Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both see an opportunity to advance their competing interests in post-Assad Syria.
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The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Syria’s rebels have appointed little-known Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s interim prime minister.
Eleven days that shook the world.
The fall of one of Putin’s key client regimes in the Middle East has diminished Russia’s power and status.
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
How China could emerge as an unexpected beneficiary from Assad’s downfall.
Since the fall of Assad, areas of Rojava have come under attack.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has struck a serious blow to Iran’s Axis of Resistance. But weak governments in Lebanon and Jordan could fall next, creating a jihadist axis.
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
The Syrian revolution is profoundly significant to those who suffered suffocating repression, surveillance and everyday indignities under a brutal dictator.
Whatever happens now in the aftermath of the fall of the Syrian dictatorship isn’t likely to return stability to Syria. The continued displacement and suffering of the Syrian people is probable.
Tartus is Russia’s only foothold on the Mediterranean coast.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have consequences for the many international players with a stake in the region.
Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime has finally been toppled, bringing to an end 13 years of suffering.
While it may seem like the rebel takeover came out of nowhere, the rapid fall of the Assad regime has a long history.
Syria’s new leaders, the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, will face immediate challenges as they seek to consolidate power and form a new government.
Opposition forces marched into Damascus on Dec. 8, seemingly ending the half-century rule of the Assad family. But what happens next?
The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East. Bashar al-Assad’s regime had withstood more than…
In the face of war’s return, the hopes of Syrians for change are being erased by fear.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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