Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved
The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that spearheaded the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime, said Tuesday that Syria’s rebel...
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Assad regime’s fall ‘tremendously resets the table of security in the Middle East,’ former top Pentagon official says
Dana Stroul, a former top Pentagon official in the Biden administration, framed the fall of the Assad regime in Syria as a potentially seismic development...
Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught’ in first statement
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad defended his decision to flee to Moscow amid a rapid rebel advance a little over a week ago, claiming he...
EU, terrorism fear returns. “Daesh’s ability to strike is growing”
The terror alert in Europe is rising again, with EU member states now uneasy about Daesh and a possible new season of Islamist attacks. The...
Russia in ‘direct contact’ with rebel group and hopes to maintain military bases in Syria, state media says
It reported that deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov told journalists that Russia was aiming to maintain its military bases inside Syria. Mr Bogdanov said contact...
Assad says he wanted to keep fighting in Syria but his Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian...
Analysis: What to know about HTS, Hezbollah and Iran after Assad’s fall in Syria
The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical...