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7/13/2018 11:04:04 AM
While the Syrian opposition has been suffering further losses on the battlefield, this does not necessarily mean victory for the regime, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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7/6/2018 5:52:21 PM
Russia has been assisting the Syrian regime in its war on the opposition in the south of the country, with particular rewards being set aside for Israel
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6/28/2018 8:32:42 PM
An abrupt message received by the Syrian opposition that it should not rely on US military intervention in the south has upturned political calculations and emboldened Bashar Al-Assad
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6/23/2018 11:00:00 AM
Russia is pushing for the drafting of a new constitution for Syria that will threaten the transitional phase and bolster the Syrian regime
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6/23/2018 9:42:27 AM
Linked by the war in Yemen, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are forging ahead with enhanced ties in numerous fields, solidifying their combined regional influence
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6/8/2018 12:39:59 PM
A new law allows the confiscation of the property of Syrian refugees in what is being seen as an attack on the opposition and part of regime plans for widespread demographic change
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6/2/2018 1:43:49 PM
Developments over the past few weeks in Syria indicate that Russia is trying hard to distance itself from Iran
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5/24/2018 1:06:06 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad in Sochi this week, with many believing that Russia could now be ready to change its position on Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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5/6/2018 10:01:50 AM
Russia and its allies are competing with the US and its allies to impose a political solution to the Syrian crisis, with there being little middle ground
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4/18/2018 8:48:24 PM
Last week’s Western air strikes on Syria only benefited the regime and its allies, being all the more ineffective because they were not part of a comprehensive strategy, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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4/12/2018 9:30:44 AM
After this week’s reported chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime on Douma in Eastern Ghouta, there are fears the struggle will now spread to the strategic area of southern Syria, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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4/6/2018 1:27:56 PM
US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing its forces from Syria has spread consternation in Syria and the wider region, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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3/9/2018 2:34:23 PM
Fighting in the Syrian conflict has been escalating since the beginning of the year, indicating that the international players are determined to use military options to assert their influence
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3/3/2018 12:58:37 PM
Regime flags are now flying in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, ostensibly under Kurdish militia control
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3/3/2018 10:51:11 AM
UN Security Council Resolution 2401 forcing a one-month ceasefire in Syria may not be enough to end the massacres in Eastern Ghouta
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2/22/2018 8:06:44 PM
US forces killed some 200 Russian fighters in Deir Al-Zor in eastern Syria this week in the first fatal engagement between the two countries since the end of the Cold War
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2/15/2018 9:35:29 PM
For the first time in 40 years, an Israeli jet has been shot down from Syria
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2/9/2018 7:42:35 PM
Turkey has been doing battle in the northern Syrian town of Afrin against separatist Kurdish militias for the past three weeks, so far without any great success
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1/27/2018 12:38:29 AM
The US has announced a new strategy on Syria, but observers are responding cautiously because of past experience and its lack of credibility
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1/19/2018 10:18:24 AM
Russia has threatened to 'teach a lesson' to the Syrian opposition in the run-up to the Sochi Conference, bluntly indicating the extent of its alliance with the regime
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