But the most consequential factor behind recent army collapses is external rather than internal: the loss of foreign patrons.

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The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than ...

Many Syrians remain apprehensive about how religious minorities, including Christians, will be treated in a new political ...

According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US nonprofit, Roskomnadzor conducted the test over the weekend, ...

Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses ...

The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia ...

Syria's major cities Damascus and Aleppo appear relatively calm, but the seemingly stable beginnings of the transition ...

With the ouster of the Assad dynasty, the opposition groups as well as global and regional players are scrambling to secure ...

Mali 's armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the ...

Syria's new interim prime minister pledged to protect minority rights as Washington's top diplomat flew to the region on ...

Having Chinese private security firms in Myanmar also creates a high likelihood of Chinese nationals being caught up in the fighting and possibly killed. In addition, as the recent stunning fall of ...