Shortly after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government, leaders of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the primary force behind the offensive, formed an interim government with ministers who had been serving in the so-called Salvation Government in the northwestern province of Idlib, a major opposition...
the majority of Gulf nations…Four unique political occurrences in Iran indicate a revised policy. – The initial point:A clear Iranian recognition of the defeat in Syria due to the collapse of the Assad regime and the cessation of “denial.”.. General Behrouz Atiani, a leader of the ...
Over the weekend, the operation against Assad loyalists spiraled into communal killings. Armed men linked to the new regime carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video verified by CNN. The UK-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) sa...
The rapid demise of the Assad regime exposed significant weaknesses in the government’s ability to exercise control and the fragility of its foreign support. Assad’s survival depended heavily on backing from Tehran and Moscow, which provided logistical, political, and military assistance during the ...
Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria has come to an end. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is following the latest from Turkey, near the border with Syria. Then, John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, joins to discuss
The aim of the more outward-looking Iran-backed militant groups in the region — and of Iran in supporting them — is largely to ensure the survival of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. These groups remain ready to be called upon in the event of another uprising in Syria that threate...
In 2012, the beloved and greatly mourned Palestinian singer Reem Banna publicly declared her dedication to a Free Syria and denounced the silence of the world in the face of the “most criminal and backward regime of the Arab world”, the Assad regime. Following is her declaration in Arabic,...
Syrians have endured decades of oppression under Assad, and millions have lived abroad in poverty as refugees. But Syria is still in jeopardy. So how did the Assad regime collapse so quickly? And what comes next? The Syrian civil war has raged since protesters rose up against Assad in 2011...
Syria’s rebel coalition is a new grouping called the “Military Operations Command.” It’s made up of various Islamist and moderate factions who, despite their differences, are united in fighting the Assad regime, ISIS and Iran-backed militias. ...
a terrorist more than a decade ago, saying his group had “carried out multiple terrorist attacks throughout Syria.” Yet, Jolani is also the leader of the rebel forces that justtoppled the tyrannical regimeof Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in a fast-moving offensive that surprised the ...