If we look at the current situation from a panoramic perspective, then the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is highly likely to lead to serious geopolitical shifts in the Greater Middle East region, especially in its western and central sectors.
AS THE commander of Al Qaeda’s franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
By IAR Desk Syrian rebels in Damascus have declared the city “free of Bashar al-Assad,”
The Security Council heard new evidence in longstanding international efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on Thursday
The UN Security Council needs to introspect about the cost of its “actions and inactions” on Syria, India has said, emphasising that the powerful organ of the world body cannot afford to be “unmoved” on the urgent need to build consensus and work collectively to end the sufferings of the people in the war-torn country.
This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict.
The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is “on the rise again”, the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Constitutional reform talks between Syria’s Government and opposition leaders are due next week in Geneva
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is warning that elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence.
Sanctions against Syria could also provide Moscow with new tools for expanding its presence in Syria. The Syrian settlement could also become an area for selective engagement between Russia and the EU.