Tag: Syria
Declan Hayes contends that the new rulers of Syria do not have a firm control over the country where resistance to the reign of terror is growing.
Many argue sanctions could be reinstated if violence resurges, but as the atrocities never stopped, lifting sanctions would only consolidate the new Syrian regime.
“If Syria falls entirely under jihadist rule, it will become a global terror hub. Western leaders must act decisively, not just for Syria’s future, but for their own security.”
The appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as Interim President on January 29 marks the advent of a new era in Syria’s history. The New York Times in a feature article on al-Sharaa called the HTS an “Islamist rebel group once linked to Al Qaeda.”
