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In Syria, The Prickly Question Of What To Do About Foreign Fighters

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In Syria, The Prickly Question Of What To Do About Foreign Fighters

by Manahel Al-Sahawi and Elias Kassem January 24, 2025May 24, 2025

Syrian nationals who took shelter in Türkiye after fleeing the regime attacks in their country, celebrated on Sunday the apparent end of Assad as anti-regime forces captured Damascus

Geopolitics syria

How Turkey Is Seizing More Middle East Power — At Iran’s Expense

by Shahram Sabzevari January 23, 2025May 24, 2025

Displaced Palestinians, taking refuge in Bureij Refugee Camp, start to return their houses after the announcement of ceasefire and hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza City

Israel-Palestine War benjamin netanyahu

Who Won? The Gaza Truce Sparks A False Debate Across The Arab World

by Mohamed Bassal January 20, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a Pro-Palestine and Hezbollah rally held in Tehran

Geopolitics hamas

How Tehran’s Defeats Abroad Are Starting To Boomerang Back To The Home Front

by Hamed Mohammadi January 20, 2025May 24, 2025

A deck of cards with Saddam Hussein on it sits on a plate full of coins, which is on a table of trinkets

Geopolitics arab leaders

Why Hero Worship Of Saddam Hussein Is Stronger Than Ever In Jordan

by Hassan Zayed January 19, 2025May 24, 2025

Hamas militia members kneeling in prayer.

Geopolitics israel

Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis: What Happens Now To The “Axis Of Resistance”?

by Hauke Friedrichs, Maxim Kireev and Omid Rezaee January 18, 2025May 24, 2025

A U.S. Marine interacts with Afghan refugees at the Evacuation Control Center at Kabul's airport backin August 2021.

Geopolitics hayat tahrir alsham

Syria Like Afghanistan? Why The U.S. Is So Bad At Judging Islamist Threats

by Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hafeiz and Elias Kassem January 10, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a woman holding a small picture of her son with birds flying

Geopolitics assad

Assad Is Gone, But Syria’s Mothers Are Still Searching For Their Sons

by Ali Al-Ibrahim January 9, 2025May 24, 2025

A soldier stands at the front of a classroom with young children

Geopolitics extremist groups

Schools And Sharia: How Syria’s New Rulers Are Trying To Sneak Islamist Policy Into Law

by Sarah Hossam January 8, 2025May 24, 2025

Spanish Red Cross volunteer Luna Reyes embraces an illegal migrant on the shores of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, off the Moroccan coast. May 2021

Geopolitics syria

A Mediterranean Survivor To The Victims Of Gaza, Faces To Remember

by Basel Ramsis January 7, 2025May 24, 2025

Why Al-Sharaa's Rise In Syria Is Making Jordan So Nervous

Geopolitics syria

Why Al-Sharaa’s Rise In Syria Is Making Jordan So Nervous

by Rana Sabbagh January 7, 2025May 24, 2025

Inside Jobar Destroyed Neighborhood near Damascus - Jobar

The Hard Part About Rebuilding Syria’s Economy — At Home And Abroad

by Patricia Chaira January 6, 2025May 24, 2025

photo of baerbock and sharaa not shaking hands

Geopolitics syria

Handshake Diplomacy? What The West Can Do For Syria’s Imperfect Transition

by Pierre Haski January 6, 2025May 24, 2025

photo of Ahmed al-Sharaa in 2024

Geopolitics syria

Al-Sharaa, Syria’s Indispensable Leader Or Sly Islamist Strongman?

by Hani Adada January 5, 2025May 24, 2025

Would The Army Also Ditch The Regime In Iran? An Assad Scenario Is Spooking Tehran

Geopolitics donald trump

Would The Army Also Ditch The Regime In Iran? An Assad Scenario Is Spooking Tehran

by Kayhan-London Staff and Worldcrunch January 3, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of Ahmed al-Sharaa speaking at a Press Conference in Damascus

Geopolitics donald trump

Syria’s New Rulers Are Trying To Cozy Up To Trump — By Going Soft On Israel

by Khaled Dawoud January 2, 2025May 24, 2025

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How The Kurdish Question Has Come To A Make-Or-Break Moment

by Pierre Haski and Sahal Ayamparambil January 2, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a young boy carrying the Syrian flag on his bag during a rally in Aleppo celebrating the fall of Bashar Al-Assad.

Geopolitics turkey

Beyond The Flag — Why Building A New Syria Begins With A Question Of Identity

by Bashir Amin December 23, 2024May 24, 2025

File photo of Bashar and Asma al-Assad in Moscow in January 2005

Geopolitics syria

Asma Al-Assad In Exile? Searching For The Real Story Of Syria’s Former First Lady

by Michelle Courtois December 23, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin getting ready to give his end-of-year address in Moscow on Dec. 19

Geopolitics ukraine

Why Putin Suddenly Looks So Vulnerable

by Pierre Haski December 20, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of a woman demonstrating during a rally in solidarity with Syrian Kurds in Hesse, Germany, on Dec. 14

Geopolitics political islam

Joy And Trepidation: What Worries The Syrian Kurds After Assad’s Demise

by Shafan Ibrahim December 20, 2024May 24, 2025

photo of street in damascus, 2 people walking

Geopolitics bashar alassad

Damascus Postcard: The Donkey Deposed, A Magnificent City Reborn

by Hazem El-Amin December 19, 2024May 24, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu holds an assessment on the Syrian summit of Mt. Hermon with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, Head of Northern Command Ori Gordin and ISA Director Ronen Bar, Israel, Dec. 17, 2024.

Geopolitics trump administration

With Assad Gone, Turkey And Israel Plan To “Share The Cake” In Syria

by Khaled Dawoud December 18, 2024May 24, 2025

Ever More, Iran's Regime Is A House Of Cards

Geopolitics ayatollah ali khamenei

Ever More, Iran’s Regime Is A House Of Cards

by Hamed Mohammadi December 18, 2024May 24, 2025

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa reviewing the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in the capital Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2016.

Geopolitics bashar assad

The Time Is Ripe For Egypt To Reclaim Its Historic Role As Middle East Leader

by Al-Amir Osman December 17, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of Syrian soldiers looking at ground zero, a triangle of Syrian territory slicing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Geopolitics king abdullah ii

What Syria’s Future Means For Jordan

by Rana Sabbagh December 16, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of a Syrian soldier flashing the victory sign as Russian military vehicles enter the Douma district in the eastern countryside of the capital Damascus of Syria

Geopolitics civil war

How Pro-Kremlin Hardliners Are Spinning Russia’s Humiliation In Syria

by Ivan Philippov December 16, 2024May 24, 2025

photo of syrian opposition flags

Geopolitics russia

Why The West Is Talking To Syria’s New Leaders — For Now

by Pierre Haski December 16, 2024May 24, 2025

"That Boy" — What Lebanon's Slain Prime Minister Got Right About Bashar Al-Assad

Geopolitics syria

“That Boy” — What Lebanon’s Slain Prime Minister Got Right About Bashar Al-Assad

by Abdel-Rahman Mekled December 15, 2024May 24, 2025

The swimming pool at Beirut's the five-star Mövenpick Hotel in Lebanon.

Geopolitics economy

From Beirut To Moscow, On The Trail Of Syria’s Fleeing Kleptocracy

by Hala Nehad Nassr El-Deen December 14, 2024May 24, 2025

Torn poster of Bashar al-Assad near Damascus' Mezzeh prison on December 11.

Geopolitics assad regime

After Assad In Syria, Will Iran’s Regime Be The Next To Fall?

by Mohammad Khoshbayan December 13, 2024May 24, 2025

An inside view of the Mezzeh prison, near the Mezzeh Air Base and military airport in Mezzeh neighborhood, western Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 11, 2024.

Geopolitics human rights

The Liberated Prisons Of Syria Expose Our Own Weakness On Human Rights

by Pierre Haski December 12, 2024May 24, 2025

A man walks past graffiti that states ''Best souvenir forever: f*#k you Assad," Damascus, Syria, Dec. 11, 2024.

Geopolitics syria

The Future Of Syria Could Be Much Brighter — Or Even Darker

by Mohamed Napolion and Yousef Okil December 12, 2024May 24, 2025

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in December 2024

Geopolitics syria

Taking Down Tyrants — Can Syria Learn From The Arab World’s Past Mistakes?

by Pierre Haski December 11, 2024May 24, 2025

"Traitor Of The Family" — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape

Geopolitics syria

“Traitor Of The Family” — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape

by Hazem El-Amin December 11, 2024May 24, 2025

Syria, The Middle East's Unfortunate Battleground

Geopolitics donald trump

Syria, The Middle East’s Unfortunate Battleground

by Pierre Haski December 10, 2024May 24, 2025

HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition watching Damascus from the Mount Qassyun, overlooking the capital after the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024.

Geopolitics buffer zone

Don’t Be Fooled, Syrians Will Wind Up Worse Off Post-Assad

by Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hafeiz and Elias Kassem December 10, 2024May 24, 2025

President Vladimir Putin during his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Kremlin Oct. 20, 2015 in Moscow, Russia.

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Assad’s End Is A Massive Blow To Putin — And It’s Not Just About Optics

by Maxim Kireev December 10, 2024May 24, 2025

Syria's 'Slaughterhouse' Jail Sednaya Prison Near Damascus

Geopolitics human rights abuses

Opening Assad’s Prisons — What It Means For A Nation, What It Means For Me

by Ruqayyah Al-Abbadi December 10, 2024May 24, 2025

photo of Syrians living in Turkey holding a large poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, at Sarachane Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 8, 2024.

Geopolitics syria

Trust Your Neighbors? Why Iran Regime Is So Jittery After Assad’s Fall

by Kayhan-London Staff and Worldcrunch December 9, 2024May 24, 2025