Syria, Russia and Putin
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Syria and Russia rekindle realpolitik romance fuelled by military strategy, geopolitical ambitions
The nascent Syrian leadership now seeks to "redefine" ties with Russia as the Damascus‑Moscow axis has undergone a startling metamorphosis: Russia’s deadly firepower from the air saved the ruthless Assad regime from the brink of collapse,
Syrian Druze first faced a genocide and now a state-manufactured famine, community activists tell the ‘Post. ’ As winter approaches, the conditions in the already deprived Druze villages of southern Syria are only expected to deteriorate further.
The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country’s northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the national army, Syria’s main Kurdish commander said Thursday.
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
After months of stalled talks, SDF's Mazloum Abdi says the 'tens of thousands' of troops under his command will enlist 'as large military formations' rather than on individual basis
Syria is in a hurry to rebuild its war-torn economy and will not wait for the international community to begin making those changes, the country's finance minister said Wednesday.Mohammed Yisr Barnieh,
Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.
The Assads now live discreetly in Moscow, according to Russian media. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will use talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to formally request that Moscow hand over Bashar Assad to face trial over alleged crimes against Syrians,
As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.