With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely
Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance ...
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How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime
A historian explains why U.S. sanctions and Iran and Russia’s entanglements in other wars helped create an opening for rebel ...
Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city, piling pressure on Assad and his allies
By Maya Gebeily and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed ...
Syria's Assad Under Strain After Aleppo Loss
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under growing strain as his army suffers setbacks, the economy deteriorates, his support wanes and his government's foreign backers are focused elsewhere.
Daniel DePetris: After rebels retake Aleppo, is Bashar Assad on his way out?
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
US left facing a difficult situation in Syria as rebels make massive advances against Assad regime
The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting ...
Blinken: Islamist advances show al-Assad supporters distracted
The rapid breakthroughs made by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria reveal that the supporters of ...
US ‘discusses lifting sanctions on Assad’ if Syria cuts ties with Iran
The US has discussed lifting sanctions on Syria if it cuts ties with Iran and blocks weapons smuggling routes to Hezbollah.
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A Weak Assad Benefits Turkey—and Is a Headache for Trump
After years of relative quiet, renewed fighting in Syria could be the new U.S. administration’s first major foreign-policy ...