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
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 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 ...
ASSAD, Bashar, 1965-After more than a decade of brutal civil war, which is still not resolved and has left Syria divided in thirds, regional states welcomed President Bashar al鈥怉ssad back into the fold in May 2023. The Arab League's decision to reinstate Damascus's membership was the ...
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow after rebels toppled his regime and took control of the Syrian government over the weekend. CBS News homeland security contributor Samantha Vinograd has a look at the situation.
But as celebrations continued over the toppling of Assad'sbrutal, repressive regime, questions remained about the future of Syria, given that the main rebel group behind the offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is a former regional branch of al-Qaeda. ...
Sir John Sawers lived in Syria in the 1980s and says he saw the oppression from the Assad regime "with my own eyes". Here, the former MI6 chief explains the situation in Syria to Sky News.
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. ...
Losing Syria would be “a huge blow” for Iran, Parsi said. “Theinvestment Iranians have madein Syria is very significant, it’s an important land bridge to Lebanon, but also the alliance the Iranians have with the Assad regime has lasted across the Islamic Republic’s history.” ...