The Adversarial: Drama in the Middle East and East Asia
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. *** Jihadists In the past two weeks, the jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham conducted an offensive against the Assad regime that led to the latter’s downfall. This surprising event has excited not only elements within al-Qaeda’s branches but also the Taliban and Muslim Brotherhood, to name a few organizations. Parts of Syria remain under the control of the Turkish proxy Syrian National Army (in northern Aleppo and northern Raqqa governorates) and the U.S.-backed Syrian The post The Adversarial: Drama in the Middle East and East Asia appeared first on War on the Rocks.
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. *** Jihadists In the past two weeks, the jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham conducted an offensive against the Assad regime that led to the latter’s downfall. This surprising event has excited not only elements within al-Qaeda’s branches but also the Taliban and Muslim Brotherhood, to name a few organizations. Parts of Syria remain under the control of the Turkish proxy Syrian National Army (in northern Aleppo and northern Raqqa governorates) and the U.S.-backed Syrian
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