More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
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How Iran Lost Syria
For much of the past decade, Assad’s regime, bolstered by unwavering support from Iran and Russia, brutally suppressed ...
U.S. military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for Trump
Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.
After Assad: What’s next for Syria?
Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was.
Why China’s Bet In Syria Has Failed, What Are Beijing’s Main Concerns After Assad’s Fall?
China, which has made some solid investments in Syria in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East, now seems ...
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Qatar and Jordan are the latest regional countries to send delegations to meet with Syria’s new leaders, including Ahmed ...
Syrian liberation cause for celebration in El Cajon
Local immigrants and refugees hopeful for homeland’s future, with some planning a return soon to reunite with family members ...
Saudi Arabia rejigs ties with Syria’s Sharaa with delegation meet, Iran still has ‘no direct contact’
A Saudi delegation recently met with Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus, amid reports that Iran has had “no ...
Assad collapse and Turkish aggression raise possibility of ISIS prisons emptying
The fall of Assad creates a new wrinkle in a long-standing U.S. security concern: thousands of detained ISIS fighters held in ...
Syria’s new leader says all weapons to come under ‘state control’
Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke alongside visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Syria’s new leader says all weapons in country will come under ‘state control’
Ahmed al-Sharaa meets in Damascus with Turkish top diplomat and Lebanese Druze leader, vowing to end 'negative interference ...
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Post-Assad Syria: What It Means for China
Examining the political, economic, and security impacts of Beijing losing a key ‘strategic partner’ in the Middle East. | Read this and other China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Syrian Civil War hea ...