Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...
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Syria and the Fracture of the Shia Crescent
The fall of that regime dealt a devastating blow to Iran and the so-called axis of resistance against Israel. Iran's strategy of encircling Israel with fire rings using proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria ...
What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops?
With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and an uncertain future, U.S. troops in the region must navigate a geopolitical ...
In data: Syria after the war
The war in Syria has left a trail of destruction. DW presents an illustrated overview.Seven million displaced people, half a ...
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Inside the abandoned Hezbollah training base in Syria's Al Qusayr
Follow the latest on Syria In an abandoned school building, a small laminated card lies on a table, bearing the words “The ...
Assad's fall paves the way for "normal ties" between Lebanon, new Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further ...
Syria’s lost democrats were overshadowed by the rise of extremist groups - opinion
Syrian's democratic opposition of 2011 was a loosely allied group and struggled with ideological, political, and ethnic ...
The fall of Assad is just the beginning: The struggle for Syria has resumed - opinion
The country may have exited the Axis of Resistance, but this does not mean that it has automatically crossed to the opposing ...
The Obama Era Is Finally History in the Middle East
The threat from Iran is greatly diminished, but Turkey poses new challenges.
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Syria: Fall Of Assad A Blow For Iran's 'Shia Crescent' Here Are Its Foreign Policy Options In The New-Look Middle East
But the Shia crescent has now collapsed ... it might resort to destabilising Syria, as it did in Lebanon in the 1980s and Iraq following Saddam's fall. Another possibility is that Iran, believing ...
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Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
But the Shia crescent has now collapsed ... Should Tehran perceive this as unlikely, it might resort to destabilising Syria, as it did in Lebanon in the 1980s and Iraq following Saddam’s fall. Another ...