrying out terrorist operations in Istanbul; moreover, the assailant attacked at a vital time, New Year’s Eve celebrations, in spite of the warnings and the security measures that had been taken to face such potential dange

The battle over Aleppo is one of the most important developments in the efforts to reach an end to the Syrian crisis, even though it will not be the last battle in the country.Observers say that the battle for Aleppo is a major step for the Syrian regime’s regaining control of th

Once again the last weeks there were reports of Israeli jet fighters attacking a Hizbollah convoy west of Damascus.These ongoing attacks of Hizbollah fighters, leaders and convoys are part of an escalation between Israel and the Lebanese party that could soon lead to open confron