Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
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 ...
Ed Miliband let Assad off the hook. He should hang his head in shame
There are a number of MPs still in Parliament today who should be hanging their heads in shame. Bluntly: they could have ...
Trump says the U.S. ‘should have nothing to do with’ Syria. He’s right.
Trump says the U.S. ‘should have nothing to do with’ Syria. He’s right.
The map of the Middle East is being rewritten again
If you have a mental map of the Middle East, rip it up. The overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria by a coalition of ...
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Set it off: How US invasion of Iraq led to chaos in Syria today
Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of ...
Syria events show risks for countries relying on Russia, says German minister
Developments in Syria demonstrate that countries with a strategic partnership with Russia can rely on Moscow only as long as ...
The Key Players to Know to Understand What’s Happening in Syria
The Assad regime suddenly and dramatically fell Sunday after 13 years of brutal war. Here's a brief background.
Iraq Considers Syria Intervention as Rebels Advance
The Syrian rebels currently advancing in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have disavowed Al Qaeda and IS and say they have ...
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Iran, Hezbollah aim to bolster Assad as rebels bear down on Homs
Iran will send missiles, drones and more advisers to Syria, a senior Iranian official said on Friday as rebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurds seized the biggest city in the east, ...
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Half-century of iron rule ends in Syria as rebels seize Damascus. What’s next?
For more than half a century, Syria had been ruled with an iron fist by the Assad regime. It all came to an end this weekend ...
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How the US is countering ISIS during Syria’s upheaval
The U.S. and its partners want to ensure the Islamic State can’t fill the leadership void following President Bashar Assad’s ...