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3/28/2019 6:10:39 PM
As the Islamic State group is finally routed in Syria, the balance of powers of the next phase is being worked out, with Turkey and the US standing to lose
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3/27/2019 5:44:12 PM
In promising to recognise the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights, US President Donald Trump is making a gift to Israel of something he does not own, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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3/17/2019 9:35:17 PM
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3/14/2019 9:00:51 PM
The International Coalition is mopping up last pockets of IS fighters in eastern Syria, but the group will likely return in the absence of political solutions to the problems of the region, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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3/13/2019 9:42:27 PM
A high-level delegation headed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Iraq this week, to be followed by a further stop in Syria
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2/28/2019 7:47:58 PM
The announcement this week that the US will be keeping some troops in Syria has once again drawn attention to the incoherence of its strategy in the region
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2/25/2019 8:56:32 PM
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2/18/2019 7:55:37 PM
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2/14/2019 4:25:50 PM
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2/1/2019 5:54:12 PM
The Russian alliance with Iran in Syria and Iran’s deep infiltration of the country will make it difficult for the Russians to curb Tehran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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1/25/2019 2:26:19 PM
The US is creating a safe zone in northern Syria that Turkey will control, but neither power is prioritising the needs of local residents, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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1/24/2019 9:26:11 PM
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1/24/2019 3:33:44 PM
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1/19/2019 12:34:36 PM
Israel is striking deeper into Syria after the announcement of the withdrawal of US forces from the country, with the apparent aim of targeting Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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1/12/2019 12:03:40 PM
The opportunity Erdogan saw to pounce on his Kurdish adversaries upon the withdrawal of US forces from Syria has quickly evaporated
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1/12/2019 11:29:21 AM
Armed groups in northern Syria are finishing each other off in what is believed to be part of a restructuring of the region, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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1/5/2019 2:21:28 PM
The authors conclude that at present there is just one clear winner from the uprising and civil war: Al-Assad himself
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1/3/2019 3:47:02 PM
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12/24/2018 6:29:06 PM
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12/20/2018 7:04:53 PM
The actions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the past year have had enormously adverse effects on his country’s international standing
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