Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...
He staffed the military high command with fellow Alawites, in a majority Sunni ... the SAA and allied groups, Iran, the FSA, Al Nusra, other Islamist rebels, the Kurds, the U.S.-led Coalition ...
The fall of Bashar al-Assad after a violent 13-year civil war was hailed as a new era for the embattled country, But, after just two months, many are fearful that they’ve just replaced one dangerous ...
A few months after the epochal fall of the Assad dictatorship, Syria remains in flux. Nonetheless, some broad outlines of ...
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Azerbaijani Turks in Iran endure discrimination and cultural oppression. Changes in Tehran have not improved the situation, ...
The city of Nahavand, located in Hamedan province, is particularly known for its numerous sar’abs and pristine water quality. The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in Iran, northern Iraq, and ...