Syria: What are Turkey's aims?
In the war-torn Middle East, the decade-long civil war in Syria has flared up once again. What role is Turkey playing and ...
Iran is sending regional fighters to Syria. Can they save Assad again?
Fighters from Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias have deployed to Syria to support government forces, but it’s unclear if ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is in mortal danger
Two rebel groups are leading the push. One is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ), which emerged from al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate.
Syrian rebels capture Russian radar that detects Storm Shadow missiles
Syrian rebels have captured a Russian surveillance radar system near the city of Hama in another significant blow for ...
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Will the fire of the Middle East expand to the South Caucasus?
The Middle East burns…  When on November 24, a U.S.-mediated ceasefire was brokered between Lebanon and Israel, many did not ...
If Assad falls, Putin and the mullahs could be next
The lightning assault by Syrian rebels that has seen them seize control of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, is a classic case of ...
In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
The belligerents are the last survivors of Syria’s hugely destructive civil war, which began in 2011 as another Arab Spring revolution, with antigovernment protesters demanding Assad leave.
Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama
The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.