WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some current and former Western officials began to question the sanity of Russian President Vladimir Putin.They pointed to what they perceived as changes in Putin’s demeanor, his way …

On February 25, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad phoned President Vladimir Putin to stressed his support for the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.The Russian military kicked off the large-scale operation on February 24, with the aims of “…

The US will exclude Syria’s northeastern and northwestern regions from sanctions imposed on the country, the North Press Agency (NPA) reported on February 25.US sources told the agency that sanctions imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection A…

The situation in Syria’s southern region remains far from being stable. As of February 24, several military and security developments were reported in the region.The most serious development was on February 23, when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fir…

On February 25 morning, another former rebel commander was assassinated in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa.The commander, Khaled Sultan al-Mahamid, was shot and killed by two unidentified gunmen in the town of al-Yadudah in the western Daraa c…