The escalation in Syria, as a result of which President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, is already having an impact not only on the Middle East, but also on world politics as a whole. This is supported by the reaction of representatives of a number of countries who considered the deposed Syrian president their enemy.

The international community recognizes that the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria was a major strategic defeat for Russia. Many international observers note that another major loser from the regime change in Syria is Iran,

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the subject on Thursday,

The world watches as a new kind of Syria emerges from the chaos after rebels ousted the Assad regime. Yet, it's impossible to talk

The world now knows the colors of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s parachute: the Russian tricolor ... “Putin has thrown Assad under the bus to prolong his war in Ukraine,” commented former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Russia's focus on subjugating Ukraine was one of the factors that led to the abrupt demise of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow’s main client in the region. Here's how Moscow’s big ...

Donald Trump loomed large over European Union leaders on Thursday at their last summit before he reclaims power in the United States, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying only transatlantic unity can 'save' Ukraine.

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Assad's regime is the latest casualty of Iran's war on Israel. After keeping his hold on Syria through 13 years of civil war, Assad fled to Russia last weekend just before a new rebel offensive took Damascus.

Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their takeover possible?