Hafez al-Assad's Syria: Forging a dynasty, at any price
Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...
The American Conservative2h
How Turkey Is Pulling the Strings in Syria
Turkey has taken complete charge of the situation in Syria following the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad, per ...
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan Aim to Jointly Tackle Islamic State, Ankara Says
On Tuesday, President Tayyip Erdogan hosted Syria's newly appointed president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Ankara for talks on steps ...
This man is changing power balance in Middle East; not Donald Trump, Ayatollah Khamenei, Erdogan, Netanyahu, his name is…
Sharaa, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is the leader of the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham, the rebel group ...
Long War Journal9d
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future
Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to ...
Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal
The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Iraq reconsiders exit of US forces
The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told The ...
India Today3d
20 killed in Syria car explosion, deadliest attack since Bashar al-Assad ouster
At least 20 people were killed in a car explosion in Syria's Manbij, the deadliest such attack since autocratic President ...
Opinion: After the Assad regime’s fall, will Syrian refugees return?
A study shows that only about 30% of those displaced by conflicts return home, even 10 years after the conflict ends.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Bashar al-Assad Meetings, Explained
Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an ...
Here's what Sen. Mark Kelly asked Tulsi Gabbard in her high-stakes confirmation hearing
Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence has broken with its assessments several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist ...