Assad's Fall Opens Path for US Strikes on ISIS
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Bashar al-Assad's overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses – but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall. The militant group,often referred to as ISIS or IS, rose out of the chaos of the Syrian civil war to seize swathes ...