Analysis

Trump presses for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire following Assad’s downfall

The Syria war could also shake up Iraqi politics; Erdogan sees Syria as opening with Trump; Israel not banking on Golani; Assad’s final, desperate hours.

By Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

Biden says fall of Syria’s Assad 'moment of historic opportunity'

The president said the United States will engage with all Syrian groups to establish a transition away from the Assad regime.

Syria

Who controls what in Syria as post-Assad transition begins?

President Bashar al-Assad left Syria shortly before rebel forces took the capital, Damascus, leaving various groups in control of different parts of the country.

Syria

Biden: US troops to remain in Syria 'to ensure stability' after Assad's fall

Washington has vowed to engage with “all Syrian groups," including HTS, and to assist Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Israel if they are threatened from Syrian territory.

Syria

Qatar says ‘renewed interest’ in Gaza talks, wants unified Arab stance on Syria

Doha, which had earlier suspended mediation efforts, says it supports a viable Palestinian governance model and is formulating a pan-Arab position on Syria that encompasses diverging Gulf views.

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Russia state media says Syria's Assad and his family in Moscow

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria after rebels claimed they seized Damascus.

Syria

With Assad gone, Turkey urges Syrian opposition to unite, warns against PKK

The top Turkish diplomat struck a composed tone following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad and called for unity among the Syrian opposition.

Turkey

Syrians cheer fall of Assad, region reacts

The Syrian rebels have taken Damascus and say they have toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after his family ruled Syria for more than half a century.

Syria

Analysis

As rebels advance south, how much trouble is Syria's Assad in?

Syrian rebel groups have taken Aleppo and Hama and moving south to Homs, inching closer to Damascus in an urgent threat to the Assad regime.

By Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Iran conducts record space launch with largest-ever payload

Iran's space program has previously concerned the United States and its allies, who claim that its developments go hand-in-hand with those of its ballistic missile program.

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Syria’s US-backed Kurdish forces seize Deir ez-Zor as Assad hangs by thread 

The developments came as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham pressed its lightning offensive against Syrian government forces and is closing in on the country’s third-largest city, Homs.

Syria

As Turkey weighs next steps in Syria, Erdogan says target is Damascus

Rapid rebel advances in Syria have shifted negotiations between Turkey, Iran and Russia to whether the Syrian government will survive.

Turkey