To most people who read or otherwise consume western media, the fall of the Assad government in Syria was unusually quick and even surprising. For most of ...

Muslim armies, advancing north from the Arabian Peninsula, were able to easily enter Damascus from its east gate, which was ...

Middle East and North Africa, marked by devastating wars and the dramatic fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

However, Mr Jolani’s outreach to tribes, minorities and former foes has bolstered his national legitimacy, while even Moscow – once Mr Assad’s protector – may engage to secure its military bases ...

Since armed rebels entered Damascus, Syria, and overthrew the reign of President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, U.S. government ...

More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ...

Meanwhile, the Khmeimim airbase, established in 2015 near Latakia, is Russia’s most crucial aviation hub in the Middle East. Russia’s involvement in Syria dates back to a 2015 agreement with ...

A review of a year filled with headlines that few in the national security and intelligence space could have imagined, one ...

Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.