Assad wanted to create statelet along Syrian coast with Russian backing as last ditch effort to remain in power: Report
Bashar Assad and his family are Alawites, and the prospect of a state has been raised for years. Some Russians have expressed ...
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Who are the Alawites, the religious minority from which Bashar al-Assad hails?
Recently ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was part of the Alawite community. Aghiad Ghanem, a Franco-Syrian expert in ...
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What will the fall of al-Assad mean for Syria’s ancient Christian community?
Many Syrians remain apprehensive about how religious minorities, including Christians, will be treated in a new political ...
How Russia Could Maintain a Foothold in Syria
Moscow can seek to preserve its most important assets in Syria through cooperation with an Alawite autonomous zone—if that ...
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Taking Down Tyrants — Can Syria Learn From The Arab World's Past Mistakes?
The direction of Syria’s new rulers remains uncertain, but examples of transitions in Iraq, Egypt, Libya or Tunisia after the ...
Assad loyalists shaken by his fall, some relieved by lack of violence
Assad's Alawite sect and other loyalist communities since his fall, with many questioning how the collapse was so rapid after ...
A long road ahead to decide Syria's future after rapid end to Assad's rule
In the short period following Assad’s abrupt fall, rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, ...
The Winners and Losers Following the Fall of al-Assad
The stunning collapse of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, a family business since the 1970s, is a geopolitical earthquake ...
Thousands of pro-Assad Syrians flee to Lebanon to escape reprisals as interim government takes shape
Most of the Syrians who fled are believed to be Alawites – members of the same Islamic sect that included the Assad family ...