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Bashar al-Assad Deposed: Who Are The Fighters Controlling Syria?

2024 • 3min • Geopolitics • Explainer

War & Conflict

Deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and sought asylum in Russia. Most Syrian rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad and took control of Damascus and other areas in the country, are propagating an Islamist and nationalist agenda. The most powerful group in Syria that led the rebels' offensive is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS.