As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Asad continues seeking to gain control over rebel-held territory and move toward claiming victory in the Syrian civil war, the United States is looking to consolidate and expand its presence in the eastern provinces of Deir al-Zour and al-Hasakah| The Soufan Center
Even as Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad appears closer to prevailing in the nearly decade-long civil war engulfing Syria, there are new signs of instability amidst a tanking economy, and growing protests| The Soufan Center
Since 2015, Iran and Russia have been strategic partners in the Middle East, as the two countries teamed up to defend Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime against a 2011 nationwide armed rebellion that nearly toppled his government.| The Soufan Center
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad immediately sought to exploit the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the earthquake that struck southeastern Türkiye and northwestern Syria in early February to break out of more than a decade of regional and global isolation pariah status in response to his regime’s use of brutality and military force to crush a popular uprising that began in 2011| The Soufan Center
Early Sunday morning in Syria, as rebel factions closed in on Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad fled the country for Russia, signaling a seismic shift in the Middle East’s political landscape. Rebel fighters declared an end to Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule, which followed a 30-year reign of his father, Hafez al-Assad. Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the head […]| The Soufan Center
In the 11 years since an armed conflict broke out in 2011 against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, external assistance from Russian, Iranian, and Iran-allied forces have helped Syrian forces regain control of two-thirds of Syria’s territory, which includes 12 million people out of an estimated population of 17 million| The Soufan Center
As the Iranian people prepare to go to the polls to elect a new president in June 2021, Iran’s hardliners seek to advertise the benefits of Iran’s robust financial and military investment in President Bashar Al Assad of Syria| The Soufan Center
