Assad’s Collapse Is A Blow To Russia’s Middle East Strategy
There, Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a series of strategic miscalculations that will undermine Russia’s influence, not just in the Middle East but also across Africa. The first miscalculation Putin made was eliminating Yevgeny Prigozhin,
Assad Is Out, Rebels Are In: What’s Next for Syria and the Middle East
It took just over a week for the 54-year Assad regime to fall in Syria and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group to take control. WSJ breaks down how it happened—and what comes next for Syria and the Middle East.
Syria’s New Leaders Vow Punishment for Atrocities Under al-Assad
The rebels who seized Damascus are trying to get a new government up and running, even as foreign powers like Israel and Turkey, and armed Syrian groups, fight for power.
Assad’s fall leaves Syria’s future uncertain
Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad, the man responsible for an estimated 600,000 dead in a 13-year-long civil war — including tens of thousands viciously tortured to death in his dungeons.
Syrians Explore Ousted Assad's Damascus Home
Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long oppressed him.
From Trump and Turkey, to Russia and Iran — Syria's regime change has huge global consequences
Assad's Syrian regime at the hands of rebel forces this weekend will have deep ramifications across the globe.
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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 ...
Russia, Turkey should aid Syria's democratic transition, fair elections- Syrian politician
Russia and Turkey should ensure the establishment of a democratic transitional governing body in Syria and the holding of ...
Russia seeks Turkey’s help to withdraw troops from Syria, CNN Turk reports
According to the outlet’s correspondent in Ankara, Russia has proposed relocating its forces to Turkish-controlled areas of ...
Turkey recalibrates its Syria strategy amid Assad’s fall
As the Syrian regime collapses, Turkey faces new challenges in balancing alliances with NATO, Russia, and Iran.
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 ...
Opinion - 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 ...
What is Russia’s role in Syrian civil war? Why is Turkey backing rebels?
Russia has conducted major air strikes on rebels in Syria after insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group ...
Syrians head home from Turkey to 'a better life' after rebellion
The Afghan Taliban's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, and six other people were killed in an explosion in ...
How Is Turkey Involved in the Syrian Conflict?
Turkey has longstanding relations with the rebels in Syria. The rebels’ progress stands to bolster Turkey’s sway over Syria’s ...
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 ...
Turkey's Erdogan issues chilling comment about Putin in snub to the West
Despite Erdogan's praise of Putin, the fall of Assad is seen widely as a blow to the Russian President. Assad's brutal ...