Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military ...
Why Syria’s reconstruction may depend on the fate of its minorities
At the same time, the Assad regime prioritized gaining the support of other minorities in ruling a Sunni majority country. The Druze, historically marginalized in Syria due to their beliefs that ...
Western ‘moral absolutists’ risk creating an even more dangerous Middle East
Today, the loudest voices cheering al-Assad’s fall are, once again, the moral absolutists. They’ve convinced themselves that ...
UN envoy calls for sanctions relief to help rebuild Syria after Assad's ouster
A UN envoy on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and ...
Syria News Live Updates: Israel says it will close Dublin embassy, citing 'extreme anti-Israel policies'
Hinnawi, who endured years of imprisonment under Bashar al-Assad's regime, joined jubilant crowds in Sweida on Frid ...
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Douglas Murray: After Syrian rebels force Assad out, the Iranian regime could be the next one to collapse
A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
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After Assad’s demise, Turkey is emerging a winner in Syria
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The Fall of the Assad Government in Syria
the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad boarded a flight to Moscow, Russia. It was the end of the rule of the Assad family that began when Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000) became president in 1971 ...
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The US must push Putin out the Syrian door
The end of the Assad dynasty in Syria signifies a clear win and major opportunity for the U.S. and its allies. That opportunity will evaporate quickly, however, if the U.S. fails to recognize the ...
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Inside Assad's luxury palace, a modernist sanctuary from the Syria he tore apart
Guarded by bulletproof doors several inches thick, this was the master bedroom in one of the palaces owned by Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad, and his wife, Asma, until they were forced ...
Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...
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Under Bashar al-Assad, Syria had become a narco-state
Syria became a narco-state under Bashar al-Assad. The regime mass-produced the synthetic drug captagon. The business led the country to account for 80% of global production and brought in between ...