Big news on Qatar-Hamas. It will be important to watch the logistics of this move and where they go next. There are several different Hamas offices and officials in Doha. Will Qatar close the offices and kick everyone out? Or will it be more subtle? 🧵 cnn.com/2024/11/08/pol…

My 40-minute in-depth interview with @VOAFarsi's Kevin (Kambiz) Tavana examines #AnsarAllah/#Houthis in #Yemen, their ties to #Iran, #Iraq, #Hezbollah, and Al Shabab, the conflict’s future, and the peace challenges facing President-Elect #Trump's team. 🔗 ir.voanews.com/a/7860200.html

BREAKING: The Syrian government appears to have fallen in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. apnews.com/article/syria-…

Gentle reminder to journalists flooding into the #Syria|n capital Damascus for the first time in more than a decade (an undeniably riveting opportunity): Any documents you come across are the property of the Syrian people & crucial evidence. It’s not finders keepers.

Read my commentary on the #Houthis in #Yemen published by benoit faucon Saleh al-Batati for the The Wall Street Journal: Israel’s Enemy in Yemen Proves Hard for U.S. to Deter. Houthi militants haven’t pulled back attacks on global shipping and Israel despite a U.S. campaign to stop them. “In

Check out my live interview earlier today on LiveNOW from FOX, where I discussed the escalating Israeli-Houthi military tactics and the challenges facing the Trump administration with Fox News’s Josh Breslow. #Yemen #Israel livenowfox.com/video/1568151

In Foreign Affairs, Graeme Smith Jerome Drevon and I urge Western policymakers to make better choices in #Syria than they did in #Afghanistan, or risk sabotaging Syria's transition 🧵1/ foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/do…

In this commentary, Noah Bonsey and I reflect on our recent visit to post-Assad Syria and on our discussions with the country's new leaders. We examine some of the key decisions that lie ahead and offer recommendations for this critical phase. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Five years in the making, based on dozens of travel to Idlib under HTS control, multiple interviews with Ahmad al-Sharaa, his closest associates, other factions, ministers, dissidents, opponents, civil society, diplomats, and more hurstpublishers.com/book/transform…

In Damascus in February, I met with dozens of Syrians. Their personal narratives should ground any thinking about Syria’s precarious transition. Takeaway: Syrians are divided along multiple lines — but Assad's fall has removed the deadliest, most toxic threat. 1/7

Inside Ansar Allah, Yemen's Houthi Movement Live Tracker of Key Leaders and Power Structures Building on the success of The Basha Report's Substack feature, "Yemen's Houthi Military Evolution: Order of Battle, Military Command Structures, and Active Units," I'm launching my

New commentary on what Signalgate and the latest Yemen raids reveal about a security policy that’s for sale. Thanassis Cambanis Peter Salisbury for Century International tcf.org/content/commen…

Here is my latest New Lines Magazine about remarkable conservation success story from #Yemen: Abdullah, through his own self-funded efforts, has managed to rescue endangered #Ibex from brink of extinction. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/one-…

Seems a good time to repost my piece The Gulf Bystanders. The Arab Gulf states didn’t want this conflict, but they ultimately didn’t have a say. Nonetheless they may now be in the direct line of fire of an Iranian retaliation. agsi.org/analysis/the-g…

Houthi-Style Maritime Attack Hits Bulk Carrier MAGIC SEAS in Southern Red Sea Why Would the Houthis End a Seven-Month Pause on Maritime Attacks?open.substack.com/pub/basharepor…

Great read from Kiel Porter bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Signals from Sa'dah: Inside the Houthi Information War From battlefield videos to zamil chants, mapping the media machine that powers Ansar Allah’s influence at home and abroad. open.substack.com/pub/basharepor… #Yemen

Reporting from Riyadh: The Houthis’ Search for a New Rallying Cause By redirecting anger toward Saudi Arabia, the group seeks to secure salary funding, sustain public mobilization, and suppress growing domestic criticism. Subscribe and share: bashareport.substack.com/p/reporting-fr…

[Free Substack Article] Houthis Mourn Fallen Senior General, Turn on the UN, and Double Down on Gaza Front: Al-Ghamari’s death and Al-Madani’s rise highlight the Houthis’ deepening military and ideological alignment with the Iranian Threat Network. open.substack.com/pub/basharepor…