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Putin Chose Ukraine Over Syria
Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...
President-elect Trump’s Syria dilemma: Intervene or let it turn into terror state
President Trump’s dilemma in Syria is to let a terrorist state emerge at the heart of the Middle East on his watch or to ...
Assad’s fall in Syria opens a window to find and free Austin Tice
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has led to the freeing of tens of thousands of prisoners from the country’s brutal and ...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.
Middle Eastern powers begin outreach to Syria’s new leaders
Qatar and Jordan are the latest in the region to send delegations to meet with Syria’s new leaders, including Ahmed al-Sharaa ...
Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with ...
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall
The U.S. has said 900 troops were in Syria, but Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, announced on Thursday that ...
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 ...
Opinion: With Syria’s dictator gone, the risk of an ISIS resurgence grows
After more than 53 years of a brutal dictatorship and nearly 14 years of debilitating conflict, the Assad government fell in ...
For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls ...
He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
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.