The fall of the Assad regime marks a turning point in Syria’s history. But it also opens a ‘chapter fraught with peril’ for the country’s minorities, an expert on religious minorities writes.
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Israel is taking a “better safe than sorry” approach to Syria’s new government.
Captagon was once a pharmaceutical drug but it’s now made illicitly, generating billions of dollars for the Syrian economy.
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.
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.
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.
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