سوریه

روسیه و ایران در استقرار مجدد نیروهای نظامی و نیابتی خود، تقویت کمپین‌های سیاسی اسد، و توسل به انواع تاکتیک‌های ارعاب مردم محلی، برای کسب کنترل کامل در دیرالزور به شکل فزاینده‌ای همکاری می‌کنند.

رابطه بین خانواده اسد و روحانیان شیعه ایران در دهه ۱۹۷۰ آغاز شد. اما در سال‌های پیش از انقلاب، رهبر سوریه دست بالا را در این رابطه داشت و امروز اوضاع بر عکس شده ‌است.

The actions of Moscow and Tehran’s local forces say much about each country’s true intentions in the area, and the most immediate result could be more ethnic cleansing.

Washington needs a special envoy to develop a coherent, intelligence-supported political strategy aimed at isolating Assad, limiting his facilitators, and enabling humanitarian NGOs.

In their view, the regime remains vulnerable to widening political rifts, nationalist grumbling among military officers, and heightened U.S.-Israeli concerns about Iranian domination.

The Security Council’s decision to renew the cross-border mechanism averted a humanitarian disaster, but it leaves Russia with more leverage than ever to advance its political goals in Syria.

Attacks on coalition points of presence are increasing in quantity and quality, making U.S. fatalities increasingly likely unless deterrence is restored.

To some, America's partnership with the SDF exemplified an economy-of-force effort that minimized U.S. casualties and wrested control of northeast Syria from the Islamic State. To others, it was a cautionary tale about a U.S. military hoodwinked into working with a terrorist group.

As eulogies for a recently slain militia figure spread online, they highlighted the differences between major jihadi organizations and revealed the solid local roots HTS has formed in northwest Syria.