By Neil MacFarquhar President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries. Source: The New York Times Category: Assad, Bashar al-, Syria, Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, War and Armed Conflicts, Iran, Hezbollah
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By Ben Hubbard While multiple factors contributed to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, corrosion inside his own military did not help, analysts say. Source: The New York Times Category: War and Armed Conflicts, Defense and Military Forces, Assad, Bashar al-, Damascus (Syria), Middle East, Syria
By Ronen Bergman, Aaron Boxerman, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ephrat Livni Israeli ground forces have overtly crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since the 1973 October War, passing the demilitarized border zone, two Israeli officials said. Source: The New York Times Category: Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Hezbollah, Assad, Bashar […]