History tells us that where a fragmented coalition of armed groups finds itself in a political vacuum, more violence is probably on the horizon.
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Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic and social activities.
Israel is taking a “better safe than sorry” approach to Syria’s new government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both see an opportunity to advance their competing interests in post-Assad Syria.
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Syria’s rebels have appointed little-known Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s interim prime minister.
Captagon was once a pharmaceutical drug but it’s now made illicitly, generating billions of dollars for the Syrian economy.
Eleven days that shook the world.
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
How China could emerge as an unexpected beneficiary from Assad’s downfall.
Since the fall of Assad, areas of Rojava have come under attack.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has struck a serious blow to Iran’s Axis of Resistance. But weak governments in Lebanon and Jordan could fall next, creating a jihadist axis.
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
The Syrian revolution is profoundly significant to those who suffered suffocating repression, surveillance and everyday indignities under a brutal dictator.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with origins in the terrorist group Nusra Front, spearheaded the rebel advance that ousted longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Whatever happens now in the aftermath of the fall of the Syrian dictatorship isn’t likely to return stability to Syria. The continued displacement and suffering of the Syrian people is probable.
Tartus is Russia’s only foothold on the Mediterranean coast.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have consequences for the many international players with a stake in the region.
Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime has finally been toppled, bringing to an end 13 years of suffering.
While it may seem like the rebel takeover came out of nowhere, the rapid fall of the Assad regime has a long history.
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