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 ...
The History That Syria’s New Leaders Will Need to Overcome
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.
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Syria’s rebel leaders face critical decisions as they chart new path for the country
For the first time since he fled the country he ruled with an iron fist and a willingness to kill his own people to hold power, Bashar al-Assad was heard from. In a statement from exile in Moscow, ...
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 ...
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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Syria and the ousting of Assad: Is it good or bad for the United States?
WASHINGTON – From the White House, President Joe Biden called the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime “a moment of historic opportunity” for the country’s long ...