Middle East
Why Russia survived — and may thrive — after Syria regime change
Damascus needs Moscow just as much as Moscow needs Damascus
February 04, 2026
Damascus needs Moscow just as much as Moscow needs Damascus
Source tells RS that complete Baghdad withdrawal will happen by September 2026 and NATO military advisers will also likely leave at the same time.
The balance of power has shifted in the new government's favor
Trump's promise of an 'America First' realism in foreign policy has delivered not a clean break, but a deeply contradictory picture
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
How the US’s unresolved objectives in Syria put National Guard troops in the line of fire
