The war in Syria has become a global battlefield
by Rebecca Collard/Beirut
Feb 26, 2018
3 minutes
AS 2018 BEGAN, IT LOOKED LIKE THE war in Syria might be drawing toward an ending that few in the international community wanted. Yes, ISIS was on the way to defeat as a conventional fighting force—but the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, controlled more than half of the country.
Barely seven weeks later, an end to the conflict is nowhere in sight. Instead, the war in Syria is growing
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