Published 12 days ago

Column: Syria collapse has shaken up the Middle East

Summary by Chicago Tribune

The sudden collapse of the long-established Assad family dictatorship in Syria changes the balance and constellation of competing forces in the Middle East. For many years, the Syrian government has been a client of Russia, and before that the Soviet Union. Turkey has also intervened, mainly in pursuit of the Kurd minority regarded as dangerous. In 2016, Ankara and Moscow brokered a ceasefire in Syria. They intervened again to tamp down provinci…

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