The Syrian army has upped its airstrikes on Dec. 2 against the rebel forces that took Aleppo, with Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossing the border to aid President Bashar al-Assad’s government, according to local reports.
,” warning that the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad’s regime would prompt direct US intervention in Syria ’s then-year-old civil war.in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, killing over 1,400 people. Instead of promised military action, a Russian-brokered deal dismantled Assad’s chemical arsenal — but, with American acquiescence, allowed him to survive.
Behind this uncertainty lies a quiet calculation: Would Assad’s removal lead to a better Syria — or unleash even more chaos and extremism? That question remained this month as, the country’s second city, and continued on to the large town of Hama, in a stunning offensive — marking the collapse of a 4-year-oldWith Yahya Sinwar dead, Israel and Gaza can have a future without warWhile few would mourn Assad himself, many in the world community — perhaps even among his regional adversaries — may not...
a coalition of defectors from Assad’s military and opposition forces hailed as moderate alternatives. But the rebels with the most momentum right now appear to be Islamists, especially Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham , which played a leading role in Aleppo’s capture.Syria’s civil war, now stretching into its 13th year, has been one of the most devastating conflicts of the modern era.
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