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Syria's new "authorities" face explosive situation after bloody clashes in Alawite stronghold (www.lemonde.fr)
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[โ€“] cimbazarov@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that because they associate Assad with Putin?

I'm also wondering what evidence there is for this rebellion force being "pro-Assad" besides being against the current government.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they basically saw jihadists overrun Syria as a win over Russia and Iran.