After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar Assad's grip on power when, about six months ago, they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive and felt they had received its tacit approval. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/world/syria-rebels-assad-ouster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #turkey #middleeast #israel #gaza #iran #lebanon #hezbollah
How Syrian rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster
Opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen the president grip on power when, about six months ago, they received Turkey's tacit blessing for a major offensive.Maya Gebeily (The Japan Times)