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 backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.
Assad's fall in Syria weakens Iran but may fuel Islamist resurgence
Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and extremism from the mosaic of forces that replaces him.
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By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since ...
Syrian rebel groups fighting to depose President Bashar al-Assad pushed farther south today toward the major city of Homs.
Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is ...
The Israeli military said sirens were not sounded to warn of the incoming drone and there were no immediate reports of ...
For decades, Iran has expended much blood and money in support of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, helping him survive a ...
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