Iran leader: Talks to help stabilize Syria
The Latest on Syria talks (all times local): 7:40 p.m. The World Health Organization says Syrian health officials have reported that 84 people have been…
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How Assad ‘won the war’
“Al Assad has won the war,” declared Charles Glass in a recent piece for Stratfor, comparing the Syrian dictator to a Chicago mayor winning a re-election after…
The (Last) King Og Syria: The Feudalization Of Assad’s Rule
Losing control of 78 percent of Syria and $226 billion of the country’s GDP – to say nothing of the untold human cost – has not meant defeat for…
Syria military operation ‘wrapping up’, Putin tells Assad in Russia talks
Vladimir Putin has hosted Bashar al-Assad for talks during which the two presidents agreed the focus in the Syrian conflict was switching from military operations to the…
Turkey, Russia and Iran meet to discuss Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host his Iranian and Turkish counterparts at his official residence in the coastal city of Sochi to discuss the Syrian conflict….
Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The latest US and Russian bid to find enough common ground on which to build some hope for Syria is in trouble,…
ISIS just lost its last town in Iraq
In 2014, ISIS controlled around 34,000 square miles of territory in Iraq and Syria. As of Friday, ISIS lost its last stronghold in Iraq. That’s because on…
Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated
Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State, is taken and in ruins. U.S. troops and civilian aid workers are in the Syrian city,…
Israel fears Syria buffer will put Iran close to frontier
JERUSALEM – A map included in a preliminary agreement that seeks to establish buffer zones in southwest Syria indicates that Iran-backed forces could deploy within…
Iran, Turkey have own plans for Iraq’s strategic Sinjar
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Sinjar, Iraq, is shaping up to be the essential gem in someone’s crown, but there are several contenders. Turkey, Iran and the…