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The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power ...
He did so as the rebels entered and seized Damascus, seemingly with little fightback from Assad’s government forces. Their lightning advance only began Nov. 27, quickly overrunning the cities of ...
The fall of Assad triggered a high-stakes geopolitical scramble as regional powers vie for influence in a newly fragmented country. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Turkey and Qatar are pursuing competing interests, with Egypt and the Gulf states seeking to prevent the rise of Islamist factions, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood ...
Assad’s friends and enemies got it wrong — in all likelihood, for many reasons. But one stands out and is worth a closer look: Our regnant view of all authoritarian regimes as being ...
If the American analysis proves true, it would represent a spectacularly fast fall from power for the Syrian dictator after a 14-year war, one that had been relatively stagnant until just last week.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, said the "fall of Assad's dictatorship ends decades of brutal oppression". [12] Celebration in Richardson, Texas, USA after the fall of the Assad regime. In the United States, the White House said President Joe Biden had a meeting with members of the national security to address the situation. [13]
Assad in 2004. After the death of Hafez al-Assad on 10 June 2000, the Constitution of Syria was amended. The minimum age requirement for the presidency was lowered from 40 to 34, which was Bashar's age at the time. [54] Assad contested as the only candidate and was subsequently confirmed president on 10 July 2000, with 97.29% support for his ...
The fall of Assad marks a significant blow to Iran’s influence in the Middle East, dismantling a key part of its regional strategy. For over a decade, Tehran had invested heavily in propping up ...