President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/world/middleeast/assad-syria.html
Author : Neil MacFarquhar
Publish date : 2024-12-09 02:58:00
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