Research desks
Security & Conflict
25 January 2025
Uyghur Militants in The Syrian Conflict In December 2024, a rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) sent shockwaves across the globe by toppling Bashar al-Assad’s seemingly unshakable regime in Syria, marking the end of the Assad dynasty’s five-decade rule. This seismic conclusion to Syria’s brutal civil war, which has seen casualties upwards of 480,000 and displaced up to 12 million people, was facilitated by a myriad of external factors.
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