List of Syria articles
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, during a ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of Victory Day, commemorating a decisive battle in the Turkish War of Independence, in Ankara, on August 30, 2018. Erdogan Gets His ‘Leader of the Muslim World’ Moment
Syria’s change of leadership has given Turkey’s president the regional influence he has always wanted.
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A billboard bearing a picture of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and Syria's national flag is seen torn in the northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. The Assads Were Fighting the Wrong War
Syria’s ruling family had shaped its security agencies to fend off coups, not uprisings.
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People stand atop a tank holding a Syrian flag adn celebrating with their arms raised. Assad’s Fall Is the Middle East’s 1989
One of many consequences is the demise of Iran’s self-styled Axis of Resistance.
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An anti-government fighter steps on the head of a statue of late Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad in the Damascus district of Kafr Sousa on Dec. 9. Washington Needs a New Syria Policy Right Now
Assad’s fall offers a chance to reverse years of indecision.
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Mourners surround the flag-draped coffins of Hezbollah fighters who were killed in the recent war with Israel, during a funeral procession in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Selm on Dec. 6. Hezbollah Is Trying to Spin Loss as Victory
Assad’s fall and Israel’s offensive give Lebanese a chance to reclaim their country.
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Russia's senior military officer Sergei Rudskoi sits below a map of Syria screened during a briefing at the Russian Defence Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 14, 2018, following overnight joint strikes by the US, Britain and France in Syria. Syria Is Again a Victim of Its Geography
The country’s civil war is over—but there’s no stability to restore.
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A framed picture of Bashar al-Assad is seen with its glass shattered on the ground. How the World Got Syria Wrong
The international community misjudged the strength of the Assad regime—and its fixation on an external political process is being overtaken by internal events.
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A hole in a wall of a prison shows people inside touring a cell. Assad Must Face Justice for His Government’s Atrocities
With the Syrian leader now on the run, the prospect of bringing him to justice for his crimes is no longer theoretical.
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A woman waves a Syrian opposition flag as she celebrates at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Dec. 8. Assad Has Fallen. What’s Next for Syria and the Middle East?
The Syrian president has fled, leaving behind immense uncertainty about the country’s future.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27. Big Questions for Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plans
Trump’s team has ideas, but so do Ukraine and Russia.
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A man waves a Hezbollah flag as he drives past the rubble of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs as people returned to the area to check their homes after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Nov. 27. Can the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Hold?
Lebanese American academic Fawaz Gerges on Netanyahu’s long-term strategy and Washington’s role.
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A torn picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen at the Bab al-Hawa border gate between Turkey and Syria on July 21, 2012. Why Assad’s Regime Is Collapsing So Quickly
While nobody was looking, the Syrian regime was increasingly hollowing out.
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An anti-regime fighter armed with a rifle walks past a military helicopter stationed at Aleppo International Airport on Dec. 2, after the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and allied factions took control of the city. A Weak Assad Benefits Turkey—and Is a Headache for Trump
After years of relative quiet, renewed fighting in Syria could be the new U.S. administration’s first major foreign-policy challenge.
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A person walks with a red fire extinguisher near a burning car. The street is full of smoke and rubble. On the left is a person on a motorbike. The Fall of Aleppo Poses a Significant Threat to Syria’s Leader
Allies Iran and Russia are busy with their own wars, leaving Assad vulnerable.
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An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Nov. 30. What the Fall of Aleppo Means for Russia
A lightning advance by rebels will force Moscow to recalibrate its Syria strategy.
