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Syria’s new HTS rulers take over border crossings with Jordan and Lebanon
Follow the latest on Syria The extremist group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS), which led the rebel advance that deposed Syrian ...
Foreign powers jockey for control in Syria, risking new conflict
In the days since the collapse of the Assad regime, multiple countries have bombed targets in Syria, as the power vacuum ...
U.S. in Direct Contact With Rebels Who Took Over Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the ...
The Fall of Assad in Syria: How It Happened and What Comes Next
In just over a week, Syrian rebel forces seized much of Syria’s northwest. First, the rebels captured Syria’s largest city, ...
Two distant wars changed Syria’s fortune. What comes next is impossible to know
The swiftly changing fate of Bashar al-Assad was not really made in Syria, but in southern Beirut and Donetsk.
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Syria rebels advance, Jordan closes border as Assad loses ground: What to know
The Islamist-led rebels who launched a surprise assault on government-held Aleppo are now at the gates of Homs, after taking ...
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After Fall of Assad Dynasty, Syria’s Risky New Moment
The swift collapse of Syria’s regime brings a humiliating end to Russia’s and Iran’s sway and opens the door for greater ...
Captagon: The drug that earned Assad regime billions, rejigged diplomatic ties goes out of business
Abandonment of Captagon factories has brought down production by 90 per cent, according to a report, citing a European ...
Jordan closes border crossing into Syria, ministry says
Jordan has closed its only passenger and commercial border crossing into Syria, the interior ministry said on Friday.
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Syria’s Winners and Losers: Geopolitics Amid the Chaos
The rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been classified as a terrorist organization and has its roots in al-Qaeda and ...