Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria
Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. For years, the Islamist ...
Thousands flee Homs as insurgents led by HTS advance on Syria's third-largest city
The move is the latest in a lightning advance spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group over the past week which has seen ...
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 ...
Assad is gone. What’s next for Syria?
The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...
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As Assad Regime Falls, Syrians Celebrate — and Brace for an Uncertain Future
As more than five decades of Assad family rule come to an end, Syrians are cautiously paving a way forward. As the year draws ...
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How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War
In most capitals across the Middle East, the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall sparked immense anxiety. Ankara ...
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The Fall of Syria Changes Everything
Retired diplomat Chas Freeman and writer Pascal Lottaz discuss what happens now that Damascus is in the hands of Hayat Tahrir ...
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Interim Syrian leader vows to rebuild but faces cash crunch
In the coffers there are only Syrian pounds worth little or nothing. One US dollar buys 35,000 of our coins, he says ...
Middle East latest: Israel bombs hundreds of sites across Syria as army pushes into border zone
Israel says it bombed more than 350 military sites in Syria during the previous 48 hours, targeting “most of the strategic ...
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Syria’s new leaders work to keep rebel factions united after overthrow of common enemy
After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who ...
What to Know About the Countries Still Dropping Bombs in Syria
Bashar al-Assad is gone, and Russia and Iran have stepped back. But Israel, Turkey and the United States are carrying out ...
West should not fear us, Syria’s rebel leader insists
The leader of the Syrian rebel coalition which toppled the Assad dynasty has sought to reassure Western nations they have nothing to fear from his victory.