For now, links to reports from the Cradle, and from the Grayzone via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for SYRIA 2-23-26.  Scroll up for this date’s IRAN and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 5  Israel considering ‘unprecedented’ partnership with Syria against Hezbollah: report. From the Cradle. The Syrian Army, led by former ISIS commander Ahmad al-Sharaa, may become a “partner” with Israel to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon, now that the Israeli army has failed to accomplish its goal of occupying all of south Lebanon on its own, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Saturday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 4  Syria’s MI6-backed president bows to King Charles, by Kit Klarenberg | The Grayzone / ScheerPost  When Syria’s “interim” leader Ahmed al-Sharaa touched down in London on March 31, he was given a much warmer welcome than many once thought possible. Here was the longtime former leader of Syria’s Al-Qaeda branch, proudly posing for photo ops with . . . READ MORE . . .

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