Despite the Trump administration’s direct complicity in the aggression on the Arab world and the wider Middle East, the president’s new national security strategy sketches a shift in Washington’s priorities, signaling a pullback from the region.

Syria officially joined the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on November 13, 2025, becoming its 90th member state in a network spanning countries across the world.

Day by day, the role of the so-called “National Guard” militia, formed by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, is becoming clearer, as it suppresses and detains those opposing its attempts to isolate the province from the Syrian homeland.

“Israel” appears determined to impose its conditions by force, viewing southern Syria as a strategic arena for protecting its settlements and expanding its regional influence.

“Israel” is holding Syrian Jabal el Sheikh as a strategic flashpoint amid U.S.-Syrian rapprochement and stalled diplomacy.