Assad Archives |

15 June 20200279 Neville Teller

Assad Faces the Syrian People’s Fury

Early June saw Syria erupt into nationwide demonstrations against the president, Bashar al-Assad. A beleaguered population, exhausted by years of civi

28 January 20200195 MPC Journal Team

Assad Regime Captures Strategic Town in Rebel-Held Territory

On 28 January 2020, Assad regime has recaptured a significant town in Syria’s last rebel-held territory, in an offensive that has driven tens of t

20 October 20190481 Neville Teller

The Kurds, Assad and the Shape of a Future Syria

Media commentators are in a spin over recent developments along the Turkish-Syrian border. For example, several are scratching their he

11 August 20190500 Neville Teller

Putin Hi-jacks Syria’s Future

It’s a quite extraordinary situation, when you think about it. A leading Arab nation is having its future decided by three non-Arab countries. T

13 June 20190321 James M. Dorsey

Russian Iranian Strains Raise Spectre of US-Israeli-Russian Deal on Syria

With Israel set to host an unprecedented meeting of the national security advisors of the United States, Russia and Israel, this week’s efforts by

23 January 20180327 Neville Teller

Can Russia Broker a Syrian Peace Deal?

There is little doubt that the super-power in the Syrian situation is Russia, and that – despite recent US efforts to bolster the UN’s Geneva peace-

21 March 20170441 Neville Teller

Assad in the Ascendant?

Back in the glory days of the so-called “Arab Spring”, when Middle Eastern dictators were falling like ninepins, it seemed that the overthrow of Ben

14 March 20170352 Hakim Khatib

Assad and the rise of ISIS

A link between Bashar Assad regime and the rise of the so-called Islamic State does not come as a surprise to many Syrians. Unlike the image t

7 December 20160426 Roy Gutman

Here’s How Syrian Regime Built ISIS

In his first interview after winning the presidency, Donald Trump hinted that he will shift policy in the Syria conflict from one of support for

27 September 20160290 Neville Teller

Can Syria Avoid Disintegration?

On September 10, 2016, after mammoth negotiating sessions held in Geneva, the USA and Russia announced that agreement had been reached on a cease-fi