It’s wild to see HTS being positioned as the lead in Syria’s transitional government, considering their history in Idlib and ties to al-Qaeda.
The idea of Western countries potentially rethinking their terrorist designation for HTS feels like a risky gamble. Even if they play nice now, their past “dictatorial practices” don’t exactly scream stability for a post-Assad Syria.
They know that creating a 1 man dictatorship won’t go down well with the several well armed and fully mobilized militias that they don’t control. Julani is power hungry, but he’s smart, too.
2 Comments
riverSpirit@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 1y
It’s wild to see HTS being positioned as the lead in Syria’s transitional government, considering their history in Idlib and ties to al-Qaeda.
The idea of Western countries potentially rethinking their terrorist designation for HTS feels like a risky gamble. Even if they play nice now, their past “dictatorial practices” don’t exactly scream stability for a post-Assad Syria.
Furball@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
They know that creating a 1 man dictatorship won’t go down well with the several well armed and fully mobilized militias that they don’t control. Julani is power hungry, but he’s smart, too.