On Sunday, the D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) mapped the current political landscape of Syria, showcasing the regions controlled by HTS, those held by other anti-Assad groups ...

In 1967, during the six-day war with its Arab neighbours, Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria, as well as other land in the region (see map 5). The Assads increasingly sought to challenge ...

A Russian delegation tells Damascus it wants certain Syrian opposition groups included in the upcoming national dialogue ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

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Turkey, Western powers and several Gulf Arab states have backed varying elements of the Syrian opposition to varying degrees during the conflict. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement, backed by ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...