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Israel’s Playbook for Dealing with Turkey
A common suggestion among Israeli hawks is to retaliate against Turkey by supporting the PKK or YPG—just as Turkey supports ...
Jewish Insider3d
Leading American pro-Israel groups diverge from Israel on Syria
AIPAC and AJC are taking a cautiously hopeful approach to the new government in Damascus, while Israel is growing ...
Russia Is Chasing a Deal to Keep Its Military Bases in Syria
Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.
KUAR9d
Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey
Militants from the Kurdish ethnic group who have fought an insurgency against Turkish authorities for more than four decades ...
The Financial Times14d
Erdoğan crackdown spans Turkey’s mayors and an astrologer
The defiant message comes as Turkey’s leading opposition figure faces a fresh spate of criminal charges, part of which appears to be a concerted effort by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to ...
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Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Syria’s interim president met the Chinese ambassador to Damascus on Friday, in the first public bilateral engagement after Beijing-friendly Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December.
The Washington Post16d
Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed
The United States, Israel and the new rulers of Syria, who overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the longtime Hezbollah ally, have clamped down on the Lebanese militant group’s sources of ...
The New York Times16d
In Syria, Joy at a Dictator’s Demise Turns Into Fear of Israeli Raids
Just days after a coalition of Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad in early December, Israel invaded border villages in Syria in what it described as temporary measures to protect its ...
U.S. News & World Report16d
Syria's New President Meets Chinese Envoy for First Time Since Assad's Fall
Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, Syrian state ...
Reuters17d
Syria's new president meets Chinese envoy for first time since Assad's fall
DAMASCUS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al ...
Foreign Affairs17d
Can Syria Break the Cycle of Tyranny?
The toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria shattered the illusion that stability in the Middle East can be sustained through brute force. The Syrian regime was one of the most brutal in the world. Its ...
Foreign Affairs17d
In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria shattered the illusion that stability in the Middle East can be sustained through brute force. The Syrian regime was one of the most brutal in the world. Its ...