The programme had all the trappings of a corporate leadership course. Yuri Abayev and Timur Abutalimov went on field trips and site visits across Russia, played team-building games, and were tested on their management skills. But the two men did not come to the training scheme from the world of Russian business. Instead, they joined…
BEIRUT (AP) — The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government Sunday brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power as his country fragmented amid a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. Assad’s downfall came as a stark contrast to his first months…
This brief was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on Dec. 5, 2024. The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran’s regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instability. WATCH: Syrian rebels capture city of Hama, dealing…
Syrian civil war LIVE updates: Opposition fighters in Syria have reached the outskirts of Capital Damascus for the first time since 2018, the year country’s troops had recaptured the area after years of siege. The fighters closing in on capital are led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS. Syrian opposition fighters drive past…
BEIRUT — Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The government was forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The loss of Homs was a potentially crippling blow…
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