The West now has an opportunity to help Syrians recover. The revolt’s leader has promised to allow the current Syrian Prime Minister to operate an interim government. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is the group Syrians got behind.
So much confusion. So little time. The confusion: Whose War was it? FACTS: Syrians led the revolt. Until just days ago, Russia and Iran backed Bashar al Assad — the dictator who used chemical weapons, starvation, indiscriminate bombing, and imprisonment to murder more than half a million Syrians over Assad’s 14-year rule.
Efrat Lachter, FOX News: Fall of Syria’s Bashar Assad is strategic blow to Iran and Russia, experts say
David Ignatius, The Washington Post: After Assad, much promise — and risk and uncertainty
, , , , and , CNN WORLD: Syria’s former prime minister agrees to hand over power to rebel forces
Amy Mackinnon, John Haltiwanger, Foreign Policy: Assad Has Fallen. What’s Next for Syria and the Middle East?