Warning Against Normalizing Extremist Groups in Syria and Future Regional Risks
Posted by: John Phoenix
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By: Adonis Qabbani
UN reports warn that resettling thousands of hardened fighters in Syria could transform it into a hub for exporting terror.
With Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s rise to power in Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, developments in Syria are raising fears of attempts to normalize extremist groups with a long history of terrorism and jihadi ideology.
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