Celebrations over Assad’s fall are naive if you see who has taken over Damascus. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is as brutal as Islamic State and Taliban. Syria is being carved up. Russia keeps the coast with Tartus & Latakia, Syrian Democratic Forces Kurdish areas, and Israel has already taken Mt. Hermon.
Celebrations over Assad’s fall are naive. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is as brutal as Taliban
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