The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
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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.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with origins in the terrorist group Nusra Front, spearheaded the rebel advance that ousted longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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.
For many of Lebanon’s 1.5 million Syrian refugees, temporary crossing back into their war-torn homeland was a risk they felt they needed to take.
Syria’s civil war is back with a vengeance after a lightning rebel advance.
The Islamist group had previously pivoted away from global jihadism and toward {local government} attaining local power?.
More than 1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes since a major Israel military operation began in September. For many, it isn’t the first time they have been uprooted.
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