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Tag: Assad

Posted inSyria

Poll win farce puts Assad at mercy of his friends

by AT Contributor May 29, 2021May 29, 2021

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has won a fourth term in office with 95 percent of the vote in a ballot dismissed abroad as a farce. With the conflict mostly on hold but his country’s economy in ruins, what are Assad’s priorities likely to be when he kicks off his first post-war mandate? What’s in a […]

Posted inSyria

Syrians go to polls as country lies in tatters

by AT Contributor July 19, 2020July 19, 2020
Posted inAnalysis

Why Russia is losing its hold on Syria

by MK Bhadrakumar May 20, 2020May 22, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Syria, Turkey

Erdogan Idlib threat faces challenge from within

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse February 20, 2020February 21, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

Vladimir Putin, Syria’s pacifier-in-chief

by Pepe Escobar October 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Turkey defiant after deadly Syria offensive

by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi and Nazeer al-Khatib October 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Syrian regime deploys troops to defend Kurds

by Delil Souleiman October 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

Faced with Turkish invasion, Kurds turn to Damascus

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Turkey ‘downs’ unidentified drone on Syria border

by Fulya Ozerkan September 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

US suspects Syria launched fresh chemical attack

by Asia Times staff May 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Jihadist rockets kill 11 in Syria’s Aleppo

by Asia Times staff April 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

New measures to curb Syria fuel shortages

by Asia Times staff April 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Syria

Syrian Kurds, government plan for US withdrawal

by Sami Moubayed January 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow on October 23, 2017. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
Posted inIran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New government in Iraq courts Russian embrace

by Sami Moubayed December 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Map of Syria: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian president says Idlib deal is ‘temporary measure’

by Asia Times staff and AFP October 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian rebels deny pulling weapons out of stronghold

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock
Posted inIran, Middle East, Syria

Tehran ‘to help rebuild’ Syria

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inIran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground

by Nicos Panayiotides July 7, 2018
Bill of Rights. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, France, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Growing disdain for America’s false democratic ideals

by Christina Lin April 10, 2018April 10, 2018
An Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen
Posted inIran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia, Assad point finger at Israel for air base strike

by Asia Times staff April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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