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| Bashar al-Assad’s Strategy to Regain Power in the Levant Goes Through Lebanon |
| 2023-03-08 |
| [Shafaq News] On Feb 26, Syria’s President Bashar al Assad welcomed representatives and diplomats from Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... countries who visited to show "solidarity" following the February 6 earthquake that killed thousands. Syria’s full return to the vaporous Arab League is practically a fait accompli. Yet as a result, questions about the future of Lebanese-Syrian relations loom, especially given Assad’s rehabilitation in eyes of the Arab rulers. Those who once saw him as part of the problem, as he brutally suppressed all forms of opposition and strengthened his reliance on Iran, now see him as part of the solution to the region’s security. The primary question being asked is how will Assad use this new boost in legitimacy to strengthen his hand in neighboring |
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