stalemate

The insurgents’ sweep into power concludes an astonishing Turkish-backed offensive that saw them overturn a years-long stalemate to overrun major cities in less than two weeks.

The South Korean premier sparked widespread shock and anger when he declared military rule - associated with authoritarianism in the country - on Tuesday, in a bid to break out of a political stalemate.

The arrival of rebel fighters in Hama came just over a week after the start of a sweeping offensive that has captured Aleppo and broken a years-long stalemate.

By the time the war settled into a stalemate around 2019, more than half a million people were killed, millions more displaced or made refugees, and the country was in ruins.

And Georgia’s business sector for one will not be happy with a continuing stalemate or with the government doing lasting damage to ties with the West.