Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...
U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders
Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.
Biden’s Middle East Legacy
Donald Trump inherits a Middle East that looks dramatically different from the one his administration left in 2021.
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Biden’s Approach to Post-Assad Syria
US President Joe Biden’s administration welcomed the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria on 8 December as a "historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better futur ...
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Syria’s new rulers have inherited an economic disaster
The Syrian pound has lost 99% of its value since ... But on December 23rd, two weeks after Mr Assad fled, Joe Biden signed a military-spending bill that extended the act until 2029.
Two Americans freed in prisoner exchange with Taliban just before Trump takes office
The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on ...
IS flag linked to deadly New Orleans attack is stark reminder dangerous extremist Islamist ideology never went away
President Joe Biden has said Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted videos on social media mere hours before the attack indicating that he "was inspired by ISIS".