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Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy
1 week, 4 days ago

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

Firstpost  

With Russian and Iranian influence almost over in Syria, America’s biggest concern is the resurgence of Islamic State, not democracy Rebel fighters ride in a vehicle after they seized Damascus and ousted President Bashar in Syria, December 9, 2024. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,” …

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After the fall of Assad in Syria, what is the threat to Europe from Isis?
1 week, 6 days ago

After the fall of Assad in Syria, what is the threat to Europe from Isis?

The Independent  

Four hundred years ago, Sir John Harington explained, “Treason doth never prosper. On Sunday, Sir John Sawers – Tony Blair’s guru in the run-up to the Iraq War, as well as MI6’s boss – led the choir of Whitehall’s most far-sighted mandarins singing the praises of Al Jolani as “the leader of a liberation movement, not a terrorist organisation”; and …

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Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?

New York Times  

It is hard not to rejoice while watching images of ecstatic Syrians toppling statues from the regime of the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad and hearing the shouts of joy of prisoners, many of whom may have been tortured and starved, released from his dungeons. Mr. al-Assad’s Syria was brutal for the regime’s opponents, and 13 years of civil war and …

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Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist

Deccan Chronicle  

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria.Jolani heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is rooted in Syria's branch of Al-Qaeda.He is an extremist who adopted a more moderate posture in order to achieve his goals.On Sunday, …

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Syria's rebel-in-chief wants to be a politician, not a rebel
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syria's rebel-in-chief wants to be a politician, not a rebel

Firstpost  

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, wants the world to believe the group has really cut off its jihadist roots, but there are doubts whether the group has really given up its terrorist ways to be a purely political opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Abu Muhammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, speaks during a …

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