By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq has suspended crude oil exports to Syria, citing regional instability, in a move that threatens to deepen Syria's fuel crisis, Iraqi officials said on December 22. The decision to halt shipments of approximately 120,

Despite the rhetoric about a global war against Islamist terrorism, the US has long utilised reactionary Islamist groups in the Middle East and Asia. Al-Qaeda was created by the CIA and Pakistani intelligence,

Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for whoever does win?” one analyst said.

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned that ISIS was reorganising its ranks and exploiting the political vacuum and chaos in Syria where rebels led by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham toppled president Bashar Al Assad's regime.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the Syrian government’s collapse.

Iraq started on Thursday to send Syrian soldiers of deposed former leader Bashar al-Assad's army back to their homeland, according to an Iraqi official body responsible for disseminating security information.

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array of actors seeking to secure interests in what may emerge to be a dangerous power vacuum.

Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's fall.

"Perhaps Islamic rule will come … and the regime will become totalitarian again," SDC adviser Riad Darar told Newsweek.

Al Jazeera speaks to Syrian opposition fighters who came back to liberate their homes and pursue their dreams.