Assef Shawkat

March 4, 2021 | David Adesnik |

What Red Line Tells Us About Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Book review: Joby Warrick’s book brings to life the history and reaction to Syria’s chemical weapons program and the difficulty in eliminating it.

November 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Claims Suicide Attack at Hospital, Joint Operation with Chechen Fighters

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for yet another suicide attack as w...

October 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Launches Complex Suicide Assault on Syrian Air Force Intelligence HQ

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for today's complex suicide as...

October 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Claims 2 Suicide, 2 Car Bombings in Aleppo

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for four bombings in Aleppo today,...

September 28, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Claims Complex Suicide Assault on Syrian Army HQ

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for the Sept. 26 complex suicide as...

August 24, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Suicide Bombings Become Commonplace in Syria

For years, Bashar al Assad's regime sponsored the flow of suicide bombers and foreign fighters into Iraq...

July 25, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Slain Syrian Official Supported al Qaeda in Iraq

On July 18, a bomb killed at least three top officials from Bashar al Assad's crumbling regime. Among them was Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former head of Syrian military i...

July 24, 2012 | |

The Day I Met Syria’s Mr Big

"The country is not ready for revolutions and civil disobedience," he told me. "That's your opinion," I replied. "We won't imprison you and let your friends in America...

July 24, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Blowback in Syria

On Wednesday, July 18, a bomb killed at least three top officials from Bashar al Assad’s crumbling regime. Among them was Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former head of Syria...

July 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Suicide Bomber Kills Syrian Defense Minister, Top Security Officials

A suicide bomber killed the top two defense officials and the president's national security advisor, and seriously wounded the interior minister and the chief of the national security office...

June 13, 2011 | Middle East Times |

What’s Going on in Syria?

Syria has been regularly popping up in the news. In fact, recent events point to the importance of that country for the future of the Middle East. Syria's political situation may indeed have...

October 27, 2008 | Tony Badran |

It is Clutch Time for Syria

Time is running out for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He will have to decide in the next few weeks whether his overture to the West is genuine or not. To Assad's credit a slew of events...

October 31, 2006 | The Mideast Monitor |

Divided They Stand: The Syrian Opposition

 His son and successor, Bashar, has failed to manage these divisions. Unfavorable international conditions, colossal foreign policy failures, and a precarious economy have left the regime wi...

October 31, 2006 | The Mideast Monitor |

Syrian-Saudi Media Wars

The recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah produced a dramatic resurgence of Saudi-Syrian tensions, which have been boiling beneath the surface since the assassination of former Lebanese Pr...

January 31, 2006 | Mideast Monitor |

Saudi-Syrian Relations after Hariri

Tony Badran is a PhD candidate in Ancient Near Eastern studies at New York University. He is also a Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, with a particular focus on Lebanes...