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Bad Days for Iran and Russia—But Will the U.S. Seize the Opportunity?
The fall of Assad punctuates—again—what has been a very bad stretch for the Islamic Republic. As others have observed, the ...
Syrian rebel fighters set fire to tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.
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 ...
Syrians bring back independence flag with Assad's ouster
Assad, the independence-era flag adopted by activists and rebels during the 2011 revolt has replaced the official flag on ...
America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape
The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country ...
Syria’s Factions Explained in a Map
There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...
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‘The War Between Wars’: Israel vs Iran in Syria
Over the past 18 months, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck no fewer 200 targets across Syria in response to Iran’s drive to turn Syria into a second Lebanon, and create a new Iranian-run army there.