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Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures

YoopyaDec 18, 2024December 18, 20240

After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the world was moved by emotional scenes of liberation — families reuniting after years of

Who is Syria’s new prime minister – and what will he do?

YoopyaDec 14, 2024December 14, 20240

Dressed in a modest grey suit and tie with a light blue shirt, bald and bearded, 41-year-old Mohammed al-Bashir addressed his fellow Syrians on Tuesday

What Syria’s rebel takeover means for the region’s major players: Turkey, Iran and Russia

YoopyaDec 10, 2024December 10, 20240

When I was buying coffee at a cafe owned by a Syrian man in the UK on Sunday, I asked him what he made of

What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?

YoopyaDec 3, 2024December 3, 20240

A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in

Is Bashar al-Assad Endorsing in the Ward 1 School Board Race? (Hint: No)

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

Like other fights for seats on the District’s toothless State Board of Education, the Ward 1 SBOE race has become a symbolic battle over larger

For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others

YoopyaSep 12, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – By striking Islamic State in Syria, the United States would be weakening one of President Bashar al-Assad’s major enemies. But the new U.S.

Mideast: Once on the edge of defeat, Syria’s Assad runs again for president

YoopyaJun 2, 2014July 19, 20230

(Reuters) – It was not so long ago that Bashar al-Assad’s enemies thought he was finished. In the summer of 2012, the rebels were not

Syria peace talks: war of words over Bashar al-Assad’s future

YoopyaJan 25, 2014November 29, 20230

Little sign of constructive action despite Ban Ki-moon’s call to seize ‘fragile chance’ Syria’s bloody crisis moved no nearer to resolution at the Geneva II

Syrian govt says terrorism, not talks, is priority

YoopyaJan 23, 2014November 26, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — Syria’s government declared that its main priority was stopping terrorism – not ensuring peace – and the opposition hinted it was far

Syrian Peace Talks Open With Vitriol, as Official Rails at Rebels

YoopyaJan 23, 2014December 10, 20230

MONTREUX, Switzerland — From its early moments on Wednesday, the long-delayed peace conference on Syria was marked by acrimony when Syria’s foreign minister described Syrian