Syria in a map: Who controls what now that Assad is gone?
The collapse of the Assad regime has fragmented Syria's territory, with several armed groups now jostling for control and ...
Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Syria and Assad’s fall — it’s really all about colonialism
The Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided the Middle East between the British and French, has led to an uneasy rumbling in the ...
Syria’s Many Factions Explained in a Single Map
There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...
Opinion - Syria and Assad’s fall — it’s really all about colonialism
The Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided the Middle East between the British and French, has led to an uneasy rumbling in the ...
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Opinion - Syria and Assad’s fall — it’s really all about colonialism
Let us look at an ethnic map of Syria. The Alawites, Sunni Muslims and Kurds were all forced into countries whose boundaries benefit none of them. In Iraq, it is no different with the Sunni ...