Iran’s weakness, a faltering economy, and new political fissures led to the stunning end of a dynasty.
The 42-year-old Sunni leader, whose real name is Ahmed Al-Sharaa, kept his face covered during his first major interview in 2015 and said his goal was to see Syria ruled under Islamic law, potentially ...
The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the culmination of years of civil war, has given way to a power vacuum with different factions protecting their own interests – and vying for power in the ...
Designated by the U.S. as a terrorist and with a $10 million bounty on his head, Abu Mohammed al-Golani has emerged as the ...
According to Gopal, three external factors loomed large. Under Assad, Syria’s biggest regional benefactor was Iran, but since the Oct. 7 attacks, it has withstood Israeli military strikes and watched ...