They Fought for Assad in Syria. Now They’re Handing in Their Guns.

In a former police station in Latakia, Syria, the past and the present collide. Once controlled by the Assad regime, the compound is now run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — the group that spearheaded the offensive which toppled President Bashar al-Assad just …

Syria’s First Domestic Flight Since the Assad Regime Fell Takes Off

Future uncertain for Syria's Kurds amid potential Turkish offensive

Turkey is chief among local, regional and global powers seeking to fill the power vacuum following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8. Ankara is poised to be one of the biggest winners in post-Assad Syria. Despite being in a military …

The role model for Syria’s unity

In the days since their liberation from a dictatorship Dec. 8, Syrians have been in a cheering mood. At the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Dec. 13, they cheered the armed Islamist group that felled the Assad regime. In many cities, groups of people cheered for …

Russian military: Moving from Syria to Libya?

Are they or aren't they withdrawing from Syria? That is the question Middle East analysts have been asking about the Russian troops for the past several days. Open source investigators, looking at satellite pictures and online air traffic tracking, …

‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma

Eastern Ghouta, Syria – Amina Habya was still awake when she heard screaming outside her window in Zamalka, Ghouta, on the night of August 21, 2013. The regime of Bashar al-Assad had just fired rockets filled with sarin gas at Zamalka, and people were …

Why David Lammy should be applauding Israel's bombing of Syria after Assad's fall

Bashar al-Assad was a monster, ruling with an iron fist and a twisted mind. So the reflex response is to cheer the anti-regime forces whose quicksilver uprising brought his hellish regime to an abrupt end. But it`s worth saying again — and on repeat — that …

Satellite Images Show Russian Air Base in Syria 'Vacated'

What's New New satellite imagery shows a Russian air base in Syria has been "vacated," according to an intelligence analyst familiar with the imagery. The analyst, who spoke to Newsweek on condition of anonymity, said that it looks like the …

With Iran on the decline, a new axis rises in Mideast. Syria is still key.

The Syrian people’s toppling of the Assad regime is creating a new axis of power in the Middle East. After years in which Turkey and Qatar backed what had been written off as the losing side in Syria’s civil war, the two nations are now geopolitical …

Israel says it won't strike in Syria near where American Austin Tice may be held

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured the mother of missing American journalist Austin Tice that Israel will not conduct airstrikes near a secret prison outside Damascus where she believes her son may be held, NBC News has confirmed. Debra …