K.C. Singh | Assad’s exit an inflection point: Stability or chaos?
2 weeks ago

K.C. Singh | Assad’s exit an inflection point: Stability or chaos?

Deccan Chronicle  

The 24-year-old government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted on Sunday, December 8, as rebel forces from southern Syria swamped the capital, Damascus, ahead of the main rebel thrust from the north. The sudden collapse of the Syrian military and the Ba’athist regime surprised most of the world, including the United States, which has at least 900 soldiers in northeast Syria, ostensibly to monitor Daesh, or the Islamic State. US President-elect Donald Trump has voiced happiness over Mr Assad’s ouster but strongly urged a hands-off policy regarding Syria. A secular regime run by Bashar al-Assad, despite allowing Iran land access to Hezbollah, provided more regional stability than a ruling group with past links to the Islamic State and unknown future propensities.

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What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy
2 days, 1 hour ago

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Salon  

Trying to make sense of what just happened in Syria — where the seemingly impregnable regime of Bashar Assad abruptly collapsed two weeks ago in the face of an unexpected rebel onslaught — runs straight into the central paradox of global affairs: Everyone believes they’re on the right side of history, and can tell the good guys from the bad …

Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world
6 days, 12 hours ago

Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world

Raw Story  

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade. After meeting Syria's new leaders, the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday he was "encouraged", and that there was a "basis for ambitious …

What are the implications of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria? | In Focus podcast
1 week, 5 days ago

What are the implications of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

After battling insurgency for 13 years, the Bashar al Assad regime has collapsed in Syria. An Al Qaida affiliate that today goes by the name of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has taken control of the Syrian capital Damascus. The immediate future of Syria now depends on the leader of the HTS, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, a man who was handpicked by Islamic …

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences
1 week, 6 days ago

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Deccan Chronicle  

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that indicated land and territory from Shia-dominated Iran running across the Iraqi-Syrian swathes up to the southern coast of Lebanon. Since the time Israel launched the relentless bludgeoning of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, the Sunni Arab leadership has played …

How fall of Assad regime in Syria will impact power equation in West Asia
1 week, 6 days ago

How fall of Assad regime in Syria will impact power equation in West Asia

Firstpost  

The turn of events in the Syrian civil war has hit the world like a tsunami. The rapid crumbling of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime signals not just a transformation in Syria’s political landscape but also the dawn of a new era in the Middle East and global geopolitics. Geopolitical Shifts Iran: A Strategic Defeat The exit of Assad and the …

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart
2 weeks ago

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

The Independent  

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What’s happening in Syria? Everything we know as President Assad flees and rebels claim victory
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2 weeks ago

What’s happening in Syria? Everything we know as President Assad flees and rebels claim victory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The military command of the Syrian opposition says its …

Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?

New Indian Express  

The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East. Syrian opposition forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: These groups, supported by Turkey, now control central Syria, extending from the northern border with Turkey to the southern border with Jordan. The opposition forces range …

Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria’s new leaders be any better?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria’s new leaders be any better?

LA Times  

Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. It deals a major setback to Assad’s allies Iran and Russia while boosting Turkey, which backed the HTS and will probably be Washington’s main conduit to Syria’s new leaders. After 24 hours monitoring what the White House called the “extraordinary” developments in Syria, Biden convened his National …

How global powerplay and terrorism have rekindled Syrian conflict
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How global powerplay and terrorism have rekindled Syrian conflict

Firstpost  

West Asia is never quiet. As if the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon are not enough, let alone the simmering ones in Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, the past week’s conflagration in Syria has yet again proved that the causes of conflict must also be definitively addressed, especially when a highly complex situation is allowed to take deeper, divisive roots …

With Vladimir Putin busy in Ukraine, and Hezbollah tied up with Israel, someone forgot to check in on Syria
3 weeks ago

With Vladimir Putin busy in Ukraine, and Hezbollah tied up with Israel, someone forgot to check in on Syria

ABC  

Everything is connected, and that's especially true for the various conflicts in the Middle East. "It's still an authoritarian Islamist militia, but it's not at all 'like ISIS' as the uninformed are saying," Syrian writer Robin Yassin-Kassab said. The events of recent days also couldn't have happened without the tacit approval of Türkiye, which supports some Syrian opposition groups and …

China backs Assad forces against Turkey-backed rebels in Syrian civil war to restore ‘stability’
3 weeks ago

China backs Assad forces against Turkey-backed rebels in Syrian civil war to restore ‘stability’

Firstpost  

Amid pushback from opposition forces that have captured much of Aleppo, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has found support from allies Russia, Iran, and China China has come to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s support at a time his regime is facing a pushback from opposition forces. In the first offensive in nearly four years, Syrian opposition forces made rapid gains last …

Syria's Assad meets Iranian FM, vows to intensify attacks against 'terrorism'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria's Assad meets Iranian FM, vows to intensify attacks against 'terrorism'

China Daily  

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Damascus, Syria, Dec 1, 2024. DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledged to continue combating terrorist organizations "with full strength and determination" during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, state media reported on Sunday. Araghchi conveyed a message of support from Iranian leadership, reaffirming Iran's commitment …

Assad strikes back: Syrian rebel leader 'is killed in Russian airstrike' after his forces seized Aleppo and marched on Damascus threatening dictator's regime - forcing ISRAEL to plan to go in if situa
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Assad strikes back: Syrian rebel leader 'is killed in Russian airstrike' after his forces seized Aleppo and marched on Damascus threatening dictator's regime - forcing ISRAEL to plan to go in if situa

Daily Mail  

A Syrian rebel leader may have been killed in a Russian airstrike on a terrorist hideout after his forces seized Aleppo in a shock offensive, local media has reported. Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the current commander-in-chief of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Shamgroup, may have been killed in an airstrike The death of Al-Julani is yet to be confirmed but the strike has …

MARK ALMOND: Whether al-Assad fights or flees from Syria... this is bad news for us all
3 weeks, 2 days ago

MARK ALMOND: Whether al-Assad fights or flees from Syria... this is bad news for us all

Daily Mail  

As rumours fly of a coup in Damascus, fuelled by the reticence of President Bashar al-Assad to appear on TV, many are speculating about the fall of the ‘butcher’ of Syria. President Assad’s strange silence since he flew to Moscow to visit his staunch ally, Vladimir Putin, has many of his enemies excited that he might have sought sanctuary there …

As Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear
1 year, 7 months ago

As Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are watching the accelerating normalization of ties between the government of Bashar Assad and Syria’s neighbors through starkly different lenses. Meanwhile, in the remaining opposition-held areas of the north, Syrians who once saw Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries as allies in their fight …

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