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Putin's Syrian setback: A blow to global ambitions
Assad, is a significant defeat for Putin. The club of dictators he supported must now question whether backing the Russian ...
Russia ‘not leaving’ two main bases in Syria
Russia is pulling back its military from northern Syria and posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main ...
Las Vegas Sun2d
Syria’s collapse exposes Russia’s weaknesses
Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 has allowed it to assert its power, creating a misleading perception of its military might. In contrast ...
CounterPunch2d
The Fall of the Assad Government in Syria
As the rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Syria Liberation Committee) seized Damascus, Syria’s capital, on December 7, ...
Foreign Affairs2d
The Day After Assad
For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria. Relying on a formidable security apparatus, brutal use of force, and powerful allies such as Russia, ...
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 ...
Europeans tell UN ready to 'snap back' Iran sanctions if needed
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council that they are ready - if necessary - to trigger a ...
Al-Monitor4d
Syria’s Kurds faced with all-out war as Turkey, Sunni allies target Kobani
A day after the fall of the SDF-controlled town of Manbij, Turkish proxies advanced today toward the town of Kobani.
Analysis: Iran reels from ‘tectonic shift’ in Middle East amid scramble for Syria
As Iran deals with the strategic setback of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, a vicious cycle of confrontation and ...
Greek Reporter5d
Syria’s Winners and Losers: Geopolitics Amid the Chaos
The rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been classified as a terrorist organization and has its roots in al-Qaeda and ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat5d
Bashar Assad’s downfall is a humiliating blow to Russia. How will it affect Putin's prestige?
The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Bashar Assad’s swift downfall in Syria has exposed the limits of Russia’s power and dented ...