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1. Probably not good news for the non-Sunnis in the city.

Fri Nov 29, 2024, 08:22 PM

Nov 29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_al-Sham

https://www.odni.gov/nctc/terrorist_groups/hts.html

The celebrations may be for Asad's being forced out of the city but a lot of Sunnis won't like what's going to replace his rule there. They've learned to keep their heads down because they prefer to keep them on.

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Probably not good news for the non-Sunnis in the city. Igel Nov 29 #1

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