Syria’s Many Factions Explained in a Single Map
There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...
Syria in a map: Who controls what now that Assad is gone?
The collapse of the Assad regime has fragmented Syria's territory, with several armed groups now jostling for control and ...
Opinion - Syria and Assad’s fall — it’s really all about colonialism
The Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided the Middle East between the British and French, has led to an uneasy rumbling in the ...
Assad is gone. What’s next for Syria?
The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...
Syria at a crossroads: What fate awaits the country after the fall of al-Assad?
As rebels seize control in Syria after more than a decade of war, the future is uncertain. Key concerns include al-Assad's ...
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West mulls dilemma posed by Syria’s new leaders
Western governments are “quietly optimistic” about the sudden transition in Syria, but the militant past of its new Islamist ...
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Overthrow in Syria: What Does It Mean?
A stubborn obstacle in the way of western governments and their Arab world ‘allies’, Syria has been targeted ever since 1918.
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Syria: Between “Collective Failure” and “World War III”
Nobody saw it coming. After years of brutal war in Syria, many believed the battle lines had stabilized, leaving only ...
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On Point: Will Post-Assad Syria Acquire a Neo-Ottoman Turkish Yoke?
The factions spill across current borders, which date from the Ottomans' post-WWI collapse (with a few later 20th-century rearrangements). For example, Turkey sees Syrian Kurds as allies of the ...