Assad’s fall was a serious blow to Russia, and “anything bad for Russia will be good for the United States,” said Steven Simon, a senior director at the National Security Council under ...

However political science research suggests that Assad’s departure and asylum in Russia is neither as bad for Syria nor as good for Assad as it may seem at first glance. First, the appeal of ...

what seems not in question is that the ouster of al-Assad is a good thing for the Syrian people. Investigative journalist Michael Weiss talks with Alex Wagner about the significance of the ...

This was in 2012, during the height of then-President Bashar Assad’s brutal crackdown on ... “Death was the least bad thing,” Zahra said. “We reached a place where death was easier than ...

The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power ...

That was 2012, and the entire security apparatus of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad was deployed to crush the protests ... "Death was the least bad thing,” he said. "We reached a place where death was ...

For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad dynasty in Syria was a major geo-strategic setback. Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s sudden defeat threatened Russia’s ...

When Assad fled Syria ... Syria's uncertain future? This is a good news story, says US national security advisor Jake Sullivan, that could turn bad very quickly. "The minute Damascus fell ...

ALSO READ: In Bashar Al Assad's hometown, few shared in his family's fortune and hope they won't share in his downfall “Death was the least bad thing,” he said. “We reached a place where ...

What he didn’t say: It also could be good news for the United States. Assad’s fall not only ends his family’s bloody half-century reign, but it also weakens Russia and Iran’s standing in the Middle ...

Now, everyone is talking. The Associated Press visited over half a dozen of these facilities in Damascus and spoke to nine former detainees, some released on day of Assad was ousted. (AP video and ...

Assad’s fall was a serious blow to Russia, and “anything bad for Russia will be good for the United States,” said Steven Simon, a senior director at the National Security Council under President Bill ...