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Second Fall of Aleppo Marks New Phase in Syrian Civil War

Paulo Agular Geopolitical Monitor, Dec. 2, 2024 “The collapse of the Assad-Iran-Hezbollah axis in Aleppo could divert resources and attention away from Israel, allowing it to sustain pressure on Gaza and other fronts as needed.” The swift capture of Aleppo by rebel forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), marks a pivotal turning point in the Syrian civil […]

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Would an Islamist Syria Be Worse Than a Weak Assad?

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Michael Rubin AEI, Dec. 1, 2024 Mr. Assad’s survival benefits Tehran, the region’s most dangerous regime. However, a rebel victory would hugely boost the increasingly rogue Turkish government while empowering jihadis, and replace the Assad government with triumphant, inflamed Islamists.” After years of a stalemate in which the Russia- and Iran-backed regime of Syrian President […]

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Daily Briefing : Aleppo Falls to Rebels: Why Now?

“If Turkey were to renew its push for regime change in Damascus, it would put Ankara once again in conflict with major Arab states such as Iraq and the United Arab Emirates who have already indicated support for Assad. Presumably, Egypt and Saudi Arabia also support the Syrian regime given their wariness of the Islamist […]

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Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn into a Catastrophe for Syria’s Assad

Yaroslav Trofimov WSJ, Nov. 30, 2024 “The Russians are very, very busy in Ukraine, and that’s a big part of it,” said Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a group that advocates for democracy in Syria. “Thank God for the Ukrainians.” It had taken the Syrian regime and its backers—Iran, Russia […]

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What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

Steven A. Cook Council on Foreign Relations, Dec. 1, 2024 “For the moment, Assad’s problems in Syria are Iran’s problems in Syria and that is good for Israel.” How did opposition fighters gain control of Syria’s second-largest city eight years after they were routed? How significant is this? During the height of the conflict in […]

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