Here's the latest map of control in Syria ... government's fall and tearing down statues of Hafez al-Assad. Notably, Damascus and its countryside is shaded opposition green for the first time ...

The uprising, which culminated in the president fleeing to Russia as rebels captured the capital city of Damascus ... Senior Research Fellow in Middle East Security at the Royal United Services ...

Over the past seven days, rivals and allies alike – including leaders and diplomats – have convened across the Middle East and beyond ... Tehran’s influence in Damascus became a strategic ...