Wed. Jan 22nd, 2025

Syrian c8vil war

Turkiye and Qatar are in the driver’s seat in Syria

As usually happens, the overthrow of the Bashar Al Assad regime in Syria is seeing a jostling between regional powers for influence in that country. The Assads had always prided themselves on their pan-Arabism. Ironically, the powers jostling for influence there are all non-Arab ones: Israel, Turkiye, and Iran. Of these Turkiye is in a more dominant position given its proximity and support to the Syrian rebels