Assad's fall in Syria turned Turkey and Saudi Arabia from rivals to partners. Will it last?

Assad's fall in Syria turned Turkey and Saudi Arabia from rivals to partners. Will it last?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the years.

Iraq Is Buffeted by Regional Crosscurrents

In the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. ouster of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, which empowered the country’s Shia majority, friendly governments in Tehran and Damascus provided Iraq with a degree of strategic depth. Iraq’s leaders were able to balance the country’s relations with Iran and the U.S. — adversaries of each other, but which shared an interest in Iraqi stability. Tehran and Washington worked in tandem, although separately, to help Iraq defeat the…