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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 8, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Russian lawmaker: Syrians must face full-scale civil war by themselves
Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s upper house of parliament, says according to the Interfax news agency.
Syrian rebels have announced on state television that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, eliminating a 50-year family dynasty in a lightning offensive that raises the specter of a new wave of instability in a Middle East gripped by war.
Russia, a staunch Assad ally, intervened decisively in 2015 to prop him up during Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011.
Russian war bloggers have raised fears about the fate of two strategically important Russian military facilities in Syria.
