Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
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Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq
On one hand, they are voicing their commitment to preserving Syria’s state institutions, and respecting the diversity of its ...
Syria’s New Leader Calls on Countries to Drop Terror Designation and Lift Sanctions
Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to ...
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A Christmas miracle in Syria
(RNS) — At a time when most of the international news is full of gloom and doom, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is a ...
Foreign powers jockey for control in Syria, risking new conflict
In the days since the collapse of the Assad regime, multiple countries have bombed targets in Syria, as the power vacuum ...
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Iraq considers Syria intervention as rebels advance
Iraq weighs intervention amid Sunni rebel push in Syria Baghdad distrusts rebels' claims of no ambitions in Iraq Iraqi ...
Southern Syria's resurgence brings Jordan and Iraq back in key roles
Southern Syrian rebel groups were also closely connected to Amman and Western backing via Jordan from 2014-18.The king of ...
Trump once stopped Erdogan attacks on US-backed Kurds in Syria, and has opportunity to do it again: Jack Keane
As the conflict expands between pro-Turkey Islamist forces and the pro-American Kurdish forces, there are growing efforts to ...