US President Joe Biden today said Washington is “clear eyed” that the Islamic State extremist group, often known as ISIS, “will try to take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish” itself in Syria, adding “they will not let that happen”. Speaking from the White House, he said his forces conducted strikes against ISIS inside Syria […]
As Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow, the looters started raiding the presidential palace and people took the streets of Damascus to celebrate his demise. The Syrian president had tried to hang on until the bitter end, still desperately sending an SOS to anyone who would listen, including Donald Trump. The despot had run out of road. The […]
By Alissa J. Rubin Tehran’s main regional allies are weakened or collapsing: Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled his country, Hezbollah is battered by conflict with Israel, and Hamas is still at war. Source: The New York Times Category: International Relations, Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Defense and Military Forces, War and Armed […]