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| | In December 2024, following a campaign | | In December 2024, following a campaign |
| | by various rebel forces, a mixture of diverse ideologies,<ref>When "The two groups leading the assault, HTS and the SNA, are now focused on their common foe, Bashar Assad." [https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-are-the-rebels-battering-syrias-regime-and-do-they-pose-a-risk-to-israel/ Who are the rebels battering Syria’s regime, and do they pose a risk to Israel?] ''Times of Israel'". Dec 2, 2024</ref> have toppled the Assad regime. | | by various rebel forces, a mixture of diverse ideologies,<ref>When "The two groups leading the assault, HTS and the SNA, are now focused on their common foe, Bashar Assad." [https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-are-the-rebels-battering-syrias-regime-and-do-they-pose-a-risk-to-israel/ Who are the rebels battering Syria’s regime, and do they pose a risk to Israel?] ''Times of Israel'". Dec 2, 2024</ref> have toppled the Assad regime. |
| − | Iran was weakned for its attacks on Israel since post its backed Oct 7 2023 war, subsequently its Hezbollah has been beaten too, and Russia threw Assad's regime under the bus. Though, reportedly, the dictator and his family has been given refuge in Russia. | + | Iran was weakned for its attacks on Israel since post its backed Oct 7 2023 war, subsequently its Hezbollah has been beaten too, and Russia threw Assad's regime under the bus. Though, the dictator Bashal al-Assad, AKA "The Butcher of Damascus" |
| | + | <ref>(Dec. 9, 2024). [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/editorials/rebel-regime-takes-hold-of-syria/news-story/d117c0620267569adcf4989be9eaa64c Rebel regime takes hold of Syria]. ''The Australian''</ref> and his family has been given refuge in Russia. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | * [[Al Saaka]] Syrian-Palestinian ([[Ba'th]] founded, task was to establish Syrian dominance in as many Muslim areas as possible<ref>O'Ballance, E. (1998). Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p.10</ref>) group, committed atrocities in [[Lebanon]]. | | * [[Al Saaka]] Syrian-Palestinian ([[Ba'th]] founded, task was to establish Syrian dominance in as many Muslim areas as possible<ref>O'Ballance, E. (1998). Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p.10</ref>) group, committed atrocities in [[Lebanon]]. |