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Turkish soldiers and tanks are pictured in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s moves against Kurds in Syria give Putin a new headache

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

by Sami Moubayed December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo: Sana / Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Damascus throws ‘transition’ up in air by skipping Geneva talks

by Sami Moubayed November 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan, attend a joint news conference following a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria war, Sochi peace

by Pepe Escobar November 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia, Turkey, Iran meeting to discuss Syria strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

This handout picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (right) speaking with a journalist from China's Phoenix television on November 22, 2015, in Damascus. Photo: AFP / SANA

Beijing, China, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

What’s China up to in Syria? Economic realpolitik, basically

by Fadi Esber November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

The Seperation Wall between Israel and Palestine in Bethlehem. Photo: iStock / Getty

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Will Palestinian reconciliation revive two-state solution?

by Daoud Kuttab October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Geopolitics drives Turkey’s acquisition of Russian missile defense

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen in the Waer district of Homs, Syria, on July 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Assad lays down new rules in winner-takes-all Syrian future

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah fighters plant Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal on the Syria-Lebanon border on July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Moscow’s Syrian blues are unremitting

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, on July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

With US indifferent, scope of Syria ‘peace talks’ has shrunk

by Sami Moubayed July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia, on May 3, 2017. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Shadows over Turkey’s possible purchase of the Russian S-400

by Emanuele Scimia May 5, 2017

An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Removing Assad would be a godsend for ISIS: IHS Jane’s

by Asia Unhedged April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping take a walk in the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s new role in the world and the defense of children

by Mikhail Molchanov April 10, 2017

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Mixed signals for China, India from Russia’s S-400 in Syria

by Emanuele Scimia April 9, 2017April 9, 2017

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to journalists in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on January 9, 2017. Photo: SANA / handout via REUTERS

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Chinese support for Assad may vanish if he looks like losing

by Luciano Arvin April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations. Photo: Ford Williams/US Navy via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, France, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, World

Moscow says US ‘one step from military clashes with Russia’

by Asia Times and agencies April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

USS Ross fires a tomahawk missile at Syrian targets on April 7. Photo: US Navy handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US strikes Syria with dozens of cruise missiles

by Asia Times and other media April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on March 30. Photo: Reuters, Umit Bektas

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

US and Turkey closer to understanding on Assad, but tensions persist

by Asia Unhedged April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Kremlin for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on March 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Alliance with Syria tightens Russia’s ties with Iran

by Sergei Blagov March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian helicopter flies over the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

A new American Grand Strategy for the Syrian Confict?

by Nicos Panayiotides March 7, 2017March 8, 2017

On track? Syrians wave at passengers riding a train across Aleppo's devastated eastern districts for the first time in more than four years, on January 25. Photo: AFP

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

What difference did the Astana meeting make in Syria?

by Salman Rafi February 5, 2017February 5, 2017

People walk past a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Bab Sharqi entrance, near the Jobar district of Damascus, Syria, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why Assad won

by Manish Rai January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to journalists in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on January 9, 2017. Photo: SANA / handout via REUTERS

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia and Turkey hand Assad a ‘win-win’ scenario

by Salman Rafi January 24, 2017January 23, 2017

People walk past a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Bab Sharqi entrance, near the Jobar district of Damascus, Syria, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump presidency brings optimism to intra-Syrian talks

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 20, 2017

A wounded Syrian boy receives treatment at a make-shift hospital after shelling on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, in October. Photo: AFP / Abd Doumany

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Rebuilding Syria’s decimated medical infrastructure

by Seema Sengupta January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen in Ramouseh, a government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syria won’t return to dictatorship post war, says PYD

by Manish Rai January 13, 2017January 12, 2017

People displaced by fighting in and around Mosul carry a firewood at a boundary of Kurdish territory near Bashiqa, Iraq, November 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kurds can’t be ignored in post-war Syria

by Manish Rai December 28, 2016December 27, 2016

Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih adjusts his glasses during a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Iran’s rising influence raises Saudi eyebrows

by Bahauddin Foizee December 15, 2016December 15, 2016