Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
Foreign Affairs7d
Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear?
NICOLE GRAJEWSKI is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School. She ...
Anadolu Ajansi10d
Israel to stay in demilitarized zone in Syria’s Golan Heights ‘indefinitely
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that his army forces will not withdraw from the demilitarized zone ... Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti ...
The Globe and Mail5d
The Russia-Iran treaty has as much to do with Syria as the U.S.
in the wake of losses in Syria. It has been said that war makes for strange bedfellows, and indeed, in the current state of global conflicts, Russia and Iran are finding comfort in the company of ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs8d
Israel to keep troops in Syria after Assad’s fall, Katz confirms
“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will remain … in the security zone ... Syria has long been a complicated battlefield. For over a decade, it has been a proxy arena for Russia, Iran ...
News10d
Russia delegation in Damascus for first time since regime change in Syria
equivalent to half of Syria's current generation level... US lifts sanctions on transactions with new Syrian authorities The Department of the Treasury announced... Syria foreign affairs, defense ...
Anadolu Ajansi9d
Syria says ready to cooperate with UN if Israel withdraws from demilitarized zone
Syria’s new administration said Wednesday that it is fully ready to cooperate with the United Nations if Israel withdraws from a demilitarized zone occupied by Tel Aviv in the Golan Heights.
Mena FN8d
Syria's braces to cooperate with UN if Israel retreats from demilitarized zone
(MENAFN) Syria's new administration announced on Wednesday that it is fully prepared to cooperate with the United Nations, contingent on Israel's withdrawal from a demilitarized zone in the Golan ...
The New York Times8d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Days after Mr. al-Assad fled Syria for Russia, Egyptian security forces arrested ... just as Syrians had done against Mr. al-Assad. His current status is unknown. But even with Mr. al-Mansour ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs10d
Israel must set conditions for Syria withdrawal, 6-month stay would backfire, expert tells 'Post'
Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in ... and Russia. The goal would be to stabilize the new Syrian regime and protect minorities in Syria.” ...
The Hill27d
In Syria, the US can help rebuild while supplanting Russian influence
Nor has Russia entirely vacated its military bases in Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s current de facto leader, noted “deep strategic” interests between Russia and Syria. Russia will likely ...