Mapping the overthrow of Assad’s Syria
The flag of the Syrian Arab Republic led by Bashar al-Assad of the Ba'ath Party is split into three horizontal bands — known ...
What Syria’s rebel takeover means for the region’s major players: Turkey, Iran and Russia
Russia and Iran are no longer the major players in Syria. But if the rebel groups in Syria cannot build a transitional ...
Russia’s decline accelerates, thanks to Turkey and Israel in Syria
Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are ...
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Syria in maps: How did anti-Assad rebels take control?
Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and southwest ...
Turkey, Israel seize the moment as region reels from Syria’s implosion
The dramatic fall of President Bashar Assad has left Middle Eastern powers scrambling to adapt to a shifting landscape. While ...