With the onset of the Arab Spring, the Syrian people revolted in large numbers, demanding better governance and the ...

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

KOCHI: When news broke on December 8 on the sudden collapse of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, even veteran West Asian ...

For Iran, Assad's fall deals a devastating blow ... Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight ...

Asad was backed to the hilt by Russia and his regime would ... The Shia crescent that stretched from Iran to pockets in Iraq, down to Syria and Lebanon has collapsed. Getting any of its earlier ...

The Russians and Iranians were both engaged in "very low-cost operations" in Syria, and with Bashar al Assad fighting a lightning rebel offensive on three fronts, his allies' limited commitment wasn't ...

Ironically, however, the U.S., Israel, Europeans, the UAE and some other Arab states also want to save Assad, and so the only means for Russia (and Iran) to affect Assad's fate is to be part of this ...

Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.

Jacob Roubai contributed reporting from Damascus, Syria. A Russian heavy transport ... turn into a base against Iran and a launchpad to attack its interests in Iraq or Lebanon.” ...

Russia and Iran, which support Syrian President Bashar ... describing a predominantly Shiite Muslim area stretching from Tehran through Iraq and Syria to Beirut. "Losing this access and control ...

The latest offensive has prompted some outside intervention. Hundreds of Iran-backed militiamen in Iraq are entering Syria. Russia has carried out airstrikes to impede the opposition's advance.

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...