The collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria throws a major wrench into the counter-ISIS mission for the roughly 900 U.S. troops in the country, while also complicating Washington’s allies in the region. The U.S. carried out a massive preemptive…
Elliott Abrams, the former U.S. special representative for Iran during the first Trump administration, said he doesn’t expect much U.S. involvement in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, but that the newly volatile situation creates both new…
The rapid-fire collapse of the Syrian dictatorship of Bashar Assad has engulfed the Biden administration in a new wave of criticism about its efforts to claim a win for the end of one of the most brutal regimes in the…
Less than 24 hours before Syrian rebels seized Damascus, toppling President Bashar al-Assad, President-elect Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, emphatically writing that the US should have “nothing to do” with Syria. “THIS IS NOT OUR…
The stunning and rapid collapse of Syria’s ruling Assad regime in recent days is the latest domino to fall in Iran’s regional axis, further weakening Tehran’s strategic deck of cards. The departure of Bashar al-Assad marks the end of decades…
Jonathan Ruhe, Director of Foreign Policy at JINSA, joined LiveNOW from FOX to talk about Israel deploying forces in Israel’s buffer zone along the Syrian border after the Syrian government collapsed.
Although the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon remains in place, Hezbollah has violated the deal, prompting Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Additionally, Israel has expanded its operations in Jabalia where Hamas has resurged its presence within the northern Gaza stronghold.…
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah appeared on the verge of collapse this week — something that is not a surprise to many Israelis. Both sides accused the other of violating last week’s ceasefire arrangement. On Monday night, Israeli…
Iran’s rapidly weakening deck of cards in Syria and across the region provides an opportunity for the United States to push the momentum against Iran and its proxies. However, at this critical juncture, the United States is drawing down its regional troop presence, limiting its…
History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. With Israel and Lebanon having finalized a deal to end Israel-Hezbollah hostilities, the United States must ensure that any such deal does not repeat the errors of 1701, the ill-fated 2006 U.N. Security…