As rebels in Syria make new advances against government ... When mapped by Newsweek, the stances show that the Middle East remains divided on the civil war, with local geography playing a ...

However, despite being the architects of Assad's downfall, HTS's ability to govern over Syria, filled with opposition factions and encircled by expansionist foreign powers, is far from assured.

Unlike other conflicts between the two regional powers in Syria and Iraq, however, Yemen is directly in Saudi Arabia's backyard. Increased instability there could threaten the Saudi Kingdom ...