Iran’s Priorities In A Turbulent Middle East
Iran is ascendant in the Middle East, spreading its influence in a contiguous geographic arc from Tehran to Baghdad, Damascus and Beirut. Its rise, which…
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Russia’s Putin predicts global ‘chaos’ if West hits Syria again
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure…
After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’
The day after the United States and its allies launched missile strikes against the Syrian government, very little had changed for most Syrians who have…
Trump to decide on Syria response ‘very quickly’
US President Donald Trump said he was nearing a decision about whether to launch a strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack…
Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood
BEIRUT – A Syrian war monitoring group says Islamic State militants have captured a largely vacant neighborhood in Damascus following intense fighting with pro-government forces….
Big ISIS cross-border night attack on Iraqi forces from Syria ends in total failure
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – Iraqi pro-government forces stationed along the country’s western border with Syria have fended off a big cross-border night attack conducted…
Russia’s Greatest Problem in Syria: Its Ally, President Assad
Sitting down with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria late last year, a senior Kremlin envoy described the benefits to come as Moscow shepherded the Syrian…
Turkey Asks U.S. to Stop Kurds From Shifting Fighters to Western Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Turkish government took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of asking the United States to stop Kurdish commanders from diverting their forces…
Israel and Iran edge closer to conflict
This year’s Munich Security Conference returned to the theme of great power conflict, which many thought had ended with the cold war almost three decades…
Rocketing Toward War?
MILITARY SKIRMISHES AND escalating threats between Iran and Israel of late are raising the risks of a catastrophic regional war, prompting questions about what the United…